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Borairi, Sahar; Fearon, Pasco; Madigan, Sheri; Plamondon, Andre; Jenkins, Jennifer – Child Development, 2021
This meta-analysis tested maternal responsivity as a mediator of the association between socioeconomic risk and children's preschool language abilities. The search included studies up to 2017 and meta-analytic structural equation modeling, allowed us to examine the magnitude of the indirect effect across 17 studies (k = 19). The meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Responsibility, Socioeconomic Status, Preschool Children
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Rutter, Michael – Child Development, 1979
Critically reviews research since 1972 on maternal deprivation. Topics discussed include: the development of social relationships and the process of bonding; critical periods of development; links between childhood experiences and parenting behavior; influences on parenting; and possible reasons why so many children do not succumb to deprivation…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Early Experience, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development