Developmental Psychology

Latest research

1. Characterizing the Nature and Structure of Child Temperament via Observational Laboratory Tasks

   • Bianca C. Iddiols
   • Yuliya Kotelnikova
   • Elizabeth P. Hayden

   in Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

   Article 18 October 2025

   

2. Young Adulthood Milestones and Supports Within the Context of Autism

   • Melissa Radey
   • Kristy A. Anderson
   • Michael O. Killian

   in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

   Article 18 October 2025

3. National assessment of early intervention services for children with developmental disorders in Lithuania: A mixed-methods study on gaps and future directions

   • Reda Pikutiene
   • Jonas Andreikenas
   • Indre Bakaniene

   in European Journal of Pediatrics

   Article 17 October 2025

   

4. The Adaptation of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale Parents form (5–9 Years) into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Studies

   • Utku Beyazit
   • Kevser Tuğba Çinar Karasu
   • Aynur Bütün Ayhan

   in Journal of Child and Family Studies

   Article 17 October 2025

5. Clinical Child Behavior Challenges and Post Adoption Instability: A Multivariable Analysis Using Propensity Score Weighting

   • Kevin R. White
   • Nancy Rolock
   • Jennifer George

   in Journal of Child and Family Studies

   Article 17 October 2025

   

6. Atypical tool and object use in wild immature chimpanzees reveals developmental pathways to innovation

   • Iulia Bădescu
   • Luseadra J. McKerracher
   • Felix Riede

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

7. The Developmental Assessment of Social Communication Ability (DASCA): initial creation and psychometric description

   • Aaron J. Kaat
   • Audrey Thurm
   • Somer L. Bishop

   in Molecular Autism

   Article Open access 16 October 2025

   

8. Bridging Parenting Stress and Child Progress: Evaluating a Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autism

   • Lisa M Gies
   • James D Lynch
   • Meg Stone-Heaberlin

   in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

   Article 16 October 2025

9. Authors’ reply to the letter “Should children born small for gestational age without catch-up growth be tested for growth hormone deficiency?”

   • MC Arlien-Soborg
   • MCS Boguszewski
   • JOL Jorgensen

   in Pituitary

   Article 16 October 2025

10. Infant sensory gating and a developmental cascade to autistic traits and anxiety

    • Rebecca F. Schwarzlose

    in Neuropsychopharmacology

    Article Open access 15 October 2025

    

11. Participation in early childhood education and care in Finland mitigates the associations between maternal psychological distress and child social and emotional problems at age two

    • Katja Tervahartiala
    • Riikka Korja
    • Saara Nolvi

    in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    Article Open access 15 October 2025

    

12. Parent-Child Well-being Dynamics: A Dyadic Analysis of Parental Characteristics and Child Outcomes in Education and Mental Health

    • Hacer Yildirim-Kurtulus
    • Sumeyye Taskin
    • M. Engin Deniz

    in Child Indicators Research

    Article 15 October 2025

    

13. The prenatal anxiety trajectory and its correlation with stress and psychological flexibility: a longitudinal study

    • Jingwen Sun
    • Yan Gao
    • Lei Yang

    in BMC Psychology

    Article Open access 15 October 2025

    

14. Adverse Childhood Experiences Increase Peer Victimization among Early Adolescents: the Longitudinal Mediating Roles of Executive Function and Social Anxiety

    • Yingmin Chen
    • Jingyu Wei
    • Qingqing Li

    in Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    Article 15 October 2025

    

15. Empowering Transitions: Developing an Elective to Support Psychiatry Trainees Returning from Parental Leave

    • Lucia Ray
    • Valencia Garcia
    • Tolulope Odebunmi

    in Academic Psychiatry

    Article 14 October 2025

16. Edge participation coefficient unveiling the developmental dynamics of neonatal functional connectome

    • Tianyu Fang
    • Rong Wang
    • Dong Ming

    in Communications Biology

    Article Open access 14 October 2025

    

17. The Longitudinal Relationship Between Dispositional Mindfulness and psychological distress in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Panel Network Analysis

    • Hongli Zhu
    • Jingyi Zeng
    • Jingbo Gong

    in Mindfulness

    Article 14 October 2025

    

18. Assessment of psychometric properties of autism spectrum diagnostic profile (ASDP) among Egyptian children aged 2–12 years

    • Mona Mohamed Asar
    • Reham Abdel Rahman Amer
    • Mohamed Ahmed Abdelhay

    in BMC Psychiatry

    Article Open access 13 October 2025

19. Longitudinal Relation between Childhood Maltreatment and Prosocial Behaviors: The Parallel Mediators of Thwarted Belongingness and Perceived Burdensomeness

    • Shiyin Wang
    • Xingchao Wang
    • Ziqiang Xin

    in Applied Research in Quality of Life

    Article 13 October 2025

    

20. Social Skills as a Predictor of Mental Health Trajectories among Autistic Youth and Youth with ADHD during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    • Melissa Susko
    • Daphne J. Korczak
    • Elizabeth Kelley

    in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

    Article 13 October 2025

    

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