Publications by authors named "Brianna Jaworski"
The existing literature on the importance of maternal responsiveness and the growing body of literature supporting early ethnic-racial cultural socialization highlight the need for an observational measure of how they co-occur during mother-child interactions. This study presents the development and initial validation of the Culturally Affirming and Responsive Experiences (CARE) measure, an observational measure of the presence and quality of responsiveness and ethnic-racial cultural socialization within early mother-child interactions. Pilot study results with 103 racially and ethnically diverse mother-child dyads demonstrated initial reliability and validity of the CARE measure.
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- The study focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of kindergarteners from low-income families, based on interviews with 22 U.S. mothers.
- Most mothers reported negative impacts on their children's social, behavioral, and emotional health, though some noted improvements in family relationships.
- The findings highlight the need for better access to mental health screening and treatment to help children cope with pandemic-related challenges and prepare for future disruptions.
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- The study investigates how maternal responsiveness and self-regulation mediate the link between a mother's education level and her child's self-regulation skills.
- It involved 189 mother-child pairs and used various scales to assess maternal emotional regulation, responsiveness, and child self-regulation.
- Results showed that higher maternal education correlated with better child self-regulation, largely due to increased maternal responsiveness, which accounted for 29% of the effect.
Background: Breastfeeding has long-lasting effects on children's cognition, behavioral, mental and physical health. Previous research shows parental characteristics (e.g.
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