Stuart I Hammond
Biographic Data
| ID | 5757705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart I Hammond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart I |
| FAMILY NAME | Hammond |
| SIGNATURE | HAMMOND S I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0440-4462 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rethinking Human Infant Helplessness in Developmental Psychology
Volunteering Trajectories and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Although trajectories of youth volunteering were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, nevertheless some youth persisted in volunteering, and others emerged as volunteers. To understand volunteering trajectories, the present mixed method study proposed a model adapted from prior literature and examined volunteer trajectories during the pandemic. Youths’ volunteer trajectories were categorized (as persistent, emergent, or former volunteer, or persis…
Mothers’ communicative cues and the development of infants’ helping
There is an ongoing debate on the role of socialization in the development of infants’ helping. Although opportunities for the socialization of early helping are rare in problem solving (bystander intervention), there are many opportunities for socialization in participation (working alongside others), and infants’ experiences of participation could socialize problem solving indirectly. The present study links participation and problem solving co…
A meta-analysis of child–parent attachment in early childhood and prosociality
Emergence, convergence, and theory of mind
Arocha’s critique of psychology is framed in the scientific realism of the late philosopher of science, Mario Bunge. Arocha draws on Bunge’s concept of emergence, the ontological postulate that the world is organized in systems with properties that its components lack. Although emergence is helpful to psychological theory and research, this commentary proposes another concept from Bunge’s philosophy, namely convergence, as a complementary path to…
Rethinking emotions in the context of infants’ prosocial behavior
Emotions form the foundation of infants' early social interactions and yet their role in prosocial behaviors is generally limited to situations of distress and other negative emotions. The present article argues that both positive emotions and the emotion of interest play important roles in prosocial behavior and development. First, we explore the ways in which positive emotions characterize infants' everyday prosocial behavior and the relationsh…
Explicit scaffolding increases simple helping in younger infants
Infants become increasingly helpful during the second year. We investigated experimentally whether adults' explicit scaffolding influences this development. Infants (N = 69, 13-18 months old) participated in a series of simple helping tasks. Half of infants received explicit scaffolding (encouragement and praise), whereas the other half did not. Among younger infants (below 15 months), infants who received explicit scaffolding helped twice as oft…
Prosocial Behavior during Infancy and Early Childhood
Prosocial Behavior during Childhood and Cultural Variations
Helping Children Help
Theory and empirical research suggest that parental scaffolding of children's participation in chores may contribute to the development of early helping. Sixty mother–child dyads with toddlers between 18 and 24 months of age were assessed on two measures of scaffolding (during a cleanup chore; reading an emotionally laden book together). Children's helping was assessed in five tasks with an experimenter, and children were also assessed for social…
The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function
The present study explores the effects of parental scaffolding of children's problem solving on the development of executive function (EF). Eighty-two children were assessed at 2, 3, and 4 years of age on a variety of EF tasks and, at ages 2 and 3, on a problem-solving puzzle with which parents offered structured assistance (i.e., scaffolding). Unlike previous studies of parental scaffolding, children's EF was examined at each time point. Scaffol…
The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function
The present study explores the effects of parental scaffolding of children's problem solving on the development of executive function (EF). Eighty-two children were assessed at 2, 3, and 4 years of age on a variety of EF tasks and, at ages 2 and 3, on a problem-solving puzzle with which parents offered structured assistance (i.e., scaffolding). Unlike previous studies of parental scaffolding, children's EF was examined at each time point. Scaffol…
Rethinking emotions in the context of infants’ prosocial behavior
Emotions form the foundation of infants' early social interactions and yet their role in prosocial behaviors is generally limited to situations of distress and other negative emotions. The present article argues that both positive emotions and the emotion of interest play important roles in prosocial behavior and development. First, we explore the ways in which positive emotions characterize infants' everyday prosocial behavior and the relationsh…
Explicit scaffolding increases simple helping in younger infants
