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Letter: Ida M. Tarbell to Frank Sullivan, July 13, 1931
No full textThe article of Frank Sullivan that is referred to in this letter is on file. Sullivan, Frank. My Diary, The New Yorker, July 11, 193
Letter: Ida M. Tarbell to Frank Sullivan, July 13, 1931
No full textThe article of Frank Sullivan that is referred to in this letter is on file. Sullivan, Frank. My Diary, The New Yorker, July 11, 193
Toddler Behavior Questionnaire
No full textThis questionnaire is a research instrument designed to obtain maternal reports on the anger and tantrum behavior of young children. The target age for the questionnaire is from approximately 10 to 24 months. At this age, typically developing children are in the process of becoming bipedal and most can stand and walk with support, if not independently, at this age. The questions reflect common, everyday situations likely to be experienced by children. The tool was used in studies supported by NIMH grant 17205 (M. W. Sullivan, PI). Two published studies report data from this and an earlier version of the scale and provide basic information on its development and preliminary psychometrics (Sullivan & Lewis, 2012; Sullivan, 2018). The author gives permission for research use of the scale without modification and requests copies of reports of studies including it at a measurement tool. The author may be contacted at [email protected].
Sullivan, M. W. & Lewis, M. (2012). Relations of early goal blockage response and gender to subsequent temper tantrums. Infancy, 17(2), 159-178. NIHMS283965 PMID22408573. PMC 3293480. Online: 9 MAY 2011 doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.0007
Sullivan, M. W. & Carmody, D. (2018). Approach-related emotion, toddlers’ persistence and negative reactions to failure. Social Development, In press.Copyright Rutgers University and M.W. Sullivan
Vagal Tone During Infant Contingency Learning and Its Disruption
No full textThis study used contingency learning to examine changes in infants’ vagal tone during learning and its disruption. The heart rate of 160 five-month-old infants was recorded continuously during the first of two training sessions as they experienced an audiovisual event contingent on their pulling. Maternal reports of infant temperament were also collected. Baseline vagal tone, a measure of parasympathetic regulation of the heart, was related to vagal levels during the infants’ contingency learning session, but not to their learner status. Vagal tone levels did not vary significantly over session minutes. Instead, vagal tone levels were a function of both individual differences in learner status and infant soothability. Vagal levels of infants who learned in the initial session were similar regardless of their soothability; however, vagal levels of infants who learned in a subsequent session differed as a function of soothability. Additionally, vagal levels during contingency disruption were significantly higher among infants in this group who were more soothable as opposed to those who were less soothable. The results suggest that contingency learning and disruption is associated with stable vagal tone in the majority of infants, but that individual differences in attention processes and state associated with vagal tone may be most readily observed during the disruption phase.This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sullivan, M. W. (2015), Vagal tone during infant contingency learning and its disruption. Dev. Psychobiol., which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21376. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
Early child neglect: Does it predict obesity or underweight in later childhood?
No full textChild neglect has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for both obesity and underweight in early childhood, although little research has examined the relation between neglect and body mass index (BMI). The present study examined the relation between neglect and BMI among 185 children (91 with a Child Protective Services history of neglect) who were initially seen at ages 4 to 6 years and who were followed through ages 7 to 9 years. Neglected and comparison children were found to have similar BMIs, although both groups had BMIs that were significantly greater than CDC norms for age, gender, and ethnicity. Neglect chronicity did predict lower BMIs but only at age 8 and 9 years. The present findings suggest that greater examination of moderators is needed to identify the specific contexts in which neglect is related to children’s weight.This is the authors' accepted manuscript for an article that was published in Child Maltreatment (2010), vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 250-254. doi: 10.1177/1077559510363730Peer reviewe
The Unrepentant Liberal piece with an autobiographical sketch of the author, M
No full textThe Unrepentant Liberal piece with an autobiographical sketch of the author, Mark Sullivan. Sullivan, a native of Virginia, first came to the state to work with the Natural Resources Council of Maine on solid waste issues, and knew Gov. Angus King when he was working for Conservationists for Carter in 1976
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