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Nature contact, exposure, connection and prosocial behaviour in Chinese primary school children: A latent profile and cross-lagged panel analysis. 中国小学生自然接触、暴露、联系与亲社会行为：潜在特征和交叉滞后面板分析。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70073

Xinyi Yang, Jingyi Zhang, Wenjing Li, Jianing Xu, Xiao Yu

{"title":"Nature contact, exposure, connection and prosocial behaviour in Chinese primary school children: A latent profile and cross-lagged panel analysis.","authors":"Xinyi Yang, Jingyi Zhang, Wenjing Li, Jianing Xu, Xiao Yu","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70073","url":null,"abstract":"Prosocial behaviour is an important indicator of children's social development and well-being. Although nature-related factors have been associated with prosocial behaviour, evidence from childhood remains more limited and it is unclear whether these associations vary across patterns of nature interaction. This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations among nature contact, exposure, connection and prosocial behaviour in primary school children. Study 1 used latent profile and network analyses with 579 children (280 girls, Mage = 10.43, SD = 1.59). Profile-specific associations emerged: in the lower overall nature-interaction profile, prosocial behaviour was most strongly linked to nature connection, whereas it was most closely associated with nature contact in the higher overall nature-interaction profile. Study 2 employed cross-lagged panel network and mediation analyses with 450 children (219 girls, Mage = 10.53, SD = 0.74 at T1). Nature exposure predicted subsequent prosocial behaviour in the lower profile, whereas in the higher profile, nature contact was indirectly associated with subsequent prosocial behaviour through nature connection assessed at the same wave. These findings suggest that the associations between nature-related dimensions and prosocial behaviour may vary across children's broader patterns of nature interaction, supporting the value of a person-centred perspective in understanding their relevance to social development.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Predicting adolescent conduct problems: A machine learning approach using early family and child predictors. 预测青少年行为问题：使用早期家庭和儿童预测器的机器学习方法。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70069

Reyhaneh S Razavi, Patrick T Davies, E Mark Cummings

{"title":"Predicting adolescent conduct problems: A machine learning approach using early family and child predictors.","authors":"Reyhaneh S Razavi, Patrick T Davies, E Mark Cummings","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70069","url":null,"abstract":"Early recognition of predictors of adolescents' conduct problems is crucial for timely intervention. The use of traditional regression models, however, is limited in the ability to identify non-linear relationships between predictor variables. This study employed multiple machine learning algorithms to predict adolescent conduct problems from earlier family and child functioning variables, comparing algorithm performance to identify which methods and early indicators most accurately forecast later problems. Data from 242 families were analysed using eight machine learning algorithms. The algorithms were used to predict conduct problems in adolescence, as assessed by the SDQ Conduct Problems scale, from 15 predictor variables assessed 1 year earlier, including but not limited to interparent conflict, emotional security, depression, anxiety and somatic concerns. Support vector regression emerged as the best-performing model (R2 = .343, RMSE = 1.381), outperforming baseline prediction. Feature importance analyses indicated that disengagement in response to interparental conflict was the strongest predictor of later conduct problems. Insecurity in the interparental relationship, depressive symptoms and aggressive behaviour also contributed substantially to prediction. This pattern suggests that children's dysregulated coping and perceived lack of safety within the family system are more proximal predictors of later conduct problems than exposure to conflict alone.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149065927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Preschoolers' peer preferences for observable empathy-related responses to others' emotions. 学龄前儿童对他人情绪可观察到的共情相关反应的同伴偏好。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70072

