Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Volume 66, Number 3, July 2020

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 66, Number 3 (July 2020)

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The Protective Role of Parent Positive Personality and Emotional Availability in Toddler Problem Behavior
Gianna Rea-Sandin, T. Caitlin Vasquez-O’Brien, and Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

Infants React Differently to Adults’ Noncontingent Responding Depending on the Adult’s Activity
Gunilla Stenberg

Peers, Self-Control, Neighborhoods, and Adolescent and Early Adult Tobacco and Alcohol Use: Assessing Invariance
Adrian M. Jones and Richard E. Adams

Is Autonomy-Supportive Parenting Beneficial Only to Adolescents With an Autonomous Personality? Two Meanings of Goodness of Fit
Elien Mabbe, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste, and Sarah De Pauw