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- Developmental costs associated with early maternal withdrawal (2022) https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdep.12442 32 comments
- Preschool children rarely seek data when observation and testimony conflict https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13612 83 comments
- By age 6, children know that people who want to be competent act differently than those who only want to appear competent. As they get older, kids also like people who try to fake competence less. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13711 34 comments science
- Children as mini managers: At 5 years of age, kids know who on a team might be best at doing a particular task -- but often ignore that info to give themselves the easiest jobs. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13692 41 comments science
- Spanking children may have a beneficial effect on externalizing behavior if spanking is done without objects and rarely (i.e. once a month or less), according to results from two longitudinal studies (n = 585). https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.13701 159 comments science
- Study suggests that childhood engagement with "Disney Princess culture" was associated with lower adherence to norms of hegemonic masculinity and higher body esteem. No evidence found of long-term impact on female gender stereotyping. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.13633 30 comments science
- New study shows how preschool children struggle when what an adult tells them conflicts with what they see themselves. Results showed children rarely explored to try to resolve the conflict, but those who did resisted the misleading claims by the adult. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13612 945 comments science
- Spanking remains common around the world, despite evidence linking corporal punishment to detrimental child outcomes. New study suggests that spanking may alter brain neural responses to environmental threats in a manner similar to more severe forms of maltreatment. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.13565 3624 comments science
- Study on the cognitive signatures of 'minds under siege' suggests that even in populations exposed to substantial violence and fear, poverty is a specific pathway to working memory deficit, though no association was found between exposures to trauma and executive functions. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13320 16 comments science