Caregiving practices and child development: a cross-cultural perspective.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1074477

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This program of research will investigate the cross-cultural differences in the types and prevalence of cognitive and socio-emotional caregiving practices in a community sample of parents in a low income country. The influence of cultural beliefs, caregiver distress and the common challenges experienced by caregivers will be explored and it will also test the effectiveness of an innovative psychological intervention to facilitate optimal child development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $109,487.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Developmental Psychology and Ageing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

child development | cognition | emotion | mother-infant interaction | parenting

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