April 7, 2009

Participants sought for study on mother-child relationships

Researchers in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies are recruiting families with children between the ages of 3.5 and 4 years for a study on child-mother relationships and children's behavior with peers and other adults.

The primary investigators are associate professor Germán Posada and doctoral student researcher Ting Lu.

Participation in the study includes two contacts 1.5 years apart, when children are 3.5 and 5 years of age. In each contact year, child-mother dyads will participate in one home visit and two playground visits. Also, teachers and mothers will answer questionnaires about child behavior in the preschool setting.

Participating families will receive a monetary gift after each visit.

For more information, contact Lu at jtinglu@purdue.edu or (765) 337-2573, or Posada at gposada@purdue.edu or 49-41029.