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The Kids will be alright: The roles of parents and children in promoting positive development
Wed, April 7, 2:45 to 4:15pm EDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT), VirtualSession Type: Paper Symposium
Abstract
The Institute of Medicine conceptualized health as “the extent to which individual children … are able or enabled to: (a) develop and realize their potential; (b) satisfy their needs; and (c) develop the capacities that allow them to interact successfully with their biological, physical, and social environments.” (NRC and IOM, 2004). This conceptualization emphasizes that health is a state that enables children to grow and fulfill their full potential, in part through acquiring capacities that promote competence and adaption. This broad definition can be applied to psychological well-being, and the acquisition of abilities that enable children to flourish in supportive environments, and show resilience in challenging circumstances.
Because clinicians and researchers usually focus on identifying, treating, or preventing disease, we have a scientific language and frameworks that describe the evolution of psychopathology. Yet, our understanding of the early antecedents of psychological well-being and health is still limited. This symposium seeks to address this gap. We will focus on the early development of capacities and social contexts that promote and underpin psychological well-being. The first three papers adopt mechanistic approaches to understand the contributions of parenting and child characteristics to the emergence of strengths that promote well-being and foreshadow positive youth development (e.g., Benson et al., 2007; Ryff & Singer, 2006): Inhibitory Control, Self-Worth, and Social Competence. The fourth paper explores the impact of child temperament on supportive parenting, and underscores that environmental contexts that promote strengths are partially driven by children’s characteristics.
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Parents’ Emotion Socialization with Toddlers: Evidence from a Twin Difference Design - Presenting Author: Elizabeth M. Planalp, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Non-Presenting Author: Emily Hilton, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Non-Presenting Author: Kristin Dowe, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Non-Presenting Author: H Hill Goldsmith, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Self-Worth in Young Children - Presenting Author: Minhnguyen Cao, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Jody M. Ganiban, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Chang Liu, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Daniel S. Shaw, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: David Reiss, Yale University; Non-Presenting Author: Misaki N. Natsuaki, University of California - Riverside; Non-Presenting Author: Leslie D. Leve, University of Oregon; Non-Presenting Author: Jenae M Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Family Interactions in Toddlerhood Influence Social Competence in Preschool: Accounting for Heritable and Prenatal Influences - Presenting Author: Amanda Ramos, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Non-Presenting Author: Elizabeth Ann Shewark, Michigan State University; Non-Presenting Author: David Reiss, Yale University; Non-Presenting Author: Leslie D. Leve, University of Oregon; Non-Presenting Author: Misaki N. Natsuaki, University of California - Riverside; Non-Presenting Author: Daniel S. Shaw, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Jody M. Ganiban, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Jenae M Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Bidirectional Associations Between Positive and Negative Child Emotionality and Positive Parenting in Early Childhood - Presenting Author: Melissa Julian, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Seon K. Lee, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Chang Liu, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Jody M. Ganiban, George Washington University; Non-Presenting Author: Kimberly J Saudino, Boston University