Yael Paz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3659071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yael Paz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yael |
| FAMILY NAME | Paz |
| SIGNATURE | PAZ Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1265-5923 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Callous‐unemotional traits, cognitive functioning, and externalizing problems in a propensity‐matched sample from the ABCD study
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that both callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., low empathy, lack of guilt) and cognitive difficulties increase risk for externalizing psychopathology across development. However, other work suggests that some aggression (e.g., relational, proactive) may rely on intact cognitive function, which could vary based on the presence of CU traits. Moreover, no prior research has adequately accounted for common risk factors…
What is in a name (or face)? Anthropomorphic feature preference and associations with callous-unemotional traits in early childhood
Anthropomorphism (i.e., assigning human characteristics to nonhuman objects) is a normative behavior that supports adaptive socioemotional development by facilitating play. Anthropomorphic features (e.g., faces, names) are salient, but sensitivity to such features may vary by age or sex or be linked to emerging psychopathology, including callous-unemotional (CU) traits. The present study examined whether anthropomorphic features increased childre…
Hearing a Feeling
Music is a powerful medium to study emotion recognition. However, findings are mixed regarding the proficiency of young children to detect emotion conveyed by music. Moreover, we lack knowledge about music emotion recognition and callous-unemotional traits, which portend risk for externalizing problems. The current study examined the performance of 144 children aged 3–5 years old (47.9% female; 34.0% minoritized race/ethnicity) during a music rec…
The Emotional Vaccine
The present study assessed both concurrent and early influences of the maternal caregiving environment to examine unique contributions of each to variation in children's emotional responses to COVID-19 pandemic. Preschoolers (3–5 years; M = 4.12, SD = 0.49) previously assessed in infancy, several years prior to pandemic outbreak, were re-assessed during pandemic-related nationwide lockdown (N = 200; 50% female; 63.5% secular Jews; 2016; 2021). Ma…
Evaluating the sensitivity to threat and affiliative reward ( STAR ) model in relation to the development of conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits across early adolescence
BACKGROUND: The Sensitivity to Threat and Affiliative Reward (STAR) model proposes low threat sensitivity and low affiliation as risk factors for callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Preliminary evidence for the STAR model comes from work in early childhood. However, studies are needed that explore the STAR dimensions in late childhood and adolescence when severe conduct problems (CP) emerge. Moreover, it is unclear how variability across the full sp…
Observations of Positive Parenting from Online Parent–Child Interactions at Age 1
PCIRS may provide a reliable approach to rate positive parenting at age 1, providing future avenues for developing more ecologically valid assessments and implementing interventions through online encounters that may be more acceptable, accessible, or preferred among parents of young children
Developmental trajectories of empathic concern in infancy and their links to social competence in early childhood
BACKGROUND: Empathic concern is an important component of children's social competence. Yet, little is known about the role of the development of concern for others during infancy as a predictor of social competence in early childhood. METHODS: Israeli infants (N = 165, 50% girls) were observed five times, from 3 to 36 months. Empathic concern was assessed at ages 3-18 months using observations, and four components of social competence were asses…
Predicting externalizing behavior in toddlerhood from early individual differences in empathy
BACKGROUND: From middle childhood onward, there is often a negative link between empathy and externalizing behavior problems. Patterns at younger ages are still unclear, with mixed findings of no association, negative associations, and positive associations. This study examines links between empathy and externalizing problems, beginning in infancy. METHODS: A community sample of infants (N = 165) was assessed for empathy at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 36 m…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Young infants are pro-victims, but it depends on the context
The current study examined whether and when young infants are sensitive to distressed others, using two experiments with a forced-choice paradigm. Experiment 1 showed that 5- to 9-month-old infants demonstrate a clear pro-victim preference: Infants preferred a distressed character that had been physically harmed over a matched neutral character. Experiment 2 showed that infants' preference for a distressed other is not invariable, but rather depe…
Predicting externalizing behavior in toddlerhood from early individual differences in empathy
BACKGROUND: From middle childhood onward, there is often a negative link between empathy and externalizing behavior problems. Patterns at younger ages are still unclear, with mixed findings of no association, negative associations, and positive associations. This study examines links between empathy and externalizing problems, beginning in infancy. METHODS: A community sample of infants (N = 165) was assessed for empathy at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 36 m…
Developmental trajectories of empathic concern in infancy and their links to social competence in early childhood
BACKGROUND: Empathic concern is an important component of children's social competence. Yet, little is known about the role of the development of concern for others during infancy as a predictor of social competence in early childhood. METHODS: Israeli infants (N = 165, 50% girls) were observed five times, from 3 to 36 months. Empathic concern was assessed at ages 3-18 months using observations, and four components of social competence were asses…
Observations of Positive Parenting from Online Parent–Child Interactions at Age 1
PCIRS may provide a reliable approach to rate positive parenting at age 1, providing future avenues for developing more ecologically valid assessments and implementing interventions through online encounters that may be more acceptable, accessible, or preferred among parents of young children
Evaluating the sensitivity to threat and affiliative reward ( STAR ) model in relation to the development of conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits across early adolescence
BACKGROUND: The Sensitivity to Threat and Affiliative Reward (STAR) model proposes low threat sensitivity and low affiliation as risk factors for callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Preliminary evidence for the STAR model comes from work in early childhood. However, studies are needed that explore the STAR dimensions in late childhood and adolescence when severe conduct problems (CP) emerge. Moreover, it is unclear how variability across the full sp…
Callous‐unemotional traits, cognitive functioning, and externalizing problems in a propensity‐matched sample from the ABCD study
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that both callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., low empathy, lack of guilt) and cognitive difficulties increase risk for externalizing psychopathology across development. However, other work suggests that some aggression (e.g., relational, proactive) may rely on intact cognitive function, which could vary based on the presence of CU traits. Moreover, no prior research has adequately accounted for common risk factors…
What is in a name (or face)? Anthropomorphic feature preference and associations with callous-unemotional traits in early childhood
Anthropomorphism (i.e., assigning human characteristics to nonhuman objects) is a normative behavior that supports adaptive socioemotional development by facilitating play. Anthropomorphic features (e.g., faces, names) are salient, but sensitivity to such features may vary by age or sex or be linked to emerging psychopathology, including callous-unemotional (CU) traits. The present study examined whether anthropomorphic features increased childre…
Hearing a Feeling
Music is a powerful medium to study emotion recognition. However, findings are mixed regarding the proficiency of young children to detect emotion conveyed by music. Moreover, we lack knowledge about music emotion recognition and callous-unemotional traits, which portend risk for externalizing problems. The current study examined the performance of 144 children aged 3–5 years old (47.9% female; 34.0% minoritized race/ethnicity) during a music rec…
The Emotional Vaccine
The present study assessed both concurrent and early influences of the maternal caregiving environment to examine unique contributions of each to variation in children's emotional responses to COVID-19 pandemic. Preschoolers (3–5 years; M = 4.12, SD = 0.49) previously assessed in infancy, several years prior to pandemic outbreak, were re-assessed during pandemic-related nationwide lockdown (N = 200; 50% female; 63.5% secular Jews; 2016; 2021). Ma…
Developmental psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Socioemotional selectivity theory (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works)