This study examined children's self-regulation, demographic risks (English Language
Learner (ELL) status, being from a low-income family), and academic achievement …

This study examined the extent to which executive function (EF) mediated associations of
socioeconomic status (SES) and home-environment quality with academic readiness (math …

Components of the home environment are associated with children's academic functioning.
The accumulation of risks in the home are expected to prove more detrimental to …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a relational intervention (the Getting
Ready intervention) on parenting behaviors supporting the parent–infant relationship for …

The pervasive and long-term effects of poverty on children's social-emotional well-being,
academic competence, and mental health may be accounted for, in part, by the effects of …

Economic stress is associated with a number of adverse psychological, academic and
health outcomes. This study investigated the relationship between locus of control and …

Early school success is dependent on children's ability to function as a regulated member of
a classroom, including appropriately managing emotions and behavior, and attending to …

The present dissertation takes a transactional systems perspective on examining
preschoolers' school readiness, focusing on the child and contextual factors that contribute …

Understanding pathways to physical child abuse may aid in creating and implementing
abuse prevention services. Yet studying child abuse in community samples of parents is …

The ability to regulate emotions and to control attention plays a central role promoting
children's school readiness. These two aspects of self-regulation demonstrate remarkable …