Julia L Mendez
Biographic Data
| ID | 200984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia L Mendez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendez |
| SIGNATURE | MENDEZ J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3188-8386 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 140 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Insight from Latine Community-Based Organizations on Accessing Government Assistance Programs for Low-Income Latine Families in North Carolina
Parenting stress among Latine mothers during the pandemic predicts children's emotional distress
Child care providers’ emotional distress links stressors to turnover intention: Implications for Rebuilding a Healthy Workforce
Accessibility of the early care and education supply: Variation within the center-based provider sector
A Strength-Based Framework for Realizing Latino Young Children’s Potential
Hispanic children experience poverty at rates two to three times higher than white children. Latino households with children, in general, have high parental employment coupled with low levels of parental education and stagnant parental earnings relative to non-Latino peers. While many Latino children live in neighborhoods that do not have access to high-quality early education, Latino children, on average, are raised in a home environment that of…
I See Why They Play”: Chinese immigrant parents and their beliefs about young children's play
A descriptive profile of state Child Care and Development Fund policies in states with high populations of low-income Hispanic children
Impact of trauma exposure and acculturative stress on internalizing symptoms for recently arrived migrant‐origin youth: Results from a community‐based partnership
Migrant youth face cultural challenges upon initial adjustment into the United States. Although there is considerable empirical evidence that trauma impacts interpersonal relations, there is a dearth of research examining the association between adverse events and the initial social and cultural exchange experience, and whether this is associated with psychological adjustment. This study examined self‐report data for 87 newly arrived migrant‐orig…
The validity of interactive peer play competencies for Latino preschool children from low-income households
Dr Frank C. Baxter, titan of US educational television
Dr Frank C. Baxter, an English Professor at the University of Southern California, emerged as a prominent figure in the movement for US educational television in the early 1950s. As the instructor of one of the first televised university courses, Shakespeare on TV , Baxter garnered national press coverage and managed a remarkable crossover to mainstream television stardom. Baxter's success relied in large part on his dynamic performances, which w…
Familism through a developmental lens
This article reviews an emerging literature examining the effects of familism across childhood and adolescence.Familism has been described as a Latino cultural value that emphasizes obligation, filial piety, family support and obedience, and its effects have been documented as primarily protective across childhood and adolescence.This review seeks to organize and critique existing research using a developmental science framework.Key tenets of thi…
Implementation of a culturally adapted treatment to reduce barriers for Latino parents
Literature to date has not yet included a comprehensive examination of barriers to participation in treatment for Latino populations, incorporating the role of acculturation. This study reports on the process of developing and implementing a culturally adapted treatment for promoting parent involvement by Latino parents in Head Start preschool programs and examines engagement factors affecting participation in the treatment. Results show that Lat…
Acculturation, Religiosity, and Ethnicity Predict Mothers' Causal Beliefs About Separation Anxiety Disorder and Preferences for Help-Seeking
This study examined causal beliefs about separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and preferences for help-seeking among 117 Indian American, Puerto Rican, and European American mothers. Mothers completed measures of acculturation and strength of religious faith (SORF) and, after reading vignettes describing SAD, made judgments about the etiology of symptoms and the likelihood of various forms of help-seeking for youth SAD symptoms. Hierarchical multipl…
How can parents get involved in preschool? Barriers and engagement in education by ethnic minority parents of children attending Head Start
An intervention was developed to promote parent involvement with ethnic minority families of children attending Head Start preschool programs. Two hundred eighty-eight predominantly African American families from a small southern city were included in this study. Parent satisfaction with the program was high, yet engagement was less than optimal. Some effects were found for the program, despite low levels of participation. Ethnic minority parents…
Parental Engagement and Barriers to Participation in a Community‐Based Preventive Intervention
This study examined parent characteristics and barriers to participation in a community‐based preventive intervention with a sample of 201 parents from low‐income and predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds. Person‐centered analyses revealed five subgroups of parents who demonstrated variability in their parent characteristics, which included psychological resources and level of parental involvement in education. Group membership was associated…
Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
Profiles of Social Competence among Low–Income African American Preschool Children
Relations between children’s personal attributes and peer play competence were investigated in a sample of 141 African American preschool children who participated in Head Start. Variable–oriented analyses confirmed that dispositions of temperament, emotion regulation, autonomy, and language were related to children’s peer play competence in the classroom. Person–oriented analyses revealed distinctive profiles of personal attributes linked to ada…
Batswana 1 Adolescents' Interpretation of American Music Videos: So that's What that Means
Understanding the impact of mass media communication from developing countries on Black populations continues to be an important research topic. This study assessed the impact of television, specifically, music video programming from the United States, on 191 Black adolescents from Botswana, a developing country located in southern Africa. Results indicated that television programming originating in America has a significant impact on the Batswan…
Preschool peer interactions and readiness to learn: Relationships between classroom peer play and learning behaviors and conduct.
The study employed multivariate techniques to examine whether low-income preschool children’s peer play interactions relate to learning behaviors and problem behaviors, and differ according to age and gender. The authors also discuss implications for future research and educational practice.
