Below is the list of all available press releases.
| July/August 2008 Releases:
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| Growing Up Amid War Affects Children's Moral Development
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| Full-Day Kindergarteners' Reading, Math Gains Fade by Third Grade
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| Family Resources, Parenting Quality Influence Children's Early Cognitive Development
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| Aggressive Preschoolers Found to Have Fewer Friends Than Others
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| Immigrant Youths Explore Identity in High School
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| Parents Should Limit Young Children's Exposure to Background TV
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| May/June 2008 Releases:
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| Teens' Perception That They Are Liked Found To Be At Least as Important as Actually Being Liked
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| Pre-K Students Benefit When Teachers Are Supportive; Class Size and Teacher Qualifications not Directly Associated with Learning and Social Development
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| Teenage Girls Still Experience Sexual Harassment
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| Adolescents' Values Can Serve as a Buffer Against Behaving Violently at School
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| Spillover Effects of Family and School Stress Linger in Adolescents' Daily Lives
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| Most Ethnic Minority Teens Don't Hang Out With Ethnic School Crowds
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| March/April 2008 Releases:
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| Family Wealth May Explain Differences in Test Scores in School-Age Children
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| Playing Numerical Board Games Boosts Number Skills of Low-Income Preschoolers
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| Youths Social Problems Contribute to Anxiety and Depression
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| Antisocial Conduct and Decision Making About Aggressive Behavior
Influence Each Other in Teens
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| Mother-Child Attachment, Childrens Temperament
Play a Role in Terrible Two Conflicts
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| Children Who Bully Also Have Problems With Other Relationships
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| January/February 2008 Press Releases:
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| Good Parenting Helps Difficult Infants Perform As Well or Better
In First Grade Than Infants with Easy Temperaments
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| Moderate Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Stress in Monkeys
Can Cause Touch Sensitivity
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| Poor Neighborhoods Influence on Parents
May Raise Preschool Childrens Risk of Problems
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| Close Ties Between Parents and Babies Yield Benefits for Preschoolers
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| Friends School Achievement Influences High-School Girls Interest in Math
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| Genes and Environment Interact in First Graders to Predict Physical Aggression
But Not Social Aggression
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| November/December 2007 Releases:
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| Environment Plays a Key Role in Children's Readiness for School
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| Fetal Heart Rate Yields Clues to Children's Later Development
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| Family Conditions May Affect When Girls Experience Puberty
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| Living Arrangements of Low-Income Children May Not Play a Key Role in Their Well-Being
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| Teaching About Racism Helps Children Value Fairness
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| September/October 2007 releases:
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| High-Quality Adolescent Friendships
May Come at a Cost for Youth With Shared Deviant Values
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| Children May Benefit When Mothers and Fathers React Differently
To Their Negative Emotions
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| New Research Finds Children Understand the Emotional Benefits of Following the Rules
Findings May Help Explain Higher Anxiety Rates in Women
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| Babies Raised in Bilingual Homes Learn New Words Differently
Than Infants Learning One Language
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| Aggression in Adolescents Is Influenced by Siblings
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| July/August 2007 releases:
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| Young Children's Defiance Toward Mothers May Be Part of Healthy Development
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| The Status of Adolescent Peer Groups Plays a Role in Understanding
How Groups Influence Preteen and Early Teen Behavior
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| A High School Theater Program Helped Strengthen
Adolescents' Emotional Development
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| Children's Ability to Describe Past Events Develops Over Time
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| Early Behavior Problems Appear to Lead to Peer Rejection and Friendlessness,
Which Can Lead to Depression and Loneliness in Adolescence
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| Children's Memories of Long-Ago Events May Be More Accurate Than Previously Thought
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| March/April 2007 releases:
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| Reading Problems Are Emotionally Difficult for Disadvantaged Children
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| Autistic Children Can Interpret Mental States
When Facial Expressions Are Animated
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| Preschool Teacher Education Alone Unlikely to Improve Classroom Quality or Learning
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| Children in Center-Based Child Care Have Slightly More Behavior Problems,
But for Children in Other Types of Early Child Care, Problems Are Short-Lived
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| Self-Regulation Abilities, Not Intelligence, Play a Major Role in Early
Academic Achievement in Children in Poverty
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| School Achievement, Perceptions of Ability, and Interest Change as Children Age
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| Infants Learn from Observing Others' Emotional Behavior
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| January/February 2007 releases:
