This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.
The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including …

This highly influential work--now in a revised and expanded third edition incorporating major
advances in the field--gives clinicians, educators, and students a new understanding of what …

In this meta-analysis we investigated differential associations between maternal and
paternal parenting behaviors (overcontrol, overprotection, overinvolvement, autonomy …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of
developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The …

The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and
avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood …

Shyness is a temperamental trait characterized by a fear of novel social situations and self-
consciousness in situations of perceived social evaluation. From early childhood to …

Anxiety disorders are prevalent throughout childhood and adolescence. As such, identifying
the factors and mechanisms that precede, maintain, or exacerbate anxiety disorders is …

Much of children's knowledge is derived not from their direct experiences with the
environment but rather from the input of others. However, until recently, the focus in studies …