childhood

Changes in children’s self-competence and values: Gender and domain differences across grades one though twelve

This study extended previous research on changes in children’s self-beliefs by documenting domain-specific growth trajectories...

Early adverse experiences and the developing brain.

Children exposed to various forms of adversity early in life are at increased risk for...

Exposure to parental verbal abuse is associated with increased gray matter volume in superior temporal gyrus

Objective Exposure to parental verbal aggression (PVA) during childhood increases risk for the development of...

Cumulative prevalence of psychiatric disorders by young adulthood: A prospective cohort analysis from the Great Smoky Mountains Study

Objective No longitudinal studies beginning in childhood have estimated the cumulative prevalence of psychiatric illness...

Higher childhood peer reports of social preference mediates the impact of the good behavior game on suicide attempt.

The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a universal classroom-based preventive intervention directed at reducing early...