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Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Neurocognitive and Educational Outcomes in Young Adulthood
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East, Patricia; Doom, Jenalee R.; Blanco, Estela; Burrows, Raquel; Lozoff, Betsy; Gahagan, Sheila – Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Child Health, Nutrition
Infant-Mother Attachment and Children's Friendship Quality: Maternal Mental-State Talk as an Intervening Mechanism
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McElwain, Nancy L.; Booth-Laforce, Cathryn; Wu, Xiaoying – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Utilizing data from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we investigated mothers' talk about mental states during play with their 24-month-old children as a mechanism though which infant-mother attachment was associated with children's later…
Descriptors: Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Child Health, Infants
The Nature and Impact of Changes in Home Learning Environment on Development of Language and Academic Skills in Preschool Children
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Son, Seung-Hee; Morrison, Frederick J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
In this study, we examined changes in the early home learning environment as children approached school entry and whether these changes predicted the development of children's language and academic skills. Findings from a national sample of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development…
Descriptors: Child Health, Preschool Children, Family School Relationship, Family Environment
Maternal Employment and Child Cognitive Outcomes: The Importance of Analytic Approach
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Burchinal, Margaret R.; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison – Developmental Psychology, 2007
J. Brooks-Gunn, W. J. Han, and J. Waldfogel (2002) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network (ECCRN; 2000b) came to different conclusions about the effects of maternal employment--although they were addressing similar questions using the same data set. Brooks-Gunn et al. concluded that…
Descriptors: Employment, Data Analysis, Child Health, Testing
Patterns of Low-Birth-Weight Children's Cognitive Development.
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Liaw, Fong-Ruey; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Investigated developmental patterns of cognitive performance over first 3 years of life in sample of 762 low birthweight premature children. Intelligence test scores were obtained at 12, 24, and 36 months adjusted age. Five developmental patterns were identified. Results reveal patterns of cognitive development can be discriminated by three…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Health, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences
The Effects of Otitis Media on the Attention Skills of Day-Care-Attending Toddlers.
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Feagans, Lynne V.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Investigated whether otitis media (OM), middle ear disease, affected toddlers' attention to language. Children were studied during a picture book-reading task at high- or low-quality day-care centers. Children with chronic OM in low-quality care showed the most negative effects on attention during episodes of OM; mothers rated children with…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Child Health, Cognitive Processes