The Impact Of Poverty On Infant Development: A Microanalytic Study Of The Mediating Role Of Parent-Child Interaction During Pretense
| dc.contributor.author | Blackburn, Erika | |
| dc.contributor.chair | Casasola,Marianella | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Robertson,Steven S | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Evans,Gary William | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-04T18:05:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-04T18:05:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-02-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Research suggests that poverty impacts cognitive development early, as an economic achievement gap is evident prior to entry into primary school. This study examined 95 low- and middle-income parent-child dyads micro-analytically to test for income related differences in patterns of parent-child interaction during a standardized pretend play task. Sequential analysis suggested differences in parent-child contingency, with middle-income dyads evidencing stronger contingency relationships between parent and child behavior. Importantly, sequential analysis also showed that middle-income infants spend significantly more time in mutual pretend play with parents than low-income 12-month-olds. A full test of the mediation model using a micro-level measure of parent-child interaction as a mediator yielded insignificant results. | |
| dc.identifier.other | bibid: 9597020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/43600 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject | Poverty | |
| dc.subject | Pretend play | |
| dc.subject | Cognitive development | |
| dc.title | The Impact Of Poverty On Infant Development: A Microanalytic Study Of The Mediating Role Of Parent-Child Interaction During Pretense | |
| dc.type | dissertation or thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Developmental Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Cornell University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D., Developmental Psychology |
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