Kevin Durkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 164572 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Durkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Durkin |
| SIGNATURE | DURKIN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6167-3407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 225 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Pathways from the early language and communication environment to literacy outcomes at the end of primary school; the roles of language development and social development
The quality of a child’s early language and communication environment (ELCE) is an important predictor of later educational outcomes. However, less is known about the routes via which these early experiences influence the skills that support academic achievement. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (n = 7,120) we investigated relations between ELCE (<2 years), literacy and social adjustment at school entry (5 years…
The impact of explicit and implicit teacher beliefs on reports of inclusive teaching practices in Scotland
Successful inclusion is dependent upon teachers implementing classroom adaptations. Teacher beliefs can be expected to play a key role in their decision to make such adaptations. Using a cross-sectional survey, the purpose of the study was to examine mainstream school teachers’ explicit and implicit attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions towards children with intellectual disability and to assess their relationship to inclusive teaching. Primary…
School environment and mastery experience as predictors of teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs towards inclusive teaching
Teacher self-efficacy plays a key role in the successful inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools. But what influences self-efficacy and how can we support its growth? Drawing on Social Cognitive Theory, the study examined teachers’ mastery experiences, perceptions of the school environment, self-efficacy and reported inclusive teaching. The sample comprised 148 primary school teachers from Scottish mainstream sc…
The impact of social cognitive and personality factors on teachers' reported inclusive behaviour
BackgroundInclusive education of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is intended to maximize their educational experience within the mainstream school setting. While policy mandates inclusion, it is classroom teachers' behaviours that determine its success.AimsThis study provided a novel application of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in this setting. It examined the effect of TPB variables and personality on reported inclusive teac…
Health, employment and relationships: Correlates of personal wellbeing in young adults with and without a history of childhood language impairment
Similarities on ratings of wellbeing by young adults with and without a history of LI can mask heterogeneity and important differences. Young adults with a history of LI are more vulnerable to the effects of health, employment and relationship status on their wellbeing than their peers
Mixed selection. Effects of body images, dietary restraint, and persuasive messages on females’ orientations towards chocolate
Focusing on television: Do adolescents drink it all in
Atkinson, Bellis, and Sumnall's (2013) stimulating report remindsus that there are mixed messages about alcohol in the media and mixed responses in the audience. Importantly, their work shows that even young (in this case adolescent) viewers are capable of identifying contradictins, biases and gaps in the representations to which everyday media use will expose them
The effect of images of thin and overweight body shapes on women’s ambivalence towards chocolate
Discriminatory peer aggression among children as a function of minority status and group proportion in school context
This study investigates discriminatory peer aggression among primary school aged children as a function of minority status (based on nationality, ethnicity, religion) of the target and the relative proportions of minority and majority children in the school. Participants were 925 8‐ to 12‐year‐olds attending schools in Britain. Children of minority status were no more likely than children of majority background to experience peer aggression in ge…
What Did You Just Call Me? European and American Ratings of the Valence of Ethnophaulisms
Previous work has examined the relative valence (positivity or negativity) of ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) targeting European immigrants to the United States. However, this relied on contemporary judgments made by American researchers. The present study examined valence judgments made by citizens from the countries examined in previous work. Citizens of 17 European nations who were fluent in English rated ethnophaulisms targeting their own group…
Adolescent Reputations and Risk: Developmental Trajectories to Delinquency
Effects of Group Norms on Children's Intentions to Bully
A minimal group study examined the effect of peer group norms on children's direct and indirect bullying intentions. Prior to an inter‐group drawing competition, children (N = 85) aged seven and nine years were assigned to a group that had a norm of out‐group dislike or out‐group liking. Results indicated that, regardless of group norms, the children's attitudes were more positive towards the in‐group vs. the out‐group. Children's bullying intent…
Getting Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to School on Time: Mothers' Perspectives
