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Hou XH, Wang LJ, Li M, Qin QZ, Li Y, Chen BB. The roles of sibling status and sibling relationship quality on theory of mind among Chinese preschool children. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Moerman F, Warreyn P, Demurie E, Boterberg S, Vermeirsch J, Roeyers H. Play in Relation to Autism Traits in Young Children at Elevated Likelihood for Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2021; 53:1413-1430. [PMID: 34668127 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05326-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Play of younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (siblings; n = 44), very preterm children (preterms; n = 44), and children at typical likelihood for ASD (n = 36) was observed at 24 months. Children with ASD and atypical development engaged less in spontaneous (pre-)symbolic play than typically developing children. Total duration of spontaneous and elicited (pre-)symbolic play was associated with later ASD traits in siblings. However, no association between most play variables and ASD traits was found in preterms. This suggests possible different ASD-trajectories between siblings and preterms. Thus, spontaneous (pre-)symbolic play may be indicative of developmental challenges across several populations, and results highlight the need to move beyond studying only siblings in order to broaden our understanding of ASD.
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- Floor Moerman
- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research in Developmental Disorders Lab, Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Hou XH, Gong ZQ, Wang LJ, Zhou Y, Su Y. A Reciprocal and Dynamic Development Model for the Effects of Siblings on Children's Theory of Mind. Front Psychol 2020; 11:554023. [PMID: 33192805 PMCID: PMC7649281 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.554023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In the field of social influences on Theory of Mind (ToM), more research has focused on the role of parents, but less research has examined the impact of siblings on children’s social understanding. We review existing research related to what factors might affect sibling–ToM association and how these potential factors affect ToM. Based on the literature review, we propose an integrative model that unites three categories of factors (i.e., sibling structural variables, sibling individual variables, parental intervening variables) that might have effects on the sibling–ToM association and highlights mental-state talks during sibling interactions at the intersection of sibling-related variables and ToM. Furthermore, we propose some issues arising from this review that need to be clarified in future studies. Specifically, we hope to clarify the specific effects of older and younger siblings on children’s understanding of human minds, the similarities and differences of sibling–ToM association under different cultural backgrounds, and the impact of family social disadvantage (e.g., lower SES) on the sibling–ToM association. All these works would benefit from the verification, revision, and expansion of our reciprocal influence model for the sibling–ToM association.
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- Xiao-Hui Hou
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Education, School of Education Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Education, School of Education Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China
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- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Education, School of Education Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China.,Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Van Bergen P, Barnier AJ, Reese E, McIlwain D. “There were Spooks in the Park”: Children's reminiscing with parents and siblings following a staged Halloween event. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN MEMORY AND COGNITION 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bontinck C, Warreyn P, Demurie E, Bruyneel E, Boterberg S, Roeyers H. Social Interactions Between 24-Month-Old Children and Their Older Sibling with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics and Association with Social-Communicative Development. J Autism Dev Disord 2018; 48:4118-4137. [PMID: 29971663 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3660-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This study compared sibling interactions between 24-month-old children and their older sibling with ASD (high-risk; n = 24) with 24-month-old children and their typically developing older sibling (low-risk; n = 32). First, high-risk sibling pairs showed lower levels of positive behaviour and younger siblings of children with ASD imitated their older sibling less. Second, in the high-risk group positive interactions were positively associated with the youngest child's language abilities. However, this association was no longer significant after controlling for language abilities at 14 months. Third, more total interactions in the high-risk group, both negative and positive, were associated with more ASD characteristics. Thus, early sibling interactions might reveal interesting information in light of the (atypical) developmental trajectories of younger siblings of children with ASD.
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- Chloè Bontinck
- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Bontinck C, Warreyn P, Van der Paelt S, Demurie E, Roeyers H. The early development of infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: Characteristics of sibling interactions. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193367. [PMID: 29543814 PMCID: PMC5854306 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Although sibling interactions play an important role in children's early development, they are rarely studied in very young children with an older brother or sister with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study used a naturalistic, observational method to compare interactions between 18-month-old infants and their older sibling with ASD (n = 22) with a control group of 18-month-old infants and their typically developing (TD) older sibling (n = 29). In addition, role (a)symmetry and the influence of gender were evaluated. Sibling interactions in ASD-dyads were characterized by higher levels of negativity. Although somewhat less pronounced in ASD-dyads, role asymmetry was present in both groups, with the older child taking the dominant position. Finally, siblings pairs with an older sister were characterized by more positive behaviours. Since differences in sibling interactions may alter the developmental trajectories of both siblings, these early relationships should be taken into account in future ASD research and interventions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chloè Bontinck
- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Research Group Developmental Disorders, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Pickering JA, Sanders MR. Integrating Parents' Views on Sibling Relationships to Tailor an Evidence-based Parenting Intervention for Sibling Conflict. FAMILY PROCESS 2017; 56:105-125. [PMID: 26333041 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Parents play a crucial role in the development of their children's relationships with their siblings. Despite this, relatively few evidence-based parenting programs exist that specifically offer parents the strategies and techniques they desire and require for managing their children's sibling relationships. One way of bridging this gap is to design a tailored parenting intervention for sibling relationships that incorporates the parent voice in various aspects of program design. The current study recruited a convenience sample of 409 Australian parents to complete an online survey relating to their views on difficult sibling behaviors and what, if any, help they desire in dealing with the issue. The majority of respondents were Caucasian, middle- to upper-class mothers. Respondents predominantly attributed the causes of sibling conflict to their child's internal traits, but expressed strong desire for assistance with managing behavioral problems, especially when sibling relationships were marked by physical aggression. Respondents reported high levels of acceptability for positive, rather than punitive, parenting strategies and showed a clear preference for parenting interventions delivered in easy-to-access formats. The findings are interpreted in the context of guiding the development of a tailored parenting intervention for enhancing sibling relationships and reducing conflict.
