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    The contributions of children’s social competence, aggression, and anxiety to their play behaviours with peers
    (Taylor & Francis, 2021) Asik-Ozturk, M.; Ahmetoglu, E.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of children's social competence, aggression, and anxiety to their play behaviours with peers. A total of 149 preschoolers aged 36-73 months (M = 54.6 months, SD = 0.99; 50.3% girls) and their 46 teachers in Turkey recruited for the current study. Teachers reported on children's social competence, aggression, and anxiety. Children's peer relations during play were observed. Results from the regression models showed that children's social competence positively and anxiety negatively were associated with children's peer interactions during play. Children's gender was negatively associated with their play behaviours, indicating girls had higher levels of positive interactions with peers than boys did. Limitations and future directions of the current study are discussed.
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    Cultural contributors to negative emotionality: A multilevel analysis from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium
    (Sage, 2021-11) Desmarais, E. E.; French, B. F.; Ahmetoglu, E.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Gonzalez-Salinas, C.; Kozlova, E.; Slobodskaya, H.; Benga, O.; Majdandžić, M.; Beijers, R.; de Weerth, C.; Huitron, B.; Lee, E. G.; Han, S. Y.; Park, S. Y.; Giusti, L.; Montirosso, R.; Tuovinen, S.; Heinonen, K.; Raikkonen, K.; Wang, Z. Y.; Lecannelier, F.; Linhares, M. B. M.; Casalin, S.; Putnam, S. P.; Gartstein, M. A.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
    This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing temperament ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions while controlling for age and gender. More individualistic values were associated with lower NE, and component discomfort, fear, motor activity, perceptual sensitivity, and soothability scales. The discomfort subscale was negatively associated with power distance and positively associated with masculine cultural values. Higher ratings of shyness were related to a more long-term cultural orientation. Results illustrate the feasibility of an MLM approach to cross-cultural research and provide a new perspective on the intersection of culture and temperament development. Limitations and future implications are discussed.
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    Links between television exposure and toddler dysregulation: Does culture matter?
    (Elsevier, 2021-05) Desmarais, E.; Brown, K.; Campbell, K.; French, B. F.; Putnam, S. P.; Casalin, S.; Linhares, M. B. M.; Lecannelier, F.; Wang, Z.; Raikkonen, K.; Heinonen, K.; Tuovinen, S.; Montirosso, R.; Provenzi, L.; Park, S. Y.; Han, S. Y.; Lee, E. G.; Huitron, B.; de Weerth, C.; Beijers, R.; Majdandžić, M.; Benga, O.; Slobodskaya, H.; Kozlova, E.; Gonzalez-Salinas, C.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Ahmetoglu, E.; Gartstein, M. A.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
    Television exposure in early childhood has increased, with concerns raised regarding adverse effects on social-emotional development, and emerging self-regulation in particular. The present study addressed television exposure (i.e., amount of time watching TV) and its associations with toddler behavioral/emotional dysregulation, examining potential differences across 14 cultures. The sample consisted of an average of 60 toddlers from each of the 14 countries from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium (JETTC; Gartstein & Putnam, 2018). Analyses were conducted relying on the multi-level modeling framework (MLM), accounting for between- and within-culture variability, and examining the extent to which TV exposure contributions were universal vs. variable across sites. Effects of time watching TV were evaluated in relation to temperament reactivity and regulation, as well as measures of emotional reactivity, attention difficulties, and aggression. Results indicated that more time spent watching TV was associated with higher ratings on Negative Emotionality, emotional reactivity, aggression, and attention problems, as well as lower levels of soothability. However, links between TV exposure and both attention problems and soothability varied significantly between cultures. Taken together, results demonstrate that increased time spent watching television was generally associated with dysregulation, although effects were not consistently uniform, but rather varied as a function of culturally-dependent contextual factors.
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    Parental involvement and children’s peer interactions
    (Springer, 2022-07) Ahmetoglu, E.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Ozturk, M. A.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
    Children require parental support to successfully develop social and academic skills during early years. We examined the link between parental involvement and preschool children’s peer interactions. We recruited 442 children (52.8% girls), their parents and teachers for the current study. The children’s age ranged between 40 and 86 months (M = 60.28, SD = 9.72). Parents and teachers reported on children’s positive and negative peer interactions using the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale. Parents reported on their involvement using the Family Involvement Questionnaire. Results from the structural equation models revealed that parental involvement was positively related to positive peer interactions but not with negative peer interactions. Future work and limitations are discussed.
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    Relations between bedtime parenting behaviors and temperament across 14 cultures
    (Frontiers Media, 2022-11-24) Pham, C.; Desmarais, E.; Jones, V.; Jones, B. F.; Wang, Z.; Putnam, S.; Casalin, S.; Linhares, M. B. M.; Lecannelier, F.; Tuovinen, S.; Heinonen, K.; Raikkonen, K.; Montirosso, R.; Giusti, L.; Park, S. Y.; Han, S. Y.; Lee, E. G.; Huitron, B.; de Weerth, C.; Beijers, R.; Majdandžić, M.; Gonzalez-Salinas, C.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Slobodskaya, H.; Kozlova, E.; Ahmetoglu, E.; Benga, O.; Gartstein, M. A.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
    Objectives: The present study examined parental sleep-supporting practices during toddlerhood in relation to temperament across 14 cultures. We hypothesized that passive sleep-supporting techniques (e.g., talking, cuddling), but not active techniques (e.g., walking, doing an activity together), would be associated with less challenging temperament profiles: higher Surgency (SUR) and Effortful Control (EC) and lower Negative Emotionality (NE), with fine-grained dimensions exhibiting relationships consistent with their overarching factors (e.g., parallel passive sleep-supporting approach effects for dimensions of NE). Methods: Caregivers (N = 841) across 14 cultures (M = 61 families per site) reported toddler (between 17 and 40 months of age; 52% male) temperament and sleep-supporting activities. Utilizing linear multilevel regression models and group-mean centering procedures, we assessed the role of between- and within-cultural variance in sleep-supporting practices in relation to temperament. Results: Both within-and between-culture differences in passive sleep-supporting techniques were associated with temperament attributes, (e.g., lower NE at the between-culture level; higher within-culture EC). For active techniques only within-culture effects were significant (e.g., demonstrating a positive association with NE). Adding sleep-supporting behaviors to the regression models accounted for significantly more between-culture temperament variance than child age and gender alone. Conclusion: Hypotheses were largely supported. Findings suggest parental sleep practices could be potential targets for interventions to mitigate risk posed by challenging temperament profiles (e.g., reducing active techniques that are associated with greater distress proneness and NE).