Xi Yang, Shiqi Lei, Ying Xing, Qinrui Li, Zhiqiang Yan

{"title":"Preschoolers' peer preferences for observable empathy-related responses to others' emotions.","authors":"Xi Yang, Shiqi Lei, Ying Xing, Qinrui Li, Zhiqiang Yan","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70072","url":null,"abstract":"Empathy supports early peer relationships, yet whether preschoolers use unfamiliar peers' observable empathy-related responses when making initial peer choices remains unclear. Guided by a functionalist perspective, the present research examined whether preschoolers' peer preferences are shaped by outward behavioural cues associated with empathy-related responding to others' emotional states. Across three primary (N = 64 each) and two follow-up experiments (N = 60 each), children watched puppet vignettes where peer characters displayed different empathy-related responses to another's emotional event. In Study 1, children chose a character who expressed concern and offered comfort after injury over a nonresponsive one. In Studies 2a and 2b, children preferred a distress-responsive character over joy-sharing and nonresponsive characters; this pattern held after removing the touch-based comforting cue. In Studies 3a and 3b, children chose an inquiry-based responder over either a distress-matching responder or a nonresponsive character; this pattern remained when the distress-matching display was less emotionally intense. Exploratory covariate checks revealed no statistically detectable associations with age, gender or individual empathy measures, though statistical precision was limited. Together, findings suggest that preschoolers use observable empathy-related response profiles when making initial peer choices, distinguishing both emotional context and response form within constrained forced-choice tasks.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149065932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Is leisure-time reading related to empathy and social skills in 8- to 10-year-old children? 8- 10岁儿童的休闲阅读与同理心和社交技能有关吗？

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-16 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70068

Alan Garnham, Jane Oakhill, Helen Drew, Robin Banerjee

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Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME): A multidimensional coding system for analysing children's media content. 幼儿媒体评级和评估框架：用于分析儿童媒体内容的多维编码系统。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70066

Megan Gath, Cara Swit, Mia McLean, Ying Wang, Jen Smith, Damian Turner, Jenna Gawn

{"title":"Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME): A multidimensional coding system for analysing children's media content.","authors":"Megan Gath, Cara Swit, Mia McLean, Ying Wang, Jen Smith, Damian Turner, Jenna Gawn","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70066","url":null,"abstract":"Young children spend an increasing amount of time engaging with screens, including television viewing. Although most research has focused on the quantity of children's viewing, growing evidence suggests that the developmental effects of screen media depend on the quality and characteristics of the content. However, there is currently no comprehensive, developmentally informed framework for systematically assessing the features of child-directed media. We developed the Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME), a multidimensional content analysis framework grounded in developmental literature that measures prosocial, antisocial and aggressive, educational, emotional, cultural, mental state talk and pacing content in children's television shows. The FRAME was applied to older (N = 22) and contemporary (N = 10) television shows watched by preschool-aged (2-5 years) children in Aotearoa New Zealand to characterize their content. Inter-rater reliability across dimensions and coding categories was acceptable to excellent. Convergent validity was demonstrated through correlations with Common Sense Media ratings, while also highlighting the value of a comprehensive and differentiated coding framework beyond existing measures. These findings demonstrate the reliability and validity of the FRAME and its potential to advance research examining how specific features of child-directed media relate to developmental outcomes.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148914299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cultural variation in children's interpersonal trust: Honesty, reliability and confidentiality. 儿童人际信任的文化差异：诚实、可靠和保密。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70067

Gaye Soley, Simge Sezerkan, Christine Fawcett

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Statistical power in UK genetic syndrome research; evidence from studies of Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome as model syndrome groups. 英国遗传综合征研究的统计力来自唐氏综合征，脆性X综合征和威廉姆斯综合征作为模型综合征组的研究证据。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-26 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70065

Emily K Farran, Sophia Alexiou, Henrik Danielsson, Camilla Orefice, Laura Cristescu, Elizabeth Pellicano, Jo Van Herwegen, Gaia Scerif

