Academic Research

BACKGROUND Temperament: Aspects of personality that are innate and observable from infancy. Dimensions: anger, sadness, activity level, inhibitory control, shyness. Generally considered to have biological or genetic basis.  Foundation for later personality and predicts behavioral, psychological and educational outcomes. METHODS Sample 201 typically developing twin siblings (ages 2.5 – 5.5) and their mothers (mean age…

BACKGROUND Dissertation study of children’s cognitive and emotional development, school readiness and the influence of parenting style.  Emotion regulation is defined as the control of emotion experience.  A multi-step process: experience an emotion and then select a regulatory response that is separate from the emotion itself. Aim is to investigate 3-year old children’s dynamic respiratory…