Current Projects
Contributions of Child, Maternal and Contextual Factors on Toddler Language Development
A project by Dr. Josefina Grau examining the unique contributions of child, maternal, and contextual factors in order to understand the family and cultural contexts that shape language development in toddlers of young Puerto Rican families.
Young Puerto Rican Mothers’ Cultural Orientation and Parenting Behaviors: Associations with Subsequent Child Emotion Dysregulation
A study led by Jordan Weith focused on (a) the use of maternal behaviors (i.e., sensitivity, directiveness, language use) during a teaching task and the influence on subsequent emotion dysregulation (b) The role of cultural orientation as a moderator on the relation between maternal behaviors and emotion dysregulation.
The Influence of Maternal Behavior and Child Characteristics on Relationship Quality
A project led by Aimee Hammer identifying maternal behaviors, such as sensitivity, and child characteristics, including gender and temperament style, that influence mother-child relationship quality.
A project by Dr. Josefina Grau examining the unique contributions of child, maternal, and contextual factors in order to understand the family and cultural contexts that shape language development in toddlers of young Puerto Rican families.
Young Puerto Rican Mothers’ Cultural Orientation and Parenting Behaviors: Associations with Subsequent Child Emotion Dysregulation
A study led by Jordan Weith focused on (a) the use of maternal behaviors (i.e., sensitivity, directiveness, language use) during a teaching task and the influence on subsequent emotion dysregulation (b) The role of cultural orientation as a moderator on the relation between maternal behaviors and emotion dysregulation.
The Influence of Maternal Behavior and Child Characteristics on Relationship Quality
A project led by Aimee Hammer identifying maternal behaviors, such as sensitivity, and child characteristics, including gender and temperament style, that influence mother-child relationship quality.