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Parrish, Krystal H.; Smith, Michele R.; Moran, Lyndsey; Ruberry, Erika J.; Lengua, Liliana J. – Infant and Child Development, 2022
This study examined bidirectional relations between television exposure and effortful control accounting for the effects of family contextual risk factors. Data were from a sample (N = 306) of parents and their preschool-age children (T1 M = 36 mos. in 2008-2010) assessed four times, once every 9 mos. At T1, adolescent parent status predicted…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Family Environment, At Risk Persons, Preschool Children
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Ruberry, Erika J.; Klein, Melanie R.; Kiff, Cara J.; Thompson, Stephanie F.; Lengua, Liliana J. – Infant and Child Development, 2018
This study examined whether parenting moderated the association between cumulative risk and preschool children's adjustment problems, social competence, and academic readiness. The sample consisted of 306 families representing the full range of income, with 29% at or near poverty and 28% lower income. Cumulative risk and observed maternal…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Correlation, Risk, Preschool Children
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Lengua, Liliana J.; Zalewski, Maureen; Fisher, Phil; Moran, Lyndsey – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The effects of low income on children's adjustment might be accounted for by disruptions to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis activity and to the development of effortful control. Using longitudinal data and a community sample of preschool-age children (N?=?306, 36-39?months) and their mothers, recruited to over-represent low-income…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Family Income, Physiology, Preschool Children