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Parents Influence the Visual Learning Environment through Children's Manual Actions
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McQuillan, Maureen E.; Smith, Linda B.; Yu, Chen; Bates, John E. – Child Development, 2020
The present research studied children in the second year of life (N = 29, M[subscript age] = 21.14 months, SD = 2.64 months) using experimental manipulations within and between subjects to show that responsive parental influence helps children have more frequent sustained object holds with fewer switches between objects compared to when parents…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Visual Learning, Toddlers, Object Manipulation
Child Sleep and Socioeconomic Context in the Development of Cognitive Abilities in Early Childhood
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Hoyniak, Caroline P.; Bates, John E.; Staples, Angela D.; Rudasill, Kathleen M.; Molfese, Dennis L.; Molfese, Victoria J. – Child Development, 2019
Despite a robust literature examining the association between sleep problems and cognitive abilities in childhood, little is known about this association in toddlerhood, a period of rapid cognitive development. The present study examined the association between various sleep problems, using actigraphy, and performance on a standardized test of…
Descriptors: Sleep, Cognitive Ability, Toddlers, Cognitive Development
Sustained Attention across Toddlerhood: The Roles of Language and Sleep
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McQuillan, Maureen E.; Bates, John E.; Staples, Angela D.; Hoyniak, Caroline P.; Rudasill, Kathleen M.; Molfese, Victoria J. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
The present study examined individual differences in the development of sustained attention across toddlerhood, as well as how these individual differences related to the development of language and sleep. Toddlers (N = 314; 54% male) were assessed at 30, 36, and 42 months using multiple measures of attention, a standardized language assessment,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Individual Differences, Attention Span, Age Differences
Examining the Associations between Performance Based and Ratings of Focused Attention in Toddlers: Are We Measuring the Same Constructs?
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Acar, Ibrahim H.; Frohn, Scott; Prokasky, Amanda; Molfese, Victoria J.; Bates, John E. – Infant and Child Development, 2019
The study examines the concurrent and longitudinal associations between ratings-based measures (parents, secondary caregivers, and observers) and performance-based measures of focused attention in toddlers aged 30 (n = 147), 36 (n = 127), and 42 months (n = 107). Parents and secondary caregivers rated focused attention behaviours using the…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Attention Control, Correlation, Child Behavior
Mother-Toddler Problem Solving: Antecedents in Attachment, Home Behavior, and Temperament.
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Frankel, Karen A.; Bates, John E. – Child Development, 1990
Attempted to replicate findings of a previous study which found that mother-toddler interaction during problem solving was related to the child's prior attachment security. Examined the relationship between problem-solving interactions on the one hand, and mother-child interactions at home and infant temperament on the other. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Infant Behavior, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Conceptual and Empirical Linkages between Temperament and Behavior Problems: A Commentary on the Sanson, Prior, and Kyrios Study.
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Bates, John E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Argues that this volume's Sanson, Prior, and Kyrios study on the overlap between measures of temperament and psychopathy is too narrowly framed. Maintains that there appears to be a pattern of linkage between specific early temperament scales and specific kinds of later behavior problems. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Correlation