Knowledge Base
This knowledge platform for scholarly publishing is provided by the ECPC. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited based on its relevance to early childhood development, social cohesion, violence prevention and peace promotion, and more. Additional literature will be added as it becomes available.
Good early development-the right of every child. The Lancet. Submitted;389:13-14.
Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test. JAMA Pediatrics. 2019;173(3):244.
Risk factors for infant abuse and neglect in group-living rhesus monkeys. Psychol Sci. 1998;9:143-145.
Early experience affects the intergenerational transmission of infant abuse in rhesus monkeys. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2005;102(27):9726-9.
Effects of early experience on female behavioural and reproductive development in rhesus macaques. Proc Biol Sci. 2005;272(1569):1243-8.
Early maternal rejection affects the development of monoaminergic systems and adult abusive parenting in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Behav Neurosci. 2006;120(5):1017-24.
Comparative and evolutionary perspectives. In: Leckman JF, Panter-Brick C, Salah R, editors. Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Vol 15. The MIT Press; 2014. 1. p. 131-144p.
Dosage matters: The relationship between participation in the Nurturing Parenting Program for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and subsequent child maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review. 2011;33(8):1426-1434.
International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2021;5(12):882-895.
Economic deprivation and early childhood development. Child Dev. 1994;65(2 Spec No):296-318.
How Much Does Childhood Poverty Affect the Life Chances of Children? American Sociological Review. 1998;63:406-423.
Examining the Diversity of Prosocial Behavior: Helping, Sharing, and Comforting in Infancy. Infancy. 2011;16:227-247.
Classifying prosocial behavior: children's responses to instrumental need, emotional distress, and material desire. Child Dev. 2013;84:1766-76.
Determinants of posttraumatic adjustment in adolescents from Sarajevo who experienced war. J Clin Psychol. 2003;59:27-40.
A neural basis for the development of inhibitory control. Developmental Science. 2002;5:F9-F16.
Education and Transitional Justice Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding. The International Center for Transitional Justice; 2015.
Transitional Justice and Education: Learning Peace. The International Center for Transitional Justice; 2017.
Paid parental leave and family-friendly policies. An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2019.
The contributions of oxytocin and vasopressin pathway genes to human behavior. Horm Behav. 2012;61:359-79.
National Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Development in Jamaica 2008-2013. Kingston: ECC; 2009.
COVID-19 and ECD.; 2020.
A call for coordinated action to protect and support all young children and their caregivers. New York City: Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN); 2020.
Genomics: ENCODE explained. Nature. 2012;489:52-5.
Out of the Shadows: Shining light on response to child sexual abuse and exploitation - a 40 country benchmarking index. Economist Intelligence Unit; 2019.
ECPC global call to action in response to COVID-19 for children in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC); 2020.
ECPC Video Series► Early Childhood Development Advances The Culture of Peace. New Haven, CT U.S.A.: Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC); 2018.
The meanings of spaces in ECEC centres: A literature review. EDUCAS; 2019.
Relationship between multiple forms of childhood maltreatment and adult mental health in community respondents: results from the adverse childhood experiences study. The American journal of psychiatry. 2003;160:1453-60.
Integrating Early Child Development and Violence Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review. New directions for child and adolescent development. 2018;2018:27-54.
Integrating Early Child Development and violence prevention programs: A systematic review. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018;2018:27-54.
Life Feeds on Hope: Family mental health, culture, and resilience. In: Heath J, Zahedi A, editors. Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace. Vol 226-238. University of Texas Press; 2014.
Suffering, hope, and entrapment: resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan. Soc Sci Med. 2010;71(1):71-83.
A cognitive model of posttraumatic stress disorder. Behav Res Ther. 2000;38:319-45.
Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War. Henry Holt and Company; 1998.
Together in pain: attachment-related dyadic processes and posttraumatic stress disorder. J Couns Psychol. 2010;57:317-27.
Prosocial Development. In: Handbook of Child Psychology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2007.
The relation of empathy to prosocial and related behaviors. Psychol Bull. 1987;101:91-119.
An experimental study of shared sensitivity to physical pain and social rejection. Pain. 2006;126:132-8.
Why rejection hurts: a common neural alarm system for physical and social pain. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2004;8:294-300.
Does rejection hurt? An FMRI study of social exclusion. Science (New York, NY). 2003;302:290-2.
Children of the Great Depression: 25th Anniversary Edition. Westview Press; 1998.
Differential susceptibility to the environment: an evolutionary--neurodevelopmental theory. Dev Psychopathol. 2011;23:7-28.
Beyond allostatic load: rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development. Dev Psychopathol. 2014;26:1-20.
Multi-tier mental health program for refugee youth. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013;81:129-40.
The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Dev Psychol. 2012;48:598-623.
Timing of pubertal maturation in girls: an integrated life history approach. Psychol Bull. 2004;130:920-58.
Fundamental Dimensions of Environmental Risk : The Impact of Harsh versus Unpredictable Environments on the Evolution and Development of Life History Strategies. Human nature (Hawthorne, NY). 2009;20:204-68.
Abnormal brain connectivity in children after early severe socioemotional deprivation: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Pediatrics. 2006;117:2093-100.
Bullying and your child. What every parent needs to know and do. European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments (ENABLE); 2017.
End corporal punishment. Reports on every state and territory. End Violence Against Children; 2021.
Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world. The Lancet. 2007;369(9557):229-242.
Psychosocial aspects of care and nutrition. Vol 16.; 1995.
A Prospective Cohort Study of Influences on Externalizing Behaviors Across Childhood: Results From a Nurse Home Visiting Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2016;55:376-82.
Forgiveness is a Choice: A Step-by-step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope. American Psychological Association; 2001.
More than One Way to Get There: Pathways of Change in Coparenting Conflict after a Preventive Intervention. Fam Process. 2015;54:610-8.
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