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| Children Who Sleep More Weigh Less
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| Children's Sleep Problems Can Lead to School Problems;
African-American and Poor Children Fare Worse
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| Involvement of Nonresident Fathers May Protect Low-Income Teens from Delinquency
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| Children's Perceptions of Their Parents' Antisocial Behavior
May Lead Them To Be Antisocial
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| Students Who Believe Intelligence Can Be Developed
Perform Better Than Those Who Believe Intelligence Is Fixed
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| How Parents React to Material Hardship Found To Be Key
To How Income Affects Children
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| Young Adolescent Girls' Depression
Is Tied to More Stressful Life Events
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| Parents' Genes, Not Parents' Arguing, May Cause Childrens Conduct Problems
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| Study Questions "One Size Fits All" Approach
When Measuring Incomes Effect on School Readiness
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| November/December 2006 releases:
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| Sibling Relationships Reflect Family Dynamics
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| Children's Sleep Difficulties: Reports Differ from Children to Parents
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| Young Children Don't Believe Everything They Hear
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| Helping Children Resolve Past Conflicts May Be Beneficial
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| Styles of Conflict Between Parents
Have Different Implications for Children and Families
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| September/October 2006 releases:
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| Children of Immigrants Pursue Math and Science as Pathways to Upward Mobility
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| Reading Friendship Stories Can Change Childrens Attitudes
Towards Stigmatized Groups
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| Neighborhood Affects Impact of Messages about Race on Children
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| Multi-racial Adolescents Change Their Racial Identification Over Time
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| Childrens Racial Attitudes May be Related to
Ethnic Composition of their School
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| Immigrant Childrens Verbal Development Varies Based on Race/Ethnicity
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| Racial Discrimination Can Affect Adolescents Development
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| July/August 2006 releases:
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| Lower Caregiver/Child Ratios Translate to Better Care
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| Teens More Vulnerable to Peer Influences from Popular/Well-Liked Classmates
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| Children's Ideas about Fairness May Depend on Race
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| Early Childhood Behavior Predicts Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use
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| Hard-Working at School, Sluggish at Home: What Motivates Students of Different Ages to Complete Their Math Homework Assignments?
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| Toddlers Exposed to Cigarette Smoke In Utero Exhibit Greater Behavioral Problems
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| Reading to Very Young Children Improves Language and Cognitive Development
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| May/June 2006 releases:
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| How Do Children Learn About Science and God?
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| Moderate Stress During Pregnancy Does Not Harm Child Development
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| Toddlers Learn Better through Interactive Video
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| Length of Deprivation in Infants Affects Intellectual Development for Years
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| Message to Mom: Dont Worry - You're Still Number One with Your Toddler
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| March/April 2006 releases:
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| Poor, Ethnic Children at Greater Risk for Exposure to Toxic Pollutants
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| Effects of Preterm Birth and Early Environmental Risks Continue Into Adolescence
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| Developmentally Delayed Young Children Show Slowed Development in Peer Relations Too
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| Children's Earliest Words Stem from What Interests Them
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| January/February 2006 releases:
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| Parental Conflict May Affect Children's Behavior and Learning by Disrupting Their Sleep
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| Children's Distress Over Parental Conflict Continues Over Time
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| Parents Who Fight May Harm Children's Future Emotional Development
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| Reading and Behavioral Problems Intertwined in Boys
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| Social First Graders More Likely to Become Good Readers;
Poor Reading Puts First Graders At Risk for Later Aggressive Behavior
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| November/December 2005 releases:
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| Spanking Linked With Child Aggression and Anxiety, Regardless of Cultural Norm
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| One Reason to Test Premature Babies Early: Results Provide Clues to Later Cognitive Development
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| Parental Discipline, Life Events, and Peers Affect Teens' Risk of Depression
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| Prevent Risky Behavior in Your Teen: Get to Know Their Friends In and Out of School
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| Kids Can Remember Events Even if They Can't Remember Times; Finding Has Significant Implications for Child Testimony
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| September/October 2005 releases:
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| Environment, not Genes, Key in Family Relationships
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| Teacher Quality Important for At-Risk Children
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| Warm, Nurturing Parents Have Well-Adjusted Adolescents
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| Physically Abused Children Highly Distracted by Anger
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| Determining Causes of Long-Term Effects of Harassment
