Women who abuse illicit drugs often engage in atypical parenting behaviors that interfere
with the natural development of mother-infant interaction and attachment. Maternal …

Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) is related to subtle deficits in cognitive and behavioral
function in infancy, childhood and adolescence. Very little is known about the effects of in …

Although prior work indicates that exposure to multiple family risk factors negatively impacts
adjustment in childhood and adolescence, few studies have examined whether children in …

This study examined the association between prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) and
developmental trajectories of externalizing behavior problems from 18 to 54 months of child …

Few studies have examined etiological pathways from prenatal substance exposure to
adolescent reactive aggression. We tested a conceptual model that included hypothesized …

Cognitive and socioemotional functioning at 4½ years of age were examined in children
born to mothers with substance‐abuse problems (n= 22) recruited from residential treatment …

We examined a developmental cascade model for maternal harsh and sensitive parenting
behavior beginning with maternal experience of childhood maltreatment using a sample of …

In utero exposure to drugs and alcohol threatens the well-being of infants. Federal law has
established child well-being as one of the three main goals of the child welfare system, and …

This thesis is not a solo project. To each of you who have supported me throughout the
process and contributed to the accomplishment of this thesis, I am very grateful. Firstly, I am …

For over half a century, research on father involvement has found positive outcomes for
children's cognitive development, social and emotional development, and physical health …