This article details the school-readying routines Western Australian mothers employ in their efforts to dispatch children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder off to school in a timely manner. A grounded theory of instilling an awareness of time emerged from the data. In seeking to instill an awareness of time, mothers reveal their experiences of dealing with the chaos that arises out of their children's untimely actions from t…
Chocolate craving among children: Implications for disordered eating patterns
First-time mothers' expectations of parenthood: What happens when optimistic expectations are not matched by later experiences
Becoming a parent is a major developmental transition of adulthood. Individuals often have optimistic expectations about parenthood, yet this transition also presents a number of challenges. The authors investigated whether new parents have overly optimistic expectations about parenthood and, if they do, how this influences their adjustment to this role. The sample consisted of 71 first-time mothers who completed questionnaires during pregnancy a…
Psychometric properties of multigroup ethnic identity measure (Meim) scores with Australian adolescents from diverse ethnocultural groups
The present study investigated the reliability and factor structure of scores on a 12-item version of Phinney's multigroup ethnic identity measure with an Australian sample from diverse cultural backgrounds. Participants were 485 students aged between 10 and 15 years. The results generally supported the reliability of the ethnic identity scale scores and suggested a two-factor structure of ethnic identity consisting of Affirmation/Belonging, and …
Impulsivity in Juvenile Delinquency: Differences Among Early-Onset, Late-Onset, and Non-Offenders
Group Norms, Threat, and Children's Racial Prejudice
To assess predictions from social identity development theory (SIDT; Nesdale, 2004) concerning children's ethnic/racial prejudice, 197 Anglo-Australian children ages 7 or 9 years participated in a minimal group study as a member of a team that had a norm of inclusion or exclusion. The team was threatened or not threatened by an out-group that was of the same or different race. Consistent with SIDT, prejudice was greater when the in-group had a no…
Threat, Group Identification, and Children's Ethnic Prejudice
This experiment tested predictions from social identity development theory (SIDT, Nesdale, 1999 ), that children's tendency to show out‐group prejudice depends on the strength of their in‐group identification and/or their perception of threat from the out‐group. Anglo‐Australian children (N= 480) aged 6, 7, or 9 years were assigned to a high‐status team and their identification with the in‐group (high vs. low) was manipulated together with threat…
Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions: Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs
As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult romanticattachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions …
Weak central coherence, poor joint attention, and low verbal ability: Independent deficits in early autism
C. Jarrold, W. Butler, E. M. Cottington, and F. Jiminez (2000) proposed that weak central coherence is a primary cognitive deficit in autism and speculated that it may even account for theory of mind impairments. The current study investigated whether weak central coherence could account for deficits in 2 behaviors purported to tap capabilities fundamental to a theory of mind: joint attention and pretend play. Twenty-one children (ages 3-5 years)…
Not so doomed: Computer game play and positive adolescent development
For Some and Not Others: Developmental Perspectives on the Challenges of Change and Continuity
Books reviewed: Mark Bennett, (Ed.) Developmental Psychology: Achievements and Prospects
Processes Involved in Adult Ego Development: A Conceptual Framework
Kindergarten Children's Gender-Role Expectations for Television Actors
Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions: Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs
As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult romanticattachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions …
First-time mothers' expectations of parenthood: What happens when optimistic expectations are not matched by later experiences
Becoming a parent is a major developmental transition of adulthood. Individuals often have optimistic expectations about parenthood, yet this transition also presents a number of challenges. The authors investigated whether new parents have overly optimistic expectations about parenthood and, if they do, how this influences their adjustment to this role. The sample consisted of 71 first-time mothers who completed questionnaires during pregnancy a…
Psychometric properties of multigroup ethnic identity measure (Meim) scores with Australian adolescents from diverse ethnocultural groups
The present study investigated the reliability and factor structure of scores on a 12-item version of Phinney's multigroup ethnic identity measure with an Australian sample from diverse cultural backgrounds. Participants were 485 students aged between 10 and 15 years. The results generally supported the reliability of the ethnic identity scale scores and suggested a two-factor structure of ethnic identity consisting of Affirmation/Belonging, and …
Sex role stereotyping in Australian television advertisements
Threat, Group Identification, and Children's Ethnic Prejudice
This experiment tested predictions from social identity development theory (SIDT, Nesdale, 1999 ), that children's tendency to show out‐group prejudice depends on the strength of their in‐group identification and/or their perception of threat from the out‐group. Anglo‐Australian children (N= 480) aged 6, 7, or 9 years were assigned to a high‐status team and their identification with the in‐group (high vs. low) was manipulated together with threat…
