Socioemotional Development in the Toddler Years: Transitions and Transformations

513 Pages·2007·2.67 MB·English

by  Celia A. Brownell PhD, PhD Claire B. Kopp

SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE TODDLER YEARS
Socioemotional
Development
in the Toddler Years
Transitions and Transformations
Edited by
CELIA A. BROWNELL
CLAIRE B. KOPP
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Socioemotional development in the toddler years : transitions and transformations / edited by
Celia A. Brownell, Claire B. Kopp.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-10: 1-59385-496-X ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-496-6 (hardcover)
1. Toddlers—Development. 2. Child psychology. I. Brownell, Celia A. II. Kopp, Claire B.
HQ774.5.S583 2007
155.42′2—dc22
2007010715
About the Editors
Celia A. Brownell, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University
of Pittsburgh, where she directs the Early Social Development Laboratory and
has served as Chair of the Developmental Psychology Graduate Training Pro-
gram and as Director of Graduate Studies. She has been a coinvestigator on
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of
Early Child Care and Youth Development since its inception in 1990. Dr.
Brownell is an associate editor of Infancy, the official journal of the Interna-
tional Society on Infant Studies. She has conducted research on social develop-
ment of infants and toddlers for over 25 years.
Claire B. Kopp, PhD, is a developmental psychologist whose research interests
focus primarily on the social and emotional development of young children,
with particular emphasis on the development of regulatory processes. Her
writings have also addressed biosocial risk factors that adversely influence
children’s development. Dr. Kopp has published widely in these areas, with
research funded by both federal and private agencies. She taught at the Uni-
versity of California, Los Angeles, and Claremont Graduate University. Dr.
Kopp is a frequent reviewer for developmental, psychological, and pediatric
journals. She is a source of developmental information for parenting maga-
zines, and her book for parents, Baby Steps: A Guide to Your Child’s Social,
Physical, Mental, and Emotional Development in the First Two Years (2003,
Holt), is in its second edition. Dr. Kopp also consults with public and private
agencies on early development.
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Contributors
Contributors
Nameera Akhtar, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California,
Santa Cruz, California
Jason Almerigi, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan
Jessica Barnes, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan
Martha Ann Bell, PhD, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Celia A. Brownell, PhD, Department of Psychology, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kristin A. Buss, PhD, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Susan D. Calkins, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family
Studies and Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina,
Greensboro, North Carolina
Kaye V. Cook, PhD, Department of Psychology, Gordon College, Wenham,
Massachusetts
Judy Dunn, PhD, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre,
Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London,
United Kingdom
Kurt W. Fischer, PhD, Department of Psychology and Graduate School
of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hiram E. Fitzgerald, PhD, Department of Psychology, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan
David R. Forman, PhD, Centre for Research in Human Development
and Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
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viii Contributors
Mary Gauvain, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California,
Riverside, California
H. Hill Goldsmith, PhD, Department of Psychology, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Rebecca Goodvin, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dale F. Hay, PhD, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff,
United Kingdom
R. Peter Hobson, MD, PhD, Tavistock Clinic and Institute of Child Health,
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Martin L. Hoffman, PhD, Department of Psychology, New York University,
New York, New York
Claire Hughes, PhD, Centre for Family Research, Faculty of Social
and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
United Kingdom
Claire B. Kopp, PhD, private practice, Los Angeles, California
Angeline Lillard, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia
Carmen Martínez-Sussmann, MS, Department of Psychology, University
of California, Santa Cruz, California
Michael F. Mascolo, PhD, Department of Psychology, Merrimack College,
North Andover, Massachusetts
Chris Moore, PhD, Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Katherine Nelson, PhD, Psychology Program, City University of New York
Graduate Center, New York, New York
Susan M. Perez, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North
Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Marilyn Shatz, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Linguistics, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ross A. Thompson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University
of California, Davis, California
Christy D. Wolfe, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Contents
Contents
1 Transitions in Toddler Socioemotional Development: 1
Behavior, Understanding, Relationships
Celia A. Brownell and Claire B. Kopp
Part I. UNDERSTANDING SELF AND OTHERS
2 Understanding Self and Others in the Second Year 43
Chris Moore
3 The Codevelopment of Self and Sociomoral Emotions 66
during the Toddler Years
Michael F. Mascolo and Kurt W. Fischer
4 The Transformation of Prosocial Behavior from Infancy 100
to Childhood
Dale F. Hay and Kaye V. Cook
5 The Origins of Empathic Morality in Toddlerhood 132
Martin L. Hoffman
Part II. PLAY AND COMMUNICATION
6 Pretend Play in Toddlers 149
Angeline Lillard
7 Children’s Relationships with Other Children 177
Claire Hughes and Judy Dunn
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