Jennifer L Coffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5758902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer L Coffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer L |
| FAMILY NAME | Coffman |
| SIGNATURE | COFFMAN J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6768-8573 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Children’s strategic memory development
During elementary school, children demonstrate significant growth in an array of cognitive skills, including their ability to use deliberate strategies for remembering. Despite a rich literature documenting age-related changes in these skills (Schneider & Ornstein, 2019), much remains to be learned about contextual factors that support the development of strategic memory. Data from a longitudinal investigation were used to examine the role of kin…
The Development of Children's Memory
This book provides an understanding of memory development through an examination of the scientific contributions of eminent developmental scientist Peter A. Ornstein. His fifty-year career not only coincided with but also contributed to a period of extraordinary progress in the understanding of children's memory. The volume describes this historical context, constructs a theoretical structure for understanding memory development, and emphasizes r…
Covid-19 Life Events Spill-Over on Family Functioning and Adolescent Adjustment
We examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning. Families ( n = 105, 80% white, 48% male, and 87% mothers) completed surveys during the pandemic (May to July 2020) and 3 years prior (for youth ages M = 10.6, SD = 1.17 and M = 13.6, SD = 1.19) . Declines in youth, though not parent, report of open family communication, parental …
Observed peer competence moderates links between children’s self-regulation skills and academic performance
Raising grateful children one day at a time
The current study examined micro-developmental processes related to the socialization of children's gratitude. Specifically, we tested whether parents who engage in more frequent daily socialization practices targeting children's gratitude reported more frequent displays of gratitude by their children after controlling for potential confounds (i.e., parents' own gratitude, sensitive parenting, and children's socio-emotional functioning). The samp…
Grateful parents raising grateful children
Given that children's exposure to gratitude-related activities may be one way that parents can socialize gratitude in their children, we examined whether parents' niche selection (i.e., tendency to choose perceived gratitude-inducing activities for their children) mediates the association between parents' reports of their own and their children's gratitude. Parent-child dyads ( N =101; children aged 6-9; 52% girls; 80% Caucasian; 85% mothers) par…
Parents’ understanding of gratitude in children
Linking teachers' memory-relevant language and the development of children's memory skills
This longitudinal study was designed to (a) examine changes in children's deliberate memory across the 1st grade; (b) characterize the memory-relevant aspects of their classrooms; and (c) explore linkages between the children's performance and the language their teachers use in instruction. To explore contextual factors that may facilitate the development of skills for remembering, 107 first graders were assessed 3 times with a broad set of tasks…
Covid-19 Life Events Spill-Over on Family Functioning and Adolescent Adjustment
We examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning. Families ( n = 105, 80% white, 48% male, and 87% mothers) completed surveys during the pandemic (May to July 2020) and 3 years prior (for youth ages M = 10.6, SD = 1.17 and M = 13.6, SD = 1.19) . Declines in youth, though not parent, report of open family communication, parental …
Parents’ understanding of gratitude in children
Linking teachers' memory-relevant language and the development of children's memory skills
This longitudinal study was designed to (a) examine changes in children's deliberate memory across the 1st grade; (b) characterize the memory-relevant aspects of their classrooms; and (c) explore linkages between the children's performance and the language their teachers use in instruction. To explore contextual factors that may facilitate the development of skills for remembering, 107 first graders were assessed 3 times with a broad set of tasks…
Observed peer competence moderates links between children’s self-regulation skills and academic performance
Linking teachers' memory-relevant language and the development of children's memory skills
This longitudinal study was designed to (a) examine changes in children's deliberate memory across the 1st grade; (b) characterize the memory-relevant aspects of their classrooms; and (c) explore linkages between the children's performance and the language their teachers use in instruction. To explore contextual factors that may facilitate the development of skills for remembering, 107 first graders were assessed 3 times with a broad set of tasks…
Parents’ understanding of gratitude in children
Grateful parents raising grateful children
Given that children's exposure to gratitude-related activities may be one way that parents can socialize gratitude in their children, we examined whether parents' niche selection (i.e., tendency to choose perceived gratitude-inducing activities for their children) mediates the association between parents' reports of their own and their children's gratitude. Parent-child dyads ( N =101; children aged 6-9; 52% girls; 80% Caucasian; 85% mothers) par…
Raising grateful children one day at a time
The current study examined micro-developmental processes related to the socialization of children's gratitude. Specifically, we tested whether parents who engage in more frequent daily socialization practices targeting children's gratitude reported more frequent displays of gratitude by their children after controlling for potential confounds (i.e., parents' own gratitude, sensitive parenting, and children's socio-emotional functioning). The samp…
Observed peer competence moderates links between children’s self-regulation skills and academic performance
The Development of Children's Memory
This book provides an understanding of memory development through an examination of the scientific contributions of eminent developmental scientist Peter A. Ornstein. His fifty-year career not only coincided with but also contributed to a period of extraordinary progress in the understanding of children's memory. The volume describes this historical context, constructs a theoretical structure for understanding memory development, and emphasizes r…
Covid-19 Life Events Spill-Over on Family Functioning and Adolescent Adjustment
We examined US parent and youth perceptions of how life events, both positive and negative, associated with COVID-19 resulted in changes in family and youth functioning. Families ( n = 105, 80% white, 48% male, and 87% mothers) completed surveys during the pandemic (May to July 2020) and 3 years prior (for youth ages M = 10.6, SD = 1.17 and M = 13.6, SD = 1.19) . Declines in youth, though not parent, report of open family communication, parental …
Children’s strategic memory development
During elementary school, children demonstrate significant growth in an array of cognitive skills, including their ability to use deliberate strategies for remembering. Despite a rich literature documenting age-related changes in these skills (Schneider & Ornstein, 2019), much remains to be learned about contextual factors that support the development of strategic memory. Data from a longitudinal investigation were used to examine the role of kin…
Developmental psychology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Cognitive development (3 works) · Gratitude (3 works) · Socialization (3 works)