In this study, Dr. Lengua and collaborators conducted preliminary evaluation of a brief parenting program that aims to promote young children’s self-regulation, social–emotional competence, and academic readiness.
Focus Area: Child & Youth Well-Being & Resilience
Are dimensions of parenting differentially linked to substance use across Caucasian and Asian American college students?
In this study, Dr. Kevin King and colleagues tested whether different dimensions of parenting are differentially associated with substance use outcomes across Caucasians and Asian Americans.
A state-trait model of cortisol in early childhood: Contextual and parental predictors of stable and time-varying effects
In this study, CCFW researchers examined state-trait models of diurnal cortisol and whether income, cumulative risk and parenting behaviors predicted variance in trait and state levels of cortisol.
Parenting as a moderator of the effects of cumulative risk on children’s social–emotional adjustment and academic readiness
This study examined whether parenting moderated the association between cumulative risk and preschool children’s adjustment problems and social competence.
Raising Resilient Children
Dr. Liliana Lengua discusses the critical role parents play in raising resilient children, particularly in families facing limited income and poverty.
Life course pathways from adverse childhood experiences to adult physical health: A structural equation model
In this study, Dr. Paula Nurius, CCFW Academic Partner, and colleagues address the relevance of early life adversity for adult health with several features that extend research to date.