Author(s): Leong EL; Stack DM; Lazimbat OK; Bouchard S; Field TM;

Mother-infant interactions are co-regulated and provide the foundation for mother-infant relationship quality. The implications of maternal depression and contextual demands (i.e., reinstating the interaction following maternal unavailability and vocalized infant distress) on observationally coded co-regulation in mother-infant dyads (n = 40) at 4-months ...

Article GUID: 39024126

Author(s): Paré-Ruel MP; Stack DM; Hastings PD; Serbin LA;

This study investigated specialized and versatile antisocial patterns in preschoolers and examined the link between these patterns and the risk of developing chronic antisocial behaviors throughout childhood. A total of 556 children (50.6% boys, 88% White) participated in this three-wave longitudinal study at 3-5, 6-8, and 10-12 years old. A latent transi ...

Article GUID: 38153212

Author(s): Mercuri M; Stack DM; De France K; Jean ADL; Fogel A;

Touch is a central component of mothers' and infants' everyday interactions and the formation of a healthy mother-infant relationship. Twelve mothers and their full-term infants from the Midwest, USA participated in the present study, which examined the quality and quantity of their touching behaviors longitudinally at 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, and 9-months ...

Article GUID: 37337452

Author(s): Kakinami L; Danieles PK; Hosseininasabnajar F; Barnett TA; Henderson M; Van Hulst A; Serbin LA; Stack DM; Paradis G;

Background: The longitudinal relation between parenting practices and styles with children's body mass index z-scores (zBMI) is poorly understood. Previous studies suggest the relationship may be complex, but small samples and short follow-ups diminish the strength of the evidence. The object ...

Article GUID: 37248489

Author(s): Mercuri M; Stack DM; Mantis I; Moszkowski R; Field TM;

Touch is an important means through which mothers and infants co-regulate during periods of stress or perturbation. The present study examined the synchrony of maternal and infant touching behaviours among 41 mother-infant dyads, some of whom were deemed at-risk due to maternal depressive symptomatology. Mothers and their 4-month-old infants participated ...

Article GUID: 36758294

Author(s): Afriat M; De France K; Stack DM; Serbin LA; Hollenstein T;

Although parent-adolescent and peer-adolescent relationship quality are critical for adolescent wellbeing during typical stressful life events, the unique features of the COVID-19 pandemic put into question whether strong parent-adolescent and peer-adolescent relationship quality functioned as protective factors of adolescent mental health in this context ...

Article GUID: 36714376

Author(s): De France K; Stack DM; Serbin LA;

Using a longitudinal design (Wave 1 n = 164, Mage = 3.57 years, 54% female, predominantly White and French-speaking), the current study sought to answer two questions: 1) does poverty influence children's negative emotionality through heightened family-level, poverty-related stress? and 2) is negative emotionality, in turn, predictive of adolescent in ...

Article GUID: 36039975

Author(s): Ferrar SJ; Stack DM; Baldassarre KS; Orsini A; Serbin LA;

Early adolescents (aged 12-15) were observed during dyadic conflict discussions with their siblings (n = 23) and mothers (n = 32) in their homes. The verbal conflict behaviors and affect of family members were coded continuously. Sequential analyses identified temporal associations between individuals' affect and their own and their partners' verb ...

Article GUID: 35103031

Author(s): Véronneau MH; Serbin LA; Kennedy-Turner K; Stack DM; Ledingham JE; Schwartzman AE;

Governments around the world are pressed to invest in postsecondary education. However, little research exists to document whether large-scale educational reforms aimed at increasing rates of postsecondary attendance benefit youth's developmental outcomes. This study tested whether an educational reform occurring in Québec, Canada, in the 1960s increa ...

Article GUID: 34843080

Author(s): Rennick JE; Knox AM; Treherne SC; Dryden-Palmer K; Stremler R; Chambers CT; McRae L; Ho M; Stack DM; Dougherty G; Fudge H; Campbell-Yeo M;

ntroduction: PICU hospitalization can have a profound impact on child survivors and their families. There is limited research on children's long-term recovery within the context of the family following critical illness. This study aimed to explore children's and parents' perceptions o ...

Article GUID: 34557460

Author(s): Atkinson NH; Jean ADL; Stack DM;

Adaptive emotion regulation begins with infants operating jointly with their parents to regulate their emotions, which fosters the development of independent regulation. Little is known about when or how this transition occurs, or the impact of factors such as parental availability or premature birth status. The current study examined the use of self-soot ...

Article GUID: 34120406