Contextually-relevant validation of peer play constructs with African American head start children: Penn interactive peer play scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct and concurrent validity of a modified version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS), a teacher-rating instrument of interactive play behaviors of preschool children. PIPPS were collected on 523 urban African American Head Start children. The PIPPS scales were confirmed, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnecti…
Parental assessment of peer play: Development and validation of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct validity of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) and to compare it with the teacher version. PIPPS were collected on 297 urban Head Start children. The Parent PIPPS replicated the three-factor solution found with the teacher version, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnection. Factor matchi…
Calendar calculating in ‘idiots savants’: How do they do it
A number of mentally handicapped individuals are able to solve difficult calendar date problems such as specifying the day of the week for a particular date, sometimes over spans of more than 100 years. These individuals are self‐taught and do not follow procedures at all similar to the usual, published, algorithms. An investigation of one individual revealed that he retained considerable information about the structure of days in particular mont…
Familism through a developmental lens
This article reviews an emerging literature examining the effects of familism across childhood and adolescence.Familism has been described as a Latino cultural value that emphasizes obligation, filial piety, family support and obedience, and its effects have been documented as primarily protective across childhood and adolescence.This review seeks to organize and critique existing research using a developmental science framework.Key tenets of thi…
How can parents get involved in preschool? Barriers and engagement in education by ethnic minority parents of children attending Head Start
An intervention was developed to promote parent involvement with ethnic minority families of children attending Head Start preschool programs. Two hundred eighty-eight predominantly African American families from a small southern city were included in this study. Parent satisfaction with the program was high, yet engagement was less than optimal. Some effects were found for the program, despite low levels of participation. Ethnic minority parents…
Parental Engagement and Barriers to Participation in a Community‐Based Preventive Intervention
This study examined parent characteristics and barriers to participation in a community‐based preventive intervention with a sample of 201 parents from low‐income and predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds. Person‐centered analyses revealed five subgroups of parents who demonstrated variability in their parent characteristics, which included psychological resources and level of parental involvement in education. Group membership was associated…
Contextually-relevant validation of peer play constructs with African American head start children: Penn interactive peer play scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct and concurrent validity of a modified version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS), a teacher-rating instrument of interactive play behaviors of preschool children. PIPPS were collected on 523 urban African American Head Start children. The PIPPS scales were confirmed, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnecti…
Implementation of a culturally adapted treatment to reduce barriers for Latino parents
Literature to date has not yet included a comprehensive examination of barriers to participation in treatment for Latino populations, incorporating the role of acculturation. This study reports on the process of developing and implementing a culturally adapted treatment for promoting parent involvement by Latino parents in Head Start preschool programs and examines engagement factors affecting participation in the treatment. Results show that Lat…
Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
Parental assessment of peer play: Development and validation of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct validity of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) and to compare it with the teacher version. PIPPS were collected on 297 urban Head Start children. The Parent PIPPS replicated the three-factor solution found with the teacher version, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnection. Factor matchi…
Impact of trauma exposure and acculturative stress on internalizing symptoms for recently arrived migrant‐origin youth: Results from a community‐based partnership
Migrant youth face cultural challenges upon initial adjustment into the United States. Although there is considerable empirical evidence that trauma impacts interpersonal relations, there is a dearth of research examining the association between adverse events and the initial social and cultural exchange experience, and whether this is associated with psychological adjustment. This study examined self‐report data for 87 newly arrived migrant‐orig…
A descriptive profile of state Child Care and Development Fund policies in states with high populations of low-income Hispanic children
Acculturation, Religiosity, and Ethnicity Predict Mothers' Causal Beliefs About Separation Anxiety Disorder and Preferences for Help-Seeking
This study examined causal beliefs about separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and preferences for help-seeking among 117 Indian American, Puerto Rican, and European American mothers. Mothers completed measures of acculturation and strength of religious faith (SORF) and, after reading vignettes describing SAD, made judgments about the etiology of symptoms and the likelihood of various forms of help-seeking for youth SAD symptoms. Hierarchical multipl…
I See Why They Play”: Chinese immigrant parents and their beliefs about young children's play
The validity of interactive peer play competencies for Latino preschool children from low-income households
Calendar calculating in ‘idiots savants’: How do they do it
A number of mentally handicapped individuals are able to solve difficult calendar date problems such as specifying the day of the week for a particular date, sometimes over spans of more than 100 years. These individuals are self‐taught and do not follow procedures at all similar to the usual, published, algorithms. An investigation of one individual revealed that he retained considerable information about the structure of days in particular mont…
Contextually-relevant validation of peer play constructs with African American head start children: Penn interactive peer play scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct and concurrent validity of a modified version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS), a teacher-rating instrument of interactive play behaviors of preschool children. PIPPS were collected on 523 urban African American Head Start children. The PIPPS scales were confirmed, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnecti…
Parental assessment of peer play: Development and validation of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the construct validity of the parent version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) and to compare it with the teacher version. PIPPS were collected on 297 urban Head Start children. The Parent PIPPS replicated the three-factor solution found with the teacher version, supporting the following constructs of peer play: Play Interaction, Play Disruption, and Play Disconnection. Factor matchi…
Preschool peer interactions and readiness to learn: Relationships between classroom peer play and learning behaviors and conduct.
