A C Huston

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The relations of early television viewing to school readiness and vocabulary of children from low-income families: the early window project
    J C Wright
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712-1097, USA
    Child Dev 72:1347-66. 2001
  2. ncbi How young children spend their time: television and other activities
    A C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712 1097, USA
    Dev Psychol 35:912-25. 1999
  3. ncbi From research to policy and back
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A2700, Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Child Dev 79:1-12. 2008
  4. ncbi Impacts on children of a policy to promote employment and reduce poverty for low-income parents: new hope after 5 years
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human EcologyUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Dev Psychol 41:902-18. 2005
  5. ncbi Mothers' time with infant and time in employment as predictors of mother-child relationships and children's early development
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Child Dev 76:467-82. 2005
  6. ncbi Work-based antipoverty programs for parents can enhance the school performance and social behavior of children
    A C Huston
    University of Texas, Department of Human Ecology, Austin 78712, USA
    Child Dev 72:318-36. 2001
  7. ncbi Human development in societal context
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
    Annu Rev Psychol 61:411-37, C1. 2010
  8. ncbi Socioeconomic status, schooling, and the developmental trajectories of adolescents
    Robert Crosnoe
    Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 1088, USA
    Dev Psychol 43:1097-110. 2007
  9. ncbi The mother-infant relationship in single, cohabiting, and married families: a case for marriage?
    Stacy Rosenkrantz Aronson
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, USA
    J Fam Psychol 18:5-18. 2004
  10. ncbi Reforms and child development
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas, Austin, USA
    Future Child 12:58-77. 2002

Research Grants

  1. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
    Aletha Huston; Fiscal Year: 2002
  2. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
    Aletha Huston; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi The relations of early television viewing to school readiness and vocabulary of children from low-income families: the early window project
    J C Wright
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712-1097, USA
    Child Dev 72:1347-66. 2001
    ..The results affirm the conclusion that the relations of television viewed to early academic skills depend primarily on the content of the programs viewed...
  2. ncbi How young children spend their time: television and other activities
    A C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712 1097, USA
    Dev Psychol 35:912-25. 1999
    ..The results do not support a simple displacement hypothesis; the relations of TV viewing to other activities depend on the program content, the nature of the competing activity, and the environmental context...
  3. ncbi From research to policy and back
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A2700, Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Child Dev 79:1-12. 2008
    ..Developmental scientists can contribute to better science policy and better social policy by strengthening the scientific quality of their evidence and communicating research-based knowledge more effectively...
  4. ncbi Impacts on children of a policy to promote employment and reduce poverty for low-income parents: new hope after 5 years
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human EcologyUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Dev Psychol 41:902-18. 2005
    ..The program produced improvements in family income and use of organized child care and activity settings, suggesting possible pathways by which the New Hope package of policies influenced children's behavior...
  5. ncbi Mothers' time with infant and time in employment as predictors of mother-child relationships and children's early development
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 0141, USA
    Child Dev 76:467-82. 2005
    ..Mothers who spent more time at work had higher HOME scores. Maternal time with infants may reflect maternal characteristics that affect both time allocation and maternal behavior...
  6. ncbi Work-based antipoverty programs for parents can enhance the school performance and social behavior of children
    A C Huston
    University of Texas, Department of Human Ecology, Austin 78712, USA
    Child Dev 72:318-36. 2001
    ..The results suggest that an anti-poverty program that provides support for combining work and family responsibilities can have beneficial effects on the development of school-age children...
  7. ncbi Human development in societal context
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
    Annu Rev Psychol 61:411-37, C1. 2010
    ..Finally, although income inequality has increased greatly, little is known about the influences of relative poverty and social inequality on human development...
  8. ncbi Socioeconomic status, schooling, and the developmental trajectories of adolescents
    Robert Crosnoe
    Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712 1088, USA
    Dev Psychol 43:1097-110. 2007
    ..These patterns tended to be less predictive of math/science credit accumulation at the highest and lowest ends of the socioeconomic spectrum...
  9. ncbi The mother-infant relationship in single, cohabiting, and married families: a case for marriage?
    Stacy Rosenkrantz Aronson
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin, USA
    J Fam Psychol 18:5-18. 2004
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  10. ncbi Reforms and child development
    Aletha C Huston
    Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas, Austin, USA
    Future Child 12:58-77. 2002
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  11. ncbi School readiness and later achievement
    Greg J Duncan
    School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
    Dev Psychol 43:1428-46. 2007
    ..Patterns of association were similar for boys and girls and for children from high and low socioeconomic backgrounds...
  12. ncbi Economic well-being and children's social adjustment: the role of family process in an ethnically diverse low-income sample
    Rashmita S Mistry
    Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 8115, USA
    Child Dev 73:935-51. 2002
    ..Multiple-group analyses revealed that the pathways by which economic hardship influences children's behavior appear to operate similarly for boys and girls, and for African American and Hispanic families...

Research Grants10

  1. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
    Aletha Huston; Fiscal Year: 2002
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  2. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
    Aletha Huston; Fiscal Year: 2006
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