Infants become increasingly helpful during the second year. We investigated experimentally whether adults' explicit scaffolding influences this development. Infants (N = 69, 13-18 months old) participated in a series of simple helping tasks. Half of infants received explicit scaffolding (encouragement and praise), whereas the other half did not. Among younger infants (below 15 months), infants who received explicit scaffolding helped twice as oft…
A meta-analysis of child–parent attachment in early childhood and prosociality
Helping Children Help
Theory and empirical research suggest that parental scaffolding of children's participation in chores may contribute to the development of early helping. Sixty mother–child dyads with toddlers between 18 and 24 months of age were assessed on two measures of scaffolding (during a cleanup chore; reading an emotionally laden book together). Children's helping was assessed in five tasks with an experimenter, and children were also assessed for social…
Volunteering Trajectories and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Although trajectories of youth volunteering were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, nevertheless some youth persisted in volunteering, and others emerged as volunteers. To understand volunteering trajectories, the present mixed method study proposed a model adapted from prior literature and examined volunteer trajectories during the pandemic. Youths’ volunteer trajectories were categorized (as persistent, emergent, or former volunteer, or persis…
The effects of parental scaffolding on preschoolers' executive function
The present study explores the effects of parental scaffolding of children's problem solving on the development of executive function (EF). Eighty-two children were assessed at 2, 3, and 4 years of age on a variety of EF tasks and, at ages 2 and 3, on a problem-solving puzzle with which parents offered structured assistance (i.e., scaffolding). Unlike previous studies of parental scaffolding, children's EF was examined at each time point. Scaffol…
Helping Children Help
Theory and empirical research suggest that parental scaffolding of children's participation in chores may contribute to the development of early helping. Sixty mother–child dyads with toddlers between 18 and 24 months of age were assessed on two measures of scaffolding (during a cleanup chore; reading an emotionally laden book together). Children's helping was assessed in five tasks with an experimenter, and children were also assessed for social…
Prosocial Behavior during Infancy and Early Childhood
Prosocial Behavior during Childhood and Cultural Variations
Explicit scaffolding increases simple helping in younger infants
Infants become increasingly helpful during the second year. We investigated experimentally whether adults' explicit scaffolding influences this development. Infants (N = 69, 13-18 months old) participated in a series of simple helping tasks. Half of infants received explicit scaffolding (encouragement and praise), whereas the other half did not. Among younger infants (below 15 months), infants who received explicit scaffolding helped twice as oft…
Rethinking emotions in the context of infants’ prosocial behavior
Emotions form the foundation of infants' early social interactions and yet their role in prosocial behaviors is generally limited to situations of distress and other negative emotions. The present article argues that both positive emotions and the emotion of interest play important roles in prosocial behavior and development. First, we explore the ways in which positive emotions characterize infants' everyday prosocial behavior and the relationsh…
Emergence, convergence, and theory of mind
Arocha’s critique of psychology is framed in the scientific realism of the late philosopher of science, Mario Bunge. Arocha draws on Bunge’s concept of emergence, the ontological postulate that the world is organized in systems with properties that its components lack. Although emergence is helpful to psychological theory and research, this commentary proposes another concept from Bunge’s philosophy, namely convergence, as a complementary path to…
Mothers’ communicative cues and the development of infants’ helping
There is an ongoing debate on the role of socialization in the development of infants’ helping. Although opportunities for the socialization of early helping are rare in problem solving (bystander intervention), there are many opportunities for socialization in participation (working alongside others), and infants’ experiences of participation could socialize problem solving indirectly. The present study links participation and problem solving co…
A meta-analysis of child–parent attachment in early childhood and prosociality
Volunteering Trajectories and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Although trajectories of youth volunteering were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, nevertheless some youth persisted in volunteering, and others emerged as volunteers. To understand volunteering trajectories, the present mixed method study proposed a model adapted from prior literature and examined volunteer trajectories during the pandemic. Youths’ volunteer trajectories were categorized (as persistent, emergent, or former volunteer, or persis…
Rethinking Human Infant Helplessness in Developmental Psychology
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Prosocial behavior (4 works) · Helping behavior (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (2 works)