This review collates and examines critically a theoretically convergent but widely dispersed
body of research on the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as …

The concept of “reproductive strategy” drawn from the field of behavioral ecology is applied
to the study of childhood experience and interpersonal development in order to develop an …

Background Supportive parenting is critical for promoting healthy child development in the
face of stressors, such as those occurring during COVID-19. Here, we address a knowledge …

This essay is based on the assumption that a long-neglected topic of socialization, the
determinants of individual differences in parental functioning, is illuminated by research on …

Nuclear power plants, new vaccines and drugs, pesticides designed to improve agricultural
production, and a plethora of other technological advances hold great promise of improving …

Family processes affecting the socioemotional functioning of children living in poor families
and families experiencing economic decline are reviewed. Black children are of primary …

This article applies a Developmental–Ecological perspective to the question of the etiology
of physical child abuse and neglect by organizing the paper around a variety of “contexts of …

This book reports on the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project, a longitudinal study assessing
whether high-quality, active learning preschool programs can provide both short-and long …

The goal was to examine processes in socialization that might account for an observed
relation between early socioeconomic status and later child behavior problems. A …

Political pronouncements and policy statements include much conjecture concerning the
health and behavioral effects of economic decline. We both summarize empirical research …