Relations Between Cumulative Risk and Hostile Attributional Bias in Middle Childhood: A Preliminary Examination
| Author(s) | Jackson, Rachel | |
| Date Accessioned | 2016-09-19T16:19:58Z | |
| Date Available | 2016-09-19T16:19:58Z | |
| Publication Date | 2016-05 | |
| Abstract | The goal of the current study was to examine relations between cumulative risk in early childhood and hostile attributional bias at age eight. Cumulative risk was measured using the Life Events Calendar, a semi-structured parent interview about risk factors during their child’s first eight years of life. For each of the 30 children in the sample, Total, Social, and Child Mental Health Risk indices were determined. Hostile attributional bias was assessed using the Social Information Processing Application (SIP-AP), a web-based, computerized measure developed to assess social information-processing. Children answered 15 multiple choice questions after each vignette, four of which were averaged to determine a Hostile Attributions composite for each child. Preliminary correlations between risk indices were significant as were preliminary analyses of cue interpretation variables. Correlations between cumulative risk and hostile attributional bias did not support the hypothesis, suggesting that further research should examine the relationship between risk factors in childhood and hostile attributional bias at age eight in a larger sample. If a relationship exists, future research should also identify potential mediators and moderators of this relationship. | en_US |
| Advisor | Mary Dozier | |
| Program | Cognitive Science | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19602 | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| Keywords | middle childhood | en_US |
| Keywords | cognitive science | en_US |
| Title | Relations Between Cumulative Risk and Hostile Attributional Bias in Middle Childhood: A Preliminary Examination | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |