Recent Publications

Peterson, E. R., Sharma, T., Bird, A., Henderson, A. M., Ramgopal, V., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. (2024). How mothers talk to their children about failure, mistakes and setbacks is related to their children’s fear of failure. British journal of educational psychology. /doi/10.1111/bjep.12685

Stephenson, S. A.*, Meissel, K., & Peterson, E. R. (2024). Correlates of responses to peer provocation and bullying in middle childhood: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 101939. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2024.101939

Zhang, Q.*, Underwood, L., Peterson, E. R., Fenaughty, J., & Waldie, K. E. (2024). Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Aggressive Student Culture Scale Administered to the Age 8 Growing Up in NZ Cohort. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 42(2), 131-146. doi:10.1177/07342829231218036

Bird, A., Reese, E., Salmon, K., Waldie, K., Peterson, E., Atatoa-Carr, P., & Morton, S. (2023). Maternal depressive symptoms and child language development: Exploring potential pathways through observed and self-reported mother-child verbal interactions.. Development and psychopathology, 1-14. doi:10.1017/s0954579423001311

Corkin, M. T.*, Liang, J., Meissel, K., Peterson, E. R., Corkin, E., Lee, K., & Giacamann, N. (2023). Identifying the Predictors of Four Modes of Using Digital Technologies At 8 Years of Age: Limited, Entertainment, Creative and Emergent. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2296955

Ahmad, S.*, Peterson, E. R., Waldie, K. E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2023). Proximal Processes and Contextual Factors Associated with Early Socio-emotional Competence Development. Child Psychiatry & Human Development DOI:  10.1007/s10578-023-01591-0https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01591-0

Anns, F., Waldie, K. E., Peterson, E. R., Walker, C., Morton, S. M., & D’Souza, S. (2023). Behavioural outcomes of children exposed to antidepressants and unmedicated depression during pregnancy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 338, 144-154.

Swearingen, I., Reese, E., Garnett, M., Peterson, E., Salmon, K., Atatoa-Carr, P., Morton, S. M. B., & Bird, A. (under review). Maternal reminiscing during middle childhood: Associations with infant and child temperament from the growing up in New Zealand cohort study.

Garnett, M., Reese, E., Swearingen, I., Peterson, E., Salmon, K., Waldie, K., D’souza, S., Atatoa-Carr, P., Morton, S., & Bird, A. (2023). Maternal reminiscing and children’s socioemotional development: Evidence from a  large pre-birth longitudinal cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand. Journal of Cognition and Development, 0(0), 1–26.

Morton, S. M. B., Napier, C., Morar, M., Waldie, K., Peterson, E., Carr, P. A., . . . Cha, J. (2022). Mind the gap – unequal from the start: evidence from the early years of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 52(3), 216-236. doi:10.1080/03036758.2022.2058026

Theunissen, G., D’Souza, S., Peterson, E. R., Walker, C., Morton, S. M. B., & Waldie, K. E. (2022). Prenatal determinants of depressive symptoms in childhood: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand.. Journal of affective disorders, 302, 41-49. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.076

Neumann, D*., Peterson, E. R., Underwood, L., Morton, S. M. B., & Waldie, K. E. (2022). The Association Between Persistence and Change in Behavioral Difficulties During Early to Middle Childhood and Cognitive Abilities at Age 8.. Child psychiatry and human development. doi:10.1007/s10578-022-01453-1

Corkin, M.T.*, Meissel, K., Peterson, E.R., Lee, K., Giacaman, N., Janicot, S. and Morton, S.M.B. 2022. Are distinct modes of using digital technologies evident by age eight? Implications for digital divides. Computers and Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2022.104642

Corkin, M.T.*, Peterson, E.R., Henderson, A.M.E, Waldie, K.E.,Reese, E. and Morton, S.M.B. 2022. Examining the association between mothers’ life logistics and screen time of children aged 4 – 5 years old. The Social Sciences Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2022.2081441

Schoeps, A., Gontijo de Castro, T., Peterson, E. R., Wall, C., D’Souza, S., Waldie, K. E., & Morton, S. (2022). Associations between antenatal maternal diet and other health aspects with infant temperament in a large multiethnic cohort study: a path analysis approach.. BMJ open, 12(2), e046790. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046790

Corkin, M. T.*, Henderson, A. M. E., Peterson, E. R., Kennedy-Costantini, S., Sharplin, H. S., & Morrison, S. (2022). Associations between technoference, quality of parent-infant interactions, and infants’ vocabulary development.. Infant behavior & development, 64, 101611. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101611

Brown, M.*, & Peterson, E. (2022). Current Approaches to Research With Gifted Adults: Differences Known and Unknown. Roeper Review, 44(1), 6-18. doi:10.1080/02783193.2021.2005207

Stephens, J. M., Rubie-Davies, C., & Peterson, E. R. (2022). Do preservice teacher education candidates’ implicit biases of ethnic differences and mindset toward academic ability change over time?. Learning and Instruction, 78, 101480. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2021.101480

Ahmad, S.*, Waldie, K. E., Morton, S. M. B., & Peterson, E. R. (2021). Do Patterns of Levels of Socio-emotional Competence During Early Childhood Predict Executive Function at 4.5 Years?. Child psychiatry and human development. doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01128-3

Corkin, M. T.*, Henderson, A. M. E., Peterson, E. R., Kennedy-Costantini, S., Sharplin, H. S., & Morrison, S. (2021). Associations between technoference, quality of parent-infant interactions, and infants’ vocabulary development.. Infant behavior & development, 64, 101611. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101611

Neumann, D.*, Peterson, E. R., Underwood, L., Morton, S. M. B., & Waldie, K. E. (2021). The development of cognitive functioning indices in early childhood. Cognitive Development, 60, 101098. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101098

Stephens, J. M., Rubie-Davies, C., & Peterson, E. R. (2021). Do preservice teacher education candidates’ implicit biases of ethnic differences and mindset toward academic ability change over time?. Learning and Instruction, 101480. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2021.101480

Ahmad, S*, Waldie KE, Morton SMB, Peterson ER. Do Patterns of Levels of Socio-emotional Competence During Early Childhood Predict Executive Function at 4.5 Years? Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01128-3.

Wallander, J. L., Berry, S., Carr, P. A., Peterson, E. R., Waldie, K. E., Marks, E., . . . Morton, S. M. B. (2021). Patterns of risk exposure in first 1,000 days of life and health, behavior, and education-related problems at age 4.5: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand, a longitudinal cohort study.. BMC pediatrics, 21(1), 285. doi:10.1186/s12887-021-02652-w

Corkin, M. T.*, Peterson, E. R., Henderson, A. M. E., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2021). Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 73, 101237. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101237

Corkin, M.*, Peterson, E., Henderson, A., Bird, A., Waldie, K., Reese, E., Morton, S.M.B. (2021) The predictors of screen time at two years in a large nationally diverse cohort. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30, 2076-2096. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01985-5

Neumann, D.*, Peterson, E., Underwood, L., Morton, S., & Waldie, K. (2021). Exploring the Factor Structure of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in a Large Sample of 8-Year-Old Children in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1-10. doi:10.1017/S1355617720001265

Brown, M.*, & Peterson, E.R., “We are not that!” A focus group study with gifted adults: direction for future research.  Advanced Development, 18, 107-127.

Galvin, A., Davis, G., Neumann, D., Underwood, L., Peterson, E. R., Morton, S., & Waldie, K. E. (2020). Risk Factors Associated with Language Delay in Preschool Children. International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 4(2), 35-52.

D’Souza, S., Underwood, L., Peterson, E. R., Morton, S. M. B., & Waldie, K. E. (2020). The Association Between Persistence and Change in Early Childhood Behavioural Problems and Preschool Cognitive Outcomes.. Child psychiatry and human development. doi:10.1007/s10578-019-00953-x

Buckley, J., Peterson, E. R., Underwood, L., D’Souza, S., Morton, S. M. B., & Waldie, K. E. (2020). Socio-demographic and maternal health indicators of inhibitory control in preschool age children: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 11(2), 181-201. doi:10.1332/175795919×15746664055477

Kim, Y., Bird, A., Peterson. E.R., Underwood, L., Morton, S., Grant, C. The relationship of maternal antenatal depression with early childhood sleep: Potential pathways through infant temperament characteristics. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 214-228. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa001

Brown, M.*, Peterson. E.R., Rawlinson, C. Research with gifted adults: What international experts think needs to happen to move the field forward. Roper Review.  42.2. 95-108. DOI 10.1080/02783193.2020.1728797’

Crawford, A.*, Te Nahu Rongomaiwahine Rāua Ko Kahungunu, L. T. H., Peterson, E. R., McGinn, V., Robertshaw, K., & Tippett, L. (2020). [Formula: see text] Cognitive and social/emotional influences on adaptive functioning in children with FASD: Clinical and cultural considerations.. Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence, 26(8), 1112-1144. doi:10.1080/09297049.2020.1771296