Discriminatory peer aggression among children as a function of minority status and group proportion in school context
This study investigates discriminatory peer aggression among primary school aged children as a function of minority status (based on nationality, ethnicity, religion) of the target and the relative proportions of minority and majority children in the school. Participants were 925 8‐ to 12‐year‐olds attending schools in Britain. Children of minority status were no more likely than children of majority background to experience peer aggression in ge…
Turn-taking in mother–infant interaction: An examination of vocalizations and gaze
The impact of social cognitive and personality factors on teachers' reported inclusive behaviour
BackgroundInclusive education of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is intended to maximize their educational experience within the mainstream school setting. While policy mandates inclusion, it is classroom teachers' behaviours that determine its success.AimsThis study provided a novel application of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in this setting. It examined the effect of TPB variables and personality on reported inclusive teac…
Chocolate craving among children: Implications for disordered eating patterns
Kindergarten Children's Gender-Role Expectations for Television Actors
Moral reasoning and political orientation: The context sensitivity of individual rights and democratic principles
School environment and mastery experience as predictors of teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs towards inclusive teaching
Teacher self-efficacy plays a key role in the successful inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools. But what influences self-efficacy and how can we support its growth? Drawing on Social Cognitive Theory, the study examined teachers’ mastery experiences, perceptions of the school environment, self-efficacy and reported inclusive teaching. The sample comprised 148 primary school teachers from Scottish mainstream sc…
The impact of explicit and implicit teacher beliefs on reports of inclusive teaching practices in Scotland
Successful inclusion is dependent upon teachers implementing classroom adaptations. Teacher beliefs can be expected to play a key role in their decision to make such adaptations. Using a cross-sectional survey, the purpose of the study was to examine mainstream school teachers’ explicit and implicit attitudes, self-efficacy and intentions towards children with intellectual disability and to assess their relationship to inclusive teaching. Primary…
Effects of Group Norms on Children's Intentions to Bully
A minimal group study examined the effect of peer group norms on children's direct and indirect bullying intentions. Prior to an inter‐group drawing competition, children (N = 85) aged seven and nine years were assigned to a group that had a norm of out‐group dislike or out‐group liking. Results indicated that, regardless of group norms, the children's attitudes were more positive towards the in‐group vs. the out‐group. Children's bullying intent…
Impulsivity in Juvenile Delinquency: Differences Among Early-Onset, Late-Onset, and Non-Offenders
The effect of images of thin and overweight body shapes on women’s ambivalence towards chocolate
Gender role stereotyping in Australian radio commercials
Mixed selection. Effects of body images, dietary restraint, and persuasive messages on females’ orientations towards chocolate
Weak central coherence, poor joint attention, and low verbal ability: Independent deficits in early autism
C. Jarrold, W. Butler, E. M. Cottington, and F. Jiminez (2000) proposed that weak central coherence is a primary cognitive deficit in autism and speculated that it may even account for theory of mind impairments. The current study investigated whether weak central coherence could account for deficits in 2 behaviors purported to tap capabilities fundamental to a theory of mind: joint attention and pretend play. Twenty-one children (ages 3-5 years)…
The third person effect: Social distance and perceived media bias
Two studies were conducted to determine the conditions under which the third person effect (Davison, 1983) operates. It was hypothesized that the effect would be accentuated as target groups of others became more remote from the self. A second objective was to determine whether the effect operates in the absence of overtly persuasive intent in the media. Television programmes concerned with moral themes were employed as stimuli. The results furth…
Health, employment and relationships: Correlates of personal wellbeing in young adults with and without a history of childhood language impairment
Similarities on ratings of wellbeing by young adults with and without a history of LI can mask heterogeneity and important differences. Young adults with a history of LI are more vulnerable to the effects of health, employment and relationship status on their wellbeing than their peers
What Did You Just Call Me? European and American Ratings of the Valence of Ethnophaulisms
Previous work has examined the relative valence (positivity or negativity) of ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) targeting European immigrants to the United States. However, this relied on contemporary judgments made by American researchers. The present study examined valence judgments made by citizens from the countries examined in previous work. Citizens of 17 European nations who were fluent in English rated ethnophaulisms targeting their own group…
Getting Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to School on Time: Mothers' Perspectives
