References 2005 series

Mother and child

Making Child of our Time

Child of our Time has an enormous scope - twenty five families, twenty years - and putting the programmes together is an enormous challenge. Find out more about making the series.

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Find out more about the TV series and the project, which spans 20 years, with series producer Tessa Livingstone.

To make the 2005 series of Child of our Time the programme makers consulted a variety of sources and experts. The production team selected these as being the key sources for the first three programmes in the series

Identity Crisis?

Bennett, M., Lyons, E., Sani, F. and Barrett, M. (1998) ‘Children's subjective identification with the group and ingroup favoritism’, Developmental Psychology, vol. 34, pp. 902-909.
Hill, A. J. (2002) ‘Parental influence on children's eating’, Nutrition in Practice, vol. 2, pp.1-3.
Hill, A. J. and Franklin, J. A. (1998) ‘Mothers, pre-adolescent daughters, and dieting: investigating the transmission of weight control’, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 37, pp. 3-13.
Leonard, S. P. and Archer, J. (1989) ‘A naturalistic investigation of gender constancy in three to four year old children’, British Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 7, pp. 341-346.
Poulin-Dubois, D., Serbin, L. A., Eichstedt, J. A., Sen, M. G. and Beissel, C. F. (2002) ‘Men don't put on make-up: toddlers' knowledge of the gender stereotyping of household activities’, Social Development, vol. 11, pp. 166-181.
Quintana, S. M. (1998) ‘Development of children's understanding of ethnicity and race’, Applied & Preventive Psychology: Current Scientific Perspective, vol. 7, pp. 27-45.
Rutland, A. (1999) ‘The development of national prejudice, in-group favouritism and self-stereotypes in British children’, British Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 38, pp. 55-70.
Rutland, A. (1996) ‘The development of a national and European identity in children and adolescents’, International Journal of Psychology, vol. 31, pp. 37-94.
Warin, J. (2000) ‘The Attainment of self-consistency through gender in young children’,Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, vol. 41, pp. 209-231.

State of Play

Green, C.S. and Bavelier, D. (2003) ‘Action video game modifies visual attention’, Nature, vol. 423, pp. 534-537.
Reilly, J. J., Jackson, D. M., Montgomery, C., Kelly, L. A., Slater, C., Grant, S. and Paton, J. Y. (2004) ‘Total energy expenditure and physical activity in young Scottish children: mixed longitudinal study’, The Lancet, vol. 363, pp. 211-212.
Wright, I., Waterman, M., Prescott, H., and Murdoch-Eaton, D. (2003) ‘A new stroop-like measure of inhibitory function development: typical developmental trends’, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, vol. 44, pp. 561-575.

What are Dads for?

Fleming, A., Corter, C. and Stallings, J. (2002) ‘Testosterone and prolactin are associated with emotional responses to infant cries in new fathers’, Hormones and Behaviour, vol. 42, pp. 399-413.
Koestner, R., Franz, C., and Joel Weinberger, J. (1990) ‘The family origins of empathic concern: a twenty-six year longitudinal study’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 58, pp. 709-717.
Sturgess, W., Dunn, J., and Davies, L. (2001) ‘Young children’s perceptions of their relationships with family members: links with family setting, friendships, and adjustment’, International Journal of Behavioural Development, vol. 25, pp. 521-529.
Trotman Reid, P. C., Tate, C. S. and Berman, P. W. (1989) ‘Preschool children’s self-presentations in situations with infants: sex and race’, Child Development, vol. 60, pp. 710-714.

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