The study employed multivariate techniques to examine whether low-income preschool children’s peer play interactions relate to learning behaviors and problem behaviors, and differ according to age and gender. The authors also discuss implications for future research and educational practice.
Batswana 1 Adolescents' Interpretation of American Music Videos: So that's What that Means
Understanding the impact of mass media communication from developing countries on Black populations continues to be an important research topic. This study assessed the impact of television, specifically, music video programming from the United States, on 191 Black adolescents from Botswana, a developing country located in southern Africa. Results indicated that television programming originating in America has a significant impact on the Batswan…
Profiles of Social Competence among Low–Income African American Preschool Children
Relations between children’s personal attributes and peer play competence were investigated in a sample of 141 African American preschool children who participated in Head Start. Variable–oriented analyses confirmed that dispositions of temperament, emotion regulation, autonomy, and language were related to children’s peer play competence in the classroom. Person–oriented analyses revealed distinctive profiles of personal attributes linked to ada…
Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
Parental Engagement and Barriers to Participation in a Community‐Based Preventive Intervention
This study examined parent characteristics and barriers to participation in a community‐based preventive intervention with a sample of 201 parents from low‐income and predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds. Person‐centered analyses revealed five subgroups of parents who demonstrated variability in their parent characteristics, which included psychological resources and level of parental involvement in education. Group membership was associated…
How can parents get involved in preschool? Barriers and engagement in education by ethnic minority parents of children attending Head Start
An intervention was developed to promote parent involvement with ethnic minority families of children attending Head Start preschool programs. Two hundred eighty-eight predominantly African American families from a small southern city were included in this study. Parent satisfaction with the program was high, yet engagement was less than optimal. Some effects were found for the program, despite low levels of participation. Ethnic minority parents…
Implementation of a culturally adapted treatment to reduce barriers for Latino parents
Literature to date has not yet included a comprehensive examination of barriers to participation in treatment for Latino populations, incorporating the role of acculturation. This study reports on the process of developing and implementing a culturally adapted treatment for promoting parent involvement by Latino parents in Head Start preschool programs and examines engagement factors affecting participation in the treatment. Results show that Lat…
Acculturation, Religiosity, and Ethnicity Predict Mothers' Causal Beliefs About Separation Anxiety Disorder and Preferences for Help-Seeking
This study examined causal beliefs about separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and preferences for help-seeking among 117 Indian American, Puerto Rican, and European American mothers. Mothers completed measures of acculturation and strength of religious faith (SORF) and, after reading vignettes describing SAD, made judgments about the etiology of symptoms and the likelihood of various forms of help-seeking for youth SAD symptoms. Hierarchical multipl…
Dr Frank C. Baxter, titan of US educational television
Dr Frank C. Baxter, an English Professor at the University of Southern California, emerged as a prominent figure in the movement for US educational television in the early 1950s. As the instructor of one of the first televised university courses, Shakespeare on TV , Baxter garnered national press coverage and managed a remarkable crossover to mainstream television stardom. Baxter's success relied in large part on his dynamic performances, which w…
Familism through a developmental lens
This article reviews an emerging literature examining the effects of familism across childhood and adolescence.Familism has been described as a Latino cultural value that emphasizes obligation, filial piety, family support and obedience, and its effects have been documented as primarily protective across childhood and adolescence.This review seeks to organize and critique existing research using a developmental science framework.Key tenets of thi…
The validity of interactive peer play competencies for Latino preschool children from low-income households
Impact of trauma exposure and acculturative stress on internalizing symptoms for recently arrived migrant‐origin youth: Results from a community‐based partnership
Migrant youth face cultural challenges upon initial adjustment into the United States. Although there is considerable empirical evidence that trauma impacts interpersonal relations, there is a dearth of research examining the association between adverse events and the initial social and cultural exchange experience, and whether this is associated with psychological adjustment. This study examined self‐report data for 87 newly arrived migrant‐orig…
A descriptive profile of state Child Care and Development Fund policies in states with high populations of low-income Hispanic children
A Strength-Based Framework for Realizing Latino Young Children’s Potential
Hispanic children experience poverty at rates two to three times higher than white children. Latino households with children, in general, have high parental employment coupled with low levels of parental education and stagnant parental earnings relative to non-Latino peers. While many Latino children live in neighborhoods that do not have access to high-quality early education, Latino children, on average, are raised in a home environment that of…
I See Why They Play”: Chinese immigrant parents and their beliefs about young children's play
Accessibility of the early care and education supply: Variation within the center-based provider sector
Insight from Latine Community-Based Organizations on Accessing Government Assistance Programs for Low-Income Latine Families in North Carolina
Parenting stress among Latine mothers during the pandemic predicts children's emotional distress
Child care providers’ emotional distress links stressors to turnover intention: Implications for Rebuilding a Healthy Workforce
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works)