Anne Rifkin‐graboi
Biographic Data
| ID | 97493 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne Rifkin‐graboi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Rifkin‐graboi |
| SIGNATURE | GRABOI A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7641-4678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reliability and Associations of English and Mandarin Vocabulary Measures in Infants and Toddlers Growing Up in a Multilingual Society
This paper aims to understand the reliability of English and Mandarin vocabulary measures, and their associations, among infants and toddlers growing up in a multilingual society. Reliability was examined via item-response Rasch models across English and Mandarin word categories. Parents reported on 137 children’s (age = 5 to 27 months) English and Mandarin vocabulary with a newly developed measure, the developmental vocabulary checklist (DVC). H…
Early Maternal Parenting Profiles and Subsequent Child Well‐Being in an Asian Cohort
Objective To identify parenting profiles among Singaporean mothers of young children and to examine the longitudinal implications of these profiles for children's well‐being during middle childhood. Background The universality of traditional parenting styles (e.g., authoritative, authoritarian), established in Western contexts, and their implications for child well‐being, has been called into question, with studies conducted with Asian population…
The promotion of independence and interdependence in parent–child interactions across two cultures
Parents are early socialization agents who promote both independence and interdependence in their interactions with children. However, given that cultural contexts differ in the relative emphasis placed on the self versus others, the manifestations of these behaviours are likely to differ across cultures. This study compares mothers’ observed independence- and interdependence-promoting behaviours during a naturalistic snack interaction with their…
Grandparental care and early childhood development
Singapore's aging population and the geographical proximity of Singaporean families may contribute to comparatively high rates of grandparental caregiving. This study describes the prevalence of grandparental caregiving and investigates concurrent and longitudinal effects of grandparental care on infant and preschool-aged children's preacademic, executive function, and socioemotional outcomes for the first time in Singapore. In the present study,…
Grandparents' and domestic helpers' childcare support
ObjectiveTo investigate whether childcare support from grandparents and domestic helpers is associated with family well-being in Singapore, with a focus on parent and child psychological well-being as well as the quality of interactions and relationships within the family.BackgroundResearch on the implications of childcare support from maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, and domestic helpers for family well-being remains a gap in the li…
Domain specificity of mastery-motivation-related behaviours in relation to Singaporean preschoolers’ mathematical performance
Early Childhood Development and Education in Singapore
Disorganized attachment in infancy
Disorganized/Disoriented (D) attachment has seen widespread interest from policy makers, practitioners, and clinicians in recent years. However, some of this interest seems to have been based on some false assumptions that (1) attachment measures can be used as definitive assessments of the individual in forensic/child protection settings and that disorganized attachment (2) reliably indicates child maltreatment, (3) is a strong predictor of path…
Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy and Temperament in Early Infancy
Maternal antenatal mood is associated with negative infant temperament. This link has not been substantiated in Asian populations. We evaluated the association between antenatal maternal mood and infant temperament among Asian mother–infant pairs. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (J. Cox, J. Holden, & R. Sagovsky, 1987) and the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (C. Spielberger, R. …
Looking Behavior at Test and Relational Memory in 6‐Month‐Old Infants
Small‐scale eye‐tracking research lends support to behavioral studies of relational memory by 6 months of life. Here, in the largest eye‐tracking test of relational memory to date ( n = 276), we replicate these findings and examine the impact of excluding data based on looking behavior characteristics at test. Past work examining infants' preferential looking toward arbitrary‐paired objects and scenes has excluded infants from analysis based upon…
Language use in the Adult Attachment Interview
Adult attachment classification is traditionally based on qualitative coding of participants' discourse about their attachment history. Word count‐based analyses have proven useful for assessing emotional states from narrative. To expand the understanding of how language is used in emotion regulation processes related to attachment, the authors assess 102 college‐aged adults' language on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Autonomous adults use…
Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy and Temperament in Early Infancy
Maternal antenatal mood is associated with negative infant temperament. This link has not been substantiated in Asian populations. We evaluated the association between antenatal maternal mood and infant temperament among Asian mother–infant pairs. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (J. Cox, J. Holden, & R. Sagovsky, 1987) and the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (C. Spielberger, R. …
