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.
Navigating irregularity: The impact of growing up undocumented in Europe. Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM); 2021.
A sniff of trust: meta-analysis of the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on face recognition, trust to in-group, and trust to out-group. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012;37(3):438-43.
Prosocial development and situational morality: Neurobiological, parental, and contextual factors. 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. 161-184p.
Sustaining warm and inclusive transitions across the Early Years. Final report with implications for policies and practices. Harlingen, TX : Educational Research Institute (ERI); 2019.
Using racial and ethnic concepts: The critical case of very young children. Am Sociol Rev. 1996;61:779-793.
Global survey of inclusive early childhood development and early childhood intervention programs. Washington, DC: RISE Institute; 2019.
Child mental health, psychosocial wellbeing and resilience in Afghanistan: a review and future directions. In: Fernando C., Ferrari M., editors. Handbook of Resilience in Children of War. Vol 51-79. Springer; 2014.
Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed youth in IDP camps in Northern Uganda: adaptation and training. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2008;17:605-24, ix.
Peace Building and Conflict Resolution in Preschool Children. Journal of Research in Childhood Education. 2004;19(2):131-142.
Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil. Lancet Glob Health. 2015;3:e199-205.
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.
Multi-tier mental health program for refugee youth. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013;81:129-40.
Beyond allostatic load: rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development. Dev Psychopathol. 2014;26:1-20.
Timing of pubertal maturation in girls: an integrated life history approach. Psychol Bull. 2004;130:920-58.
The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Dev Psychol. 2012;48:598-623.
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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