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Growing up in Violent Communities: Do Family Conflict and Gender Moderate Impacts on Adolescents' Psychosocial Development?
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McKelvey, Lorraine M.; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Bradley, Robert H.; Casey, Patrick H.; Conners-Burrow, Nicola A.; Barrett, Kathleen W. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
This study examined the moderating effects of family conflict and gender on the relationship between community violence and psychosocial development at age 18. The study sample consisted of 728 children and families who were part of the Infant Health and Development Program study of low-birth-weight, pre-term infants. In this sample, adolescent…
Descriptors: Violence, Conflict, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
Maternal IQ, the Home Environment, and Child IQ in Low Birthweight, Premature Children.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Examined the mediating role of the home environment on the relationship between IQs of mothers and their low birthweight children. Results indicated that the IQ of children at three years was related to maternal IQ and measures of home environment when children were one and three years of age. (BB)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Family Environment, Intelligence Quotient, Longitudinal Studies
The Early Development of Low-Birthweight Infants: Relationship to Health, Family Status, Family Context, Family Processes, and Parenting.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Examines the early development of low birthweight infants and its relationship to five categories of medical and environmental variables: (1) health; (2) family status; (3) family context; (4) family process; and (5) parenting. Results indicated that scores on the Bayley Mental Development Index at 18 months were related to all five categories of…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Development, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
Impact of the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) on the Home Environments of Infants Born Prematurely and with Low Birthweight.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1994
A randomized clinical trial procedure was used at eight program sites to determine the impact of the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), a parental education and support and child care program, on the home environment of 985 infants. Differences favoring intervention were apparent at three years, suggesting favorable program impact. (SLD)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Development, Child Rearing, Day Care
Early Indications of Resilience and Their Relation to Experiences in the Home Environments of Low Birthweight, Premature Children Living in Poverty.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined caregiving environments for 243 premature, low birthweight infants living in poverty to determine effects on health and development. Found that children's health and development benefited significantly from six protective caregiving factors: (1) increased parental responsiveness; (2) availability of toys and learning materials; (3)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Safety, Crowding