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| Good Parenting In Kindergarten Increases Chances of Good Kids in Fourth Grade
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| July/August 2005 releases:
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| Environment More than Genes Determines Child's Social Aggressiveness
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| Parental Involvement, Social Understanding, Protect Teens from Violence
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| Involved Parents Influence How Teens Think About Alcohol, Cigarette and Marijuana Use - and the People who Use Them
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| To Know What Your Teenager Is Doing, Get To Know Your Teen
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| Environmental and Genetic Influences Play Major, Albeit Different,
Roles in Boys and Girls' Gender-Role Behavior
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| After-School Programs May Foster Academic Achievement
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| Timing of Poverty in Childhood Critical to Later Outcomes
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| May/June 2005 releases:
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| The Dark Side of Adolescent Popularity
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| Genetic Factors Partly Influence Differences in Language Development
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| New Research Finds Children Understand the Emotional Benefits of Following the Rules
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| Teens' Ability to Multi-Task Develops Late in Adolescence
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| Children's Peer Group Influences Ethnic/Racial Prejudice
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| Children of Incarcerated Mothers Exhibit Poor Attachment to Caregivers, Mothers
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| Maladapted Children Change Goals During Conflicts
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| March/April 2005 releases:
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| Scratch a Nurturing Mom, Find a Mom Who Was Nurturing Herself
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| Quality of Mom's Time, not Quantity, Most Important in Early Infant Development
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| Nearly Half of Middle Schoolers Report Daily Incidents of Harassment
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| Tell Children Racial Prejudice is Wrong: They'll be Less Likely to Be Prejudiced
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| The Best Way to Get Teens to Learn
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| January/February 2005 releases:
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| Preschoolers' Motivation and Temperament Relate to Attention Skills
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| Children Control Questioning Interviews; Not Adults
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| Mom's Work Schedule Significantly Affects her Child's Cognitive Development
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| Kids and Parents: A Two-Way Street
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| Mom's Job Affects Her Teen's Well-Being and Education
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| Babies Can Learn Words Before Their First Birthday
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| November/December 2004 releases:
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| Psychological and Social Adjustment in Teens with Same-Sex Parents
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| Poverty, Family Conflict, and Depression
Predict Long-term Adolescent Insecurity
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| Developmental Issues Among Triplet Infants
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| Adolescent Coping: Beyond Personal Resilience
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| Economic Stress Difficult for Families Regardless of Ethnicity
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| Daddy Counts: The Role of Fathers in Low-Income Families
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| September/October 2005 releases:
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| Longitudinal Development of Family Decision-Making: Defining Healthy Behavioral Autonomy for Middle Class African American Adolescents
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| Family Predictors of Girls Sex-Typed Activities in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
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| Paths of Effects of Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Attainment and Delinquency: A Confirmatory Analysis of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
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| A Meta-Analytic Review of Home Visiting Programs for Families with Young Children
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| The Importance of Developmental Trajectories in Mid-childhood: Effects on Adult Outcomes in the UK 1970 Birth Cohort
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| Differential-Maternal Parenting Behaviour: Estimating Within-And Between-Family Effects on Children
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| Development of Adolescents Self Perceptions, Values and Task Perceptions According to Gender and Domain in 7th through 11th Grade Australian Students
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| July/August 2004 releases:
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| Crack Babies Do Better When Placed with Non-Family Caregivers
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| Exploring the Connection Between Economic Status and Physical Health in Teenagers
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| Anxiety During Pregnancy Affects Child Behavior
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| Childrens Perceptions of Self Influence Peer Relationships
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| Maternal DHA Levels Plays Important Role in Infant Development
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| Towards a Better Understanding of Childrens Bicycling Injuries
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| Living at Home Helps Young Mothers Stay in School
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| May/June 2004 releases:
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| The Strong African American Families Program: Translating Research Into Prevention Programming
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| Message to Moms: Let Go, Your Kids Will Do Better in School
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| Nature or Nurture? Understanding the Underpinnings of Childhood Resilience
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| Out-of-School Activities and Adolescents Behavior: Exploring the Connection
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| Parents Ability to Discourage Adolescent Problem Behavior
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