Jessica F Sperber

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ID5722304
NOMBREJessica F Sperber
NOMBRESJessica F
APELLIDOSperber
FIRMASPERBER J F
AFILIACIONESColumbia University
ORCID0000-0002-1636-5560
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS3
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Associations Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and Infant Resting Brain Activity

    Open AccessSonya V Troller‐Renfree, Kathryn N Gray et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychobiology2025Referencias: 57

    Mounting evidence suggests that maternal stress is associated with infants’ brain activity, but the role of maternal stress during pregnancy is not yet understood. The present preregistered investigation examines associations between prenatal maternal stress (physiological and perceived) and infant brain activity at 1 month of age. A sample of diverse mother–infant dyads ( N = 160) participated (55% female; 39% White). Maternal physiological stre…

  • Delay of gratification and adult outcomes

    Open AccessJessica F Sperber, Deborah L Vandell et al.ARTICLEChild Development2024

    This study extends the analytic approach conducted by Watts et al. (2018) to examine the long-term predictive validity of delay of gratification. Participants (n = 702; 83% White, 46% male) completed the Marshmallow Test at 54 months (1995–1996) and survey measures at age 26 (2017–2018). Using a preregistered analysis, Marshmallow Test performance was not strongly predictive of adult achievement, health, or behavior. Although modest bivariate ass…

  • Relations among Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Stress, and the Home Language Environment

    Open AccessE Richard Hart, Sonya V Troller‐Renfree et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Language2024

    While socioeconomic disparities in the home language environment have been well established, the mechanisms explaining these disparities are poorly understood. One plausible mechanism is heightened stress. The current study investigated whether maternal perceived stress was 1) associated with measures of the home language environment, and 2) mediated the relation between socioeconomic disparities and the home language environment. Data from three…

  • The effect of unconditional cash transfers on maternal assessments of children’s early language and socioemotional development

    Open AccessE Richard Hart, Lisa A Gennetian et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2024Citada por: 3

    Economic disadvantage has often been associated with poorer performance on measures of early childhood development. However, the causal impacts of income on child development remain unclear. The present study uses data from the Baby's First Years randomized control trial to identify the causal impact of unconditional cash transfers on maternal reports of early childhood development. One thousand racially and ethnically diverse mothers residing in…

  • The effect of the Covid‐19 pandemic on infant development and maternal mental health in the first 2 years of life

    Open AccessJessica F Sperber, E Richard Hart et al.ARTICLEInfancy2023

    We investigated how exogenous variation in exposure to the COVID‐19 pandemic during the first year of life is related to infant development, maternal mental health, and perceived stress. Ninety‐three socioeconomically diverse pregnant women were recruited before the pandemic to participate in a longitudinal study. Infants ranged in age at the beginning of lockdown (0–9.5 months old), thus experiencing different durations of pandemic exposure acro…