Grandparents' and domestic helpers' childcare support
ObjectiveTo investigate whether childcare support from grandparents and domestic helpers is associated with family well-being in Singapore, with a focus on parent and child psychological well-being as well as the quality of interactions and relationships within the family.BackgroundResearch on the implications of childcare support from maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, and domestic helpers for family well-being remains a gap in the li…
Language use in the Adult Attachment Interview
Adult attachment classification is traditionally based on qualitative coding of participants' discourse about their attachment history. Word count‐based analyses have proven useful for assessing emotional states from narrative. To expand the understanding of how language is used in emotion regulation processes related to attachment, the authors assess 102 college‐aged adults' language on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Autonomous adults use…
Looking Behavior at Test and Relational Memory in 6‐Month‐Old Infants
Small‐scale eye‐tracking research lends support to behavioral studies of relational memory by 6 months of life. Here, in the largest eye‐tracking test of relational memory to date ( n = 276), we replicate these findings and examine the impact of excluding data based on looking behavior characteristics at test. Past work examining infants' preferential looking toward arbitrary‐paired objects and scenes has excluded infants from analysis based upon…
Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy and Temperament in Early Infancy
Maternal antenatal mood is associated with negative infant temperament. This link has not been substantiated in Asian populations. We evaluated the association between antenatal maternal mood and infant temperament among Asian mother–infant pairs. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (J. Cox, J. Holden, & R. Sagovsky, 1987) and the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (C. Spielberger, R. …
Disorganized attachment in infancy
Disorganized/Disoriented (D) attachment has seen widespread interest from policy makers, practitioners, and clinicians in recent years. However, some of this interest seems to have been based on some false assumptions that (1) attachment measures can be used as definitive assessments of the individual in forensic/child protection settings and that disorganized attachment (2) reliably indicates child maltreatment, (3) is a strong predictor of path…
Early Childhood Development and Education in Singapore
Domain specificity of mastery-motivation-related behaviours in relation to Singaporean preschoolers’ mathematical performance
Grandparental care and early childhood development
Singapore's aging population and the geographical proximity of Singaporean families may contribute to comparatively high rates of grandparental caregiving. This study describes the prevalence of grandparental caregiving and investigates concurrent and longitudinal effects of grandparental care on infant and preschool-aged children's preacademic, executive function, and socioemotional outcomes for the first time in Singapore. In the present study,…
Grandparents' and domestic helpers' childcare support
ObjectiveTo investigate whether childcare support from grandparents and domestic helpers is associated with family well-being in Singapore, with a focus on parent and child psychological well-being as well as the quality of interactions and relationships within the family.BackgroundResearch on the implications of childcare support from maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, and domestic helpers for family well-being remains a gap in the li…
Reliability and Associations of English and Mandarin Vocabulary Measures in Infants and Toddlers Growing Up in a Multilingual Society
This paper aims to understand the reliability of English and Mandarin vocabulary measures, and their associations, among infants and toddlers growing up in a multilingual society. Reliability was examined via item-response Rasch models across English and Mandarin word categories. Parents reported on 137 children’s (age = 5 to 27 months) English and Mandarin vocabulary with a newly developed measure, the developmental vocabulary checklist (DVC). H…
Early Maternal Parenting Profiles and Subsequent Child Well‐Being in an Asian Cohort
Objective To identify parenting profiles among Singaporean mothers of young children and to examine the longitudinal implications of these profiles for children's well‐being during middle childhood. Background The universality of traditional parenting styles (e.g., authoritative, authoritarian), established in Western contexts, and their implications for child well‐being, has been called into question, with studies conducted with Asian population…
The promotion of independence and interdependence in parent–child interactions across two cultures
Parents are early socialization agents who promote both independence and interdependence in their interactions with children. However, given that cultural contexts differ in the relative emphasis placed on the self versus others, the manifestations of these behaviours are likely to differ across cultures. This study compares mothers’ observed independence- and interdependence-promoting behaviours during a naturalistic snack interaction with their…
Developmental psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Attachment theory (2 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cohort (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works)