This research project will test hypotheses about the effects of otitis media (middle ear effusion) on young children's language, attention, and social behavior. Based on the findings from the previous grant, a Cumulative Risk Model will be tested to determine the influence of risk/protective factors (moderators) on whether otitis media and the accompanying hearing loss has negative outcomes for 200 children followed from infancy to 3 years of age in daycare. Environmental influences in the home and in the daycare will be measured carefully to understand whether these environments buffer children against the negative effects of otitis media or actually exacerbate them.
| Kolak, Amy M; Frey, Tara J; Brown, Chloe A (2013) Minor Illnesses, Temperament, and Toddler Social Functioning. Early Educ Dev 24: |
| Pancsofar, Nadya; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Odom, Erica et al. (2008) Family relationships during infancy and later mother and father vocabulary use with young children. Early Child Res Q 23:493-503 |
| Kolak, Amy M; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne (2008) Family-level Coparenting Processes and Child Gender as Moderators of Family Stress and Toddler Adjustment. Infant Child Dev 17:617-638 |
| Guzell, Jacqueline R; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne (2004) Parental perceived control over caregiving and its relationship to parent-infant interaction. Child Dev 75:134-46 |
