Faculty Partner Research | Center for Families

August 23, 2022

Predictors of preschool language environments and their relations to children’s vocabulary

Despite support for the importance of early language environments, little is known about the naturally occurring experiences children have in preschool settings.

August 16, 2022

Examining longitudinal associations between internalizing problems, body mass index, and language during childhood

The current study examines the extent to which associations between internalizing problems, body mass index (BMI), and language skills from early to late childhood are due to relatively stable between-child differences, time-specific correlations, or cross-lagged paths. Data from the NICHD...

August 15, 2022

A Qualitative Investigation of Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Contributions to Postpartum Work-Family Balance

Managing personal and professional responsibilities may be challenging during the postpartum period, as employees navigate new roles, responsibilities, and family dynamics. The purpose of this paper was to understand the work/life balance experiences of diverse stakeholders and identify opportunities to...

August 6, 2022

Flexible fast-mapping: Deaf children dynamically allocate visual attention to learn novel words in American Sign Language

his study provides first evidence for fast-mapping in sign language, and contributes to theoretical accounts of how word learning develops when all input occurs in the visual modality.

August 2, 2022

Trends in overall and micronutrient-containing dietary supplement use among U.S. adults and children, NHANES 2007-2018

Dietary supplement (DS) use is widespread in the U.S. and contributes large amounts of micronutrients to users. Most studies have relied on data from one assessment method to characterize the prevalence of DS use. Combining multiple methods enhances the ability...

August 1, 2022

Revisiting work-nonwork boundary nanagement: Lessons from the pandemic for the future

Boundaries around the work and nonwork domains help individuals to adopt domain appropriate roles and create a balance between the two domains. But the extreme conditions imposed by the pandemic (e.g., both spouses working from home; prolonged use of work...

July 22, 2022

Household conditions modulate associations between cesarean delivery and childhood growth

Cesarean delivery is associated with childhood obesity in urbanized and sanitized environments, but this is not well-studied across broader epidemiologic settings. We examine birth mode, household conditions, and child growth in a Yucatec Maya farming community with limited sanitary infrastructure....

July 18, 2022

Error Characteristics Lend Specificity to Nonword Repetition Performance in Children Who Stutter With and Without Concomitant Disorders

The aim of this study was to determine whether NWR error characteristics distinguish these groups of children with different speech sound production and language abilities yielding insight into the deficits underlying poorer performance.

July 1, 2022

Children’s understanding of relational language for quantity comparisons

Numerical order and magnitude are important aspects of early number knowledge. We investigated children’s understanding of relational vocabulary for representing and communicating about order (before/after) and magnitude (bigger/smaller, more/less).

June 30, 2022

A Randomized Intervention of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education Did Not Improve Dietary Outcomes Except for Vitamin D Among Lower-Income Women in Indiana

The objective of the study was to evaluate the long-term effects of a direct SNAP-Ed intervention in which participants actively engage in learning with educator instruction about dietary quality and usual intake of key nutrient and food groups among Indiana...

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