
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.
Young children's reactions to war-related stress: a survey and assessment of an innovative intervention. Pediatrics. 2008;121(1):46-53.
Minding the Baby: Enhancing Reflectiveness to Improve Early Health and Relationship Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Home-Visiting Program. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2013;34(5):391-405.
How do grandparents influence child health and development? A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine. 2019:112476.
Global citizenship and the role of the United Nations: The promise of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2018;2018(159):99-105.
Childcare and working families: New opportunity of missing link? An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2019.
Comprehensive longitudinal studies of child health, development and behaviour in Jamaica: findings and policy impact. The West Indian medical journal. 2008;57:639-44.
Applying Self-Regulation Principles in the Delivery of Parenting Interventions. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 2019;22(1):24-42.
The mass media and the prevention of child behavior problems: the evaluation of a television series to promote positive outcomes for parents and their children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2000;41(7):939-48.
Mothers' and Children's Concentrations of Oxytocin Following Close, Physical Interactions with Biological and Non-biological Children. Dev Psychobiol. 2010;52(1):100-107.
The critical role of nurturing environments for promoting human well-being. Am Psychol. 2012;67(4):257-71.
Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course. The Lancet. 2017;389(10064):90.
Investment in early childhood development. Lancet. 2014;384:1244-5.
Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course. Lancet (London, England). 2017;389:77-90.
Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course. Lancet. 2017;389:77-90.
All children surviving and thriving: re-envisioning UNICEF's conceptual framework of malnutrition. The Lancet Global Health. 2020;8(6):e766-e767.
Cumulative effects of early poverty on cortisol in young children: moderation by autonomic nervous system activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013;38(11):2666-75.
Child development in the context of adversity: experiential canalization of brain and behavior. Am Psychol. 2012;67(4):309-18.
Individual development and evolution: experiential canalization of self-regulation. Dev Psychol. 2012;48(3):647-57.
The relevance of delivery mode and other programme characteristics for the effectiveness of early childhood intervention. Int J Behav Dev. 2005;29:35-47.
Descartes' Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2005.
Conditions and Consequences of Unequal Educational Opportunities in the Life Course: Results from the Cross-National Comparative eduLIFE Project. KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. 2019;71(S1):399-428.
Socioeconomic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2010;39(3):263-72.
Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame. Basic Books; 2012.
Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior. Harvard University Press; 2009.
On Dialogue. Routledge; 2004.
Mental health in postwar afghanistan. JAMA. 2004;292:626-8.
Mozambique child soldier life outcome study: lessons learned in rehabilitation and reintegration efforts. Glob Public Health. 2006;1(1):87-107.
The effects of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program on preschool children with co-occurring disruptive behavior and attentional/hyperactive difficulties. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2002;30(6):571-87.
A world ready to learn: Prioritizing quality early childhood education. Global report. New York City: UNICEF; 2019.
Child development in developing countries: introduction and methods. Child Dev. 2012;83(1):16-31.
Cognitive and socioemotional caregiving in developing countries. Child Dev. 2012;83(1):46-61.
Brain oxytocin correlates with maternal aggression: link to anxiety. J Neurosci. 2005;25(29):6807-15.
Beyond invisibility. Welcoming children and families with migrant and refugee background in ECEC settings. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 2020;28(1):1-9.
Attachment and loss: retrospect and prospect. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1982;52(4):664-78.
Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. National Academies Press; 2001.
Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary-developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity. Dev Psychopathol. 2005;17(2):271-301.
Social stratification, classroom climate, and the behavioral adaptation of kindergarten children. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012;109 Suppl 2:17168-73.
Toward a new biology of social adversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012;109 Suppl 2:17143-8.
Social inequalities in childhood dental caries: the convergent roles of stress, bacteria and disadvantage. Soc Sci Med. 2010;71(9):1644-52.
Reducing Overt and Relational Aggression Among Young Children: The Results from a Two-Year Outcome Evaluation. Journal of School Violence. 2008;7(1):27-42.
Brief psychoeducational parenting program: an evaluation and 1-year follow-up. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003;42(10):1171-8.
Caring for children around the world: A view from HOME. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2005;29:468-478.
Association of Perinatal Risk Factors With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Population-Based Birth Cohort, Sibling Control Study. JAMA psychiatry. 2016;73:1135-1144.
Predicting the social consequences of orphanhood in South Africa. Afr J AIDS Res. 2003;2(1):39-55.
The Walmadjeri and Gugardja. In: Biccheri M.G, editor. Hunters and Gatherers Today. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston; 1972. 1. p. 177-212p.
The Psychology of Prejudice: Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate? Journal of Social Issues. 1999;55:429-444.
Intrusive images in psychological disorders: characteristics, neural mechanisms, and treatment implications. Psychol Rev. 2010;117(1):210-32.
Provisions of learning experiences in the home and early childhood school readiness are clearly linked. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2001:1-6.
Early childhood development: promoting the potential of all children. AIDSAIDS. 2014;28 Suppl 3:S245-6.
No second chances? Early critical periods in human development. Introduction. Soc Sci Med. 2013;97:238-40.
What implementation evidence matters: scaling-up nurturing interventions that promote early childhood development. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018;1419:5-16.
Beyond shared book reading: dimensions of home literacy and low-income African American preschoolers' skills. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2001;(92):73-89; discussion 91-8.
Child development in the multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS): Child rights and policy implications. Child Development. 2012.
Child development in developing countries: child rights and policy implications. Child Dev. 2012;83(1):92-103.
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