Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 63, Number 1, January 2017

This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 63, Number 1 (January 2017)
SPECIAL ISSUE: Family Ties: The Role of Regulation and Context in Resilience
Guest Editor: Julie Wargo Aikins

Consulting Editors

Introduction to This MPQ Special Issue
Julie Wargo Aikins and Hilary Horn Ratner

Strolling Through Budapest: On the Outside Looking In
Robert H. Bradley

Mother–Toddler Interaction Quality as a Predictor of Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes in a Very Preterm Sample
M. Susan Delonis, Marjorie Beeghly, and Jessica L. Irwin

Parental Reflective Functioning Moderates the Relationship Between Difficult Temperament in Infancy and Behavior Problems in Toddlerhood
Kristyn Wong, Ann M. Stacks, Katherine L. Rosenblum, and Maria Muzik 

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and At-Risk Young Children’s Internalizing Problems: The Moderating Role of Mothers’ Positivity
Benjamin D. Goodlett, Christopher J. Trentacosta, Caitlin McLear, Laura Crespo, Rebecca Wheeler, Alexis Williams, Kiren Chaudhry, and Joanne Smith-Darden

Routine Active Playtime With Fathers Is Associated With Self-Regulation in Early Childhood
Erika L. Bocknek, Carolyn Dayton, Hasti A. Raveau, Patricia Richardson, Holly E. Brophy-Herb, and Hiram E. Fitzgerald

An Ecodevelopmental Exploration of Mediators Between Maltreatment in Childhood and Drug Use During Pregnancy
Steven J. Ondersma, Lucy McGoron, and Jessica R. Beatty