{"title":"Statistical power in UK genetic syndrome research; evidence from studies of Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome as model syndrome groups.","authors":"Emily K Farran, Sophia Alexiou, Henrik Danielsson, Camilla Orefice, Laura Cristescu, Elizabeth Pellicano, Jo Van Herwegen, Gaia Scerif","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70065","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjdp.70065","url":null,"abstract":"Research on genetic syndromes is vital to our understanding of how development unfolds, but the rarity of genetic syndromes can mean that studies are carried out with small sample sizes. Small sample sizes can reduce the statistical power of a study to produce reliable and replicable results. Here, we review all UK journal articles on three target genetic syndromes published from 2013 to 2022. There were 368 eligible articles. The median sample size of genetic syndrome groups was N = 30, and only 6.5% of articles reported a power analysis. Power analysis was performed on the 123 articles classed as 'Cognitive' research, as a test case. This demonstrated an average power of only 54% for a medium effect size and an alpha of 0.05. This is well below the recommended threshold of 80% power. The low power of UK genetic syndrome research has consequences for the replicability of the field due to the risk of Type II errors and reduced precision in effect size estimates, as well as implications for the communities that this research seeks to serve. We provide suggestions for researchers, journal editors and funders for improving the replicability of the field of genetic syndrome research.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148820294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Engagement, preference and identity: Proposing a developmental engagement framework 参与、偏好和认同：提出一个发展性参与框架。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-08 Epub Date: 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70033

Mihyun Son, Hunkoog Jho

{"title":"Engagement, preference and identity: Proposing a developmental engagement framework","authors":"Mihyun Son, Hunkoog Jho","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70033","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjdp.70033","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding how adolescents participate in science requires examining the developmental foundations of engagement and identity formation. This theoretical paper introduces the Developmental Engagement Framework, which positions science engagement as the overarching construct, with science identity representing a developmentally advanced subset that emerges when engagement experiences are integrated with self-concept. This framework addresses persistent empirical puzzles in science identity research—including temporal instability and limited predictive validity in adolescent populations—by proposing that these patterns reflect normal neurodevelopmental processes rather than methodological limitations. During early-to-mid adolescence (ages 11–16), when self-referential neural networks remain under development, science participation operates primarily through preference-based engagement—experience-driven participation supported by earlier-maturing reward and habit formation circuits (basal ganglia, striatum). As prefrontal systems mature in late adolescence, some of this engagement becomes integrated with self-concept, emerging as identity-infused engagement. Our framework complements existing identity theories by specifying their neurodevelopmental prerequisites and optimal timing, drawing on identity process theory, neuroscientific evidence on value-based choice and recent findings on daily experience consolidation. We demonstrate that science identity represents a maturational transformation of engagement rather than a separate construct. This perspective has implications for age-appropriate measurement, intervention design and theoretical integration across developmental stages.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":"44 3","pages":"553-572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145913700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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School achievement in the Brazilian rural Amazon: An analysis of the interaction among motor, cognitive and environmental factors 巴西亚马逊农村地区的学习成绩：运动、认知和环境因素相互作用的分析。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-08 Epub Date: 2026-01-26 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70035

Douglas Vieira, Cinthia Rodrigues Barros, Mabliny Thuany, Thayse Natacha Gomes

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Satisfying personal preference or being considerate? The protagonist's preference matters in children's evaluation of social mindfulness 满足个人喜好还是考虑周全？主人公的偏好对儿童社会正念的评价有影响。

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British Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-08-08 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.70036

Dandan Li, Lu Zang, Xin Zhao

{"title":"Satisfying personal preference or being considerate? The protagonist's preference matters in children's evaluation of social mindfulness","authors":"Dandan Li, Lu Zang, Xin Zhao","doi":"10.1111/bjdp.70036","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjdp.70036","url":null,"abstract":"Children around ages 5–6 begin valuing social mindfulness, where one leaves a diverse choice for others when selecting an item for themselves. This study investigated how Han Chinese 4- to 9-year-olds and adults may consider protagonists' preference (unknown, preferring the unique, or identical items) in their evaluations of socially mindful actions. Results show that, with age, children increasingly rate leaving a choice as nicer, both when the protagonist's preference is unknown and for the unique item. However, when the protagonist prefers identical items, neither children nor adults differentially evaluate between leaving a choice or not. Additionally, children become increasingly sensitive to the costs associated with preferences when evaluating mindful actions. They increasingly evaluated high-cost actions (sacrificing one's preferred item) most favourably, followed by unknown-cost actions, and low-cost actions (when preference aligns with leaving a choice) least favourably. These findings highlighted children's growing ability to integrate complex understandings of preference and cost into social evaluations.","PeriodicalId":51418,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Psychology","volume":"44 3","pages":"603-620"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146121113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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