This article details the school-readying routines Western Australian mothers employ in their efforts to dispatch children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder off to school in a timely manner. A grounded theory of instilling an awareness of time emerged from the data. In seeking to instill an awareness of time, mothers reveal their experiences of dealing with the chaos that arises out of their children's untimely actions from t…
Young children's success on a picture identification task of with and its antonyms
(1978). Young children's success on a picture identification task of with and its antonyms. Paper in Linguistics: Vol. 11, No. 3-4, pp. 355-371
Experience and the Growth of Understanding
Developmental changes in the comprehension of near
Children's understanding and use of proximity propositions have received less attention from developmental psycholinguists than have their acquisition of other relational terms. This paper takes note of the imprecise and relativistic meaning of the common preposition near, and shows that there are subtle but interesting developments in the comprehension of the term during the years 3 to 6. Earlier work has revealed that young children frequently …
Aspects of late language acquisition: School children's use and comprehension of prepositions
The study of late language development in normal children promises to reveal much about the residual obstacles to language mastery, and is therefore a central issue for developmental psycholinguists. Findings of a series of studies of schoolchildren's use and comprehension of common prepositions are reported. Particular attention is paid to the acquisition of between, but a variety of developments in the comprehension of in front of, behind, abov…
Language in infancy and childhood
Social interaction and language acquisition: Motherese help you
One of the distinctive features of speech addressed to young children is the deviant use of proper names. In a cross-sectional observational study of mother-infant interactions (with children aged 12, 18 and 24 months), this paper investigates the frequency and functions of this aspect of language input. No differences due to age of child were found, indicating that the phenomenon is not sensitive to the linguistic development of the addressee. T…
What's in a context? A critical review
Towards an understanding of children's comprehension of everyday spatial terms in musical and mathematical contexts
Language as ideology
Polysemy in Mathematical and Musical Education
This paper reports the theoretical background and early work of a programmatic research project concerned with linguistic aspects of mathematical and musical education in the primary school It is concerned with the applications of linguistics and psycholinguistics in first-language education. The central focus is on children's understanding of familiar, everyday terms in less familiar, specialized contexts: specifically, the use of spatial terms …
The semantic focus of maternal speech: A comment on Ninio & Bruner (1978)
Ninio & Bruner (1978) added an important dimension to the study of early lexical acquisition by drawing attention to the dialogue-like nature of the mother-child interactions where presumably much language-learning takes place. The authors pointed to the well-established findings that much of the child's early speech consists of names for people and objects (Leopold 1949, Werner & Kaplan 1963, Nelson 1973, Greenfield & Smith 1976). They went on t…
Counting on you but depending on me: Parent-child interaction and number-word acquisition
Turn-taking in mother–infant interaction: An examination of vocalizations and gaze
Turn-taking in mother-infant interaction: An examination of vocalizations and gaze
Moral reasoning and political orientation: The context sensitivity of individual rights and democratic principles
Sex role stereotyping in Australian television advertisements
Australian professional women's evaluations of male and female written products
The third person effect: Social distance and perceived media bias
Two studies were conducted to determine the conditions under which the third person effect (Davison, 1983) operates. It was hypothesized that the effect would be accentuated as target groups of others became more remote from the self. A second objective was to determine whether the effect operates in the absence of overtly persuasive intent in the media. Television programmes concerned with moral themes were employed as stimuli. The results furth…
Gender role stereotyping in Australian radio commercials
Kindergarten Children's Gender-Role Expectations for Television Actors
Processes Involved in Adult Ego Development: A Conceptual Framework
For Some and Not Others: Developmental Perspectives on the Challenges of Change and Continuity
Books reviewed: Mark Bennett, (Ed.) Developmental Psychology: Achievements and Prospects
Not so doomed: Computer game play and positive adolescent development
Weak central coherence, poor joint attention, and low verbal ability: Independent deficits in early autism
C. Jarrold, W. Butler, E. M. Cottington, and F. Jiminez (2000) proposed that weak central coherence is a primary cognitive deficit in autism and speculated that it may even account for theory of mind impairments. The current study investigated whether weak central coherence could account for deficits in 2 behaviors purported to tap capabilities fundamental to a theory of mind: joint attention and pretend play. Twenty-one children (ages 3-5 years)…
Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions: Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs
As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult romanticattachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions …
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