This work continues a longitudinal study of mental and social development in two cohorts of children observed repeatedly between 2 months and 4 years of age. The premise of this research is that learning in childhood occurs primarily within an interpersonal context; thus, a central goal is to describe how diverse infant and maternal behaviors relate to the ontogeny of central dimensions of children=s mental and social competencies. Children participating in the assessment constitute longitudinal cohorts seen (at least) at 2, 5, 13, 20, and 48 months of age. Major objectives of this research are to study stability, continuity, interaction, and predictive validity in mental and social development over the first years of life.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Intramural Research (Z01)
Project #
1Z01HD001122-11
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6108057
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (LCE)
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Support Year
11
Fiscal Year
1998
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United States
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