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- John A Pickering
- Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Jansen PW, Zwirs B, Verlinden M, Mieloo CL, Jaddoe VWV, Hofman A, Verhulst FC, Jansen W, van Ijzendoorn MH, Tiemeier H. Observed and parent-reported conscience in childhood: Relations with bullying involvement in early primary school. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/sode.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Pauline W. Jansen
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Institute of Psychology; Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Criminology; Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Research and Business Intelligence; City of Rotterdam, RSO, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Social Development; City of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Centre for Child and Family Studies; Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- School for Pedagogical and Educational Sciences; Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; Netherlands
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Mosli RH, Miller AL, Peterson KE, Lumeng JC. Sibling feeding behavior: Mothers as role models during mealtimes. Appetite 2015; 96:617-620. [PMID: 26585632 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Siblings may act as caregivers and role models during mealtimes, and develop caregiving skills by observing and imitating the behavior of their mothers. The objective of this study was to examine the association between maternal feeding behaviors and encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child during mealtimes. Index children aged 4-8 years (n = 69) were videotaped while eating a routine evening meal at home with one sibling present. Encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child were coded from the videotapes. Mothers completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire and the Caregiver's Feeding Styles Questionnaire. Poisson regression was used to examine the association of maternal Pressure to Eat, Restriction, Monitoring, Verbal Direction, and Coercion with number of encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child. Models were adjusted for index child's age, sex, and race/ethnicity, and maternal education. Results showed that maternal Pressure to Eat (Rate Ratio (RR): 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19, 1.69), Restriction (RR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.60), Verbal Direction (RR: 2.04, 95% CI: 1.68, 2.47), and Coercion (RR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.29, 1.92) were each positively associated with the number of encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child. Maternal Monitoring was not associated with the number of encouragements to eat delivered from the sibling to the index child (RR: 0.92, 97% CI: 0.78, 1.09). Findings suggest that maternal behavior during mealtimes may affect the index child indirectly by shaping the behavior of siblings. Since controlling feeding behaviors have been associated with greater child obesity risk, future studies may evaluate the compounded effect of experiencing controlling feeding behaviors from both mothers and siblings.
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- Rana H Mosli
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Mosli RH, Miller AL, Kaciroti N, Peterson KE, Rosenblum K, Baylin A, Lumeng JC. Mealtime behavior among siblings and body mass index of 4-8 year olds: a videotaped observational study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2015; 12:94. [PMID: 26169374 PMCID: PMC4501061 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0256-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Being a last-born child and having a sister have been associated with higher body mass index (BMI). Encouragement to eat that overrides children’s self-regulation has been reported to increase the risk of obesogenic eating behaviors. This study sought to test the hypothesis that encouragement to eat during mealtime from older siblings and sisters mediates associations of being last-born or having a sister with higher BMI. Methods Children aged 4–8 years (n = 75) were videotaped while eating a routine evening meal at home with one sibling present. Encouragement to eat (defined as direct prompts to eat or general positive statements about food) delivered to the index child (IC) from the sibling was coded from the videotape. Path analysis was used to examine associations between IC’s birth order, sibling’s sex, encouragement counts, and IC’s measured BMI z-score (BMIz). Results Being the younger sibling in the sibling dyad was associated with the IC receiving more encouragements to eat from the sibling (β: 0.93, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 0.59, 1.26, p < 0.0001). The IC having a sister compared with a brother was not associated with the IC receiving more encouragements to eat from the sibling (β: 0.18, 95 % CI: −0.09, 0.47, p = 0.20). The IC receiving more encouragements to eat from the sibling was associated with lower IC BMIz (β: −0.06, 95 % CI: −0.12, 0.00, p = 0.05). Conclusions Children were more likely to receive encouragements to eat from older siblings than younger siblings. Being the recipient of encouragements to eat from a sibling was associated with lower, not higher, child BMIz, which may reflect sibling modeling of maternal behavior. Future longitudinal studies are needed to examine whether encouragements to eat from siblings lead to increase in BMI over time. Encouragements from siblings may be a novel intervention target for obesity prevention.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rana H Mosli
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jedddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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