Author(s): Howe N;

This study examined relations among preschoolers' sibling-directed internal state language, perspective-taking abilities, and sibling-directed affective behaviors in 32 sibling dyads (aged 14 months and 3-4 years) during naturalistic home observations. ...

Article GUID: 1786731

Author(s): Howe N; Petrakos H; Rinaldi CM;

Pretend play enactment, negotiation, internal state language, and sibling relationship quality were examined in 40 kindergarten-aged children with either an older (M age = 7.10 years) or younger (M age = 3.6 years) sibling. Dyads were identified as engaging ...

Article GUID: 9499566

Author(s): Howe N; Rinaldi CM; Jennings M; Petrakos H;

Associations among constructive and destructive sibling conflict, pretend play, internal state language, and sibling relationship quality were investigated in 40 middle-class dyads with a kindergarten-age child (M age = 5.7 years). In 20 dyads the sibling w ...

Article GUID: 12361312

Author(s): Howe N; Petrakos H; Rinaldi CM; LeFebvre R;

The construction of shared meanings in play, pretense enactment, internal state language, and sibling relationship quality were investigated in 40 kindergarteners with an older (M age = 7.10 years) or younger (M age = 3.6 years) sibling. Dyadic strategies t ...

Article GUID: 16026496

Author(s): Howe N; Recchia H;

Associations between siblings' reciprocal (i.e., play) and complementary (i.e., teaching) interactions in 70 sibling dyads (1st-born siblings' mean age=81.6 months, range=59-119 months; 2nd-born siblings' mean age = 56.1 months, range = 5-79 mon ...

Article GUID: 16402864

Author(s): Dirks MA; Persram R; Recchia HE; Howe N;

Sibling relationships are a unique and powerful context for children's development, characterized by strong positive features, such as warmth and intimacy, as well as negative qualities like intense, potentially destructive conflict. For these reasons, ...

Article GUID: 26254557

Author(s): Linkiewich D; Martinovich VV; Rinaldi CM; Howe N; Gokiert R;

This study evaluated the relationship between parental autonomy support and preschool-aged children's display of autonomy. Specifically, we examined if mothers' and fathers' use of positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness during p ...

Article GUID: 33691509

Author(s): Lahat A; Lou Z; Perlman M; Howe N; Santo JB; Recchia HE; Bukowski WM; Ross HS;

Very little is known about the role of early interactions in the development of peer relationships among toddlers. The present study examined whether behaviors early in the formation of toddler relationships predict interactions later in their relationships ...

Article GUID: 36327252

Author(s): Della Porta SL; Sukmantari P; Howe N; Farhat F; Ross HS;

Children's sociocultural experiences in their day-to-day lives markedly play a key role in learning about the world. This study investigated parent-child teaching during early childhood as it naturally occurs in the home setting. Thirty-nine families ...

Article GUID: 35386906

Author(s): Dirks MA; Recchia HE; Estabrook R; Howe N; Petitclerc A; Burns JL; Briggs-Gowan MJ; Wakschlag LS; ...

Background: Sibling aggression is common and often viewed as benign. Although sibling aggression can be harmful for the victims, it may also be a marker of clinical risk for the aggressor. We diffe ...

Article GUID: 29963711

Author(s): Paine AL; Howe N; Karajian G; Hay DF; DeHart G;

Humour is a central feature of social interactions in childhood that has received little attention. In a sample of 86 7-year-old children (M age = 7.82 years, SD = 0.80), we investigated patterns and individual differences in spontaneous humour observed dur ...

Article GUID: 30623983