In this article, we discuss recent research that has arisen from theoretical and conceptual
models that use a systems metaphor for understanding families. We suggest that research …

This article examined teachers’ judgments of the prevalence and types of problems children
present upon entering kindergarten. A large, national sample of teachers (N = 3,595) was …

The impact of parents' marriages, measured prenatally, on their parenting of firstborn, 3-month-old
infants was assessed. Though the association between marriage and parenting was …

Observed interaction of couples during a problem-solving task and self-reports of spouses
concerning their marriage were investigated before the birth of their first child and at 3, 12, …

Developmental psychopathology theory speaks to the existence of early-manifesting
internalizing problems with a heterogeneous longitudinal course. However, the course of …

▪ Abstract In this chapter, we discuss theoretical and conceptual models that use an
organismic or systems metaphor for understanding families. We suggest that such theories are …

… In this article, Hetherington, Cox, and Cox report on the findings of their studies of recently
divorced families. Their findings suggest that divorce may have its most dramatic effect on the …

We observed 223 largely suburban or rural public school kindergarten classrooms in 3
states to describe classroom activities and child-teacher interactions involving 1 child per …

This paper presents the results of a 6-year follow-up of a longitudinal study of the effects of
divorce on parents and children. It was found that, whereas divorce had more adverse effects …

In a predominantly low‐income population‐based longitudinal sample of 1,292 children
followed from birth, higher level of salivary cortisol assessed at ages 7, 15, and 24 months was …