Robert Abbott

Biographic Data

ID5761375
NAMERobert Abbott
GIVEN NAMESRobert
FAMILY NAMEAbbott
SIGNATUREABBOTT R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Washington
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS20
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX1

  • Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay

    Open AccessAnnette Estes, Jeffrey Munson et al.ARTICLEAutism2009

    Parents of children with developmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), are at risk for high levels of distress. The factors contributing to this are unclear. This study investigated how child characteristics influence maternal parenting stress and psychological distress. Participants consisted of mothers and developmental-age matched preschool-aged children with ASD ( N = 51) and developmental delay without autism (DD…

  • Early Social Attention Impairments in Autism

    Géraldine Dawson, Karen Toth et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2004Cited by: 20References: 42

    This study investigated social attention impairments in autism (social orienting, joint attention, and attention to another's distress) and their relations to language ability. Three- to four-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 72), 3- to 4-year-old developmentally delayed children (n = 34), and 12- to 46-month-old typically developing children (n = 39), matched on mental age, were compared on measures of social orienting, j…

  • Motivo

    Open AccessRobert D Abbott, Robert Abbott et al.ARTICLEinteractions2002

    Motivo is an award-winning interactive design firm that blends strategic information design, appropriate technology, and meaningful visual communication to achieve the goal of innovation. Every day, we solve complex interaction and communication problems for national and international clientele by extending brands, empowering experience, and enabling commerce

  • Preventing Adolescent Health-Risk Behaviors by Strengthening Protection During Childhood

    J David Hawkins, Richard F Catalano et al.ARTICLEArchives of Pediatrics and…1999

    OBJECTIVE: To examine the long-term effects of an intervention combining teacher training, parent education, and social competence training for children during the elementary grades on adolescent health-risk behaviors at age 18 years. DESIGN: Nonrandomized controlled trial with follow-up 6 years after intervention. SETTING: Public elementary schools serving high-crime areas in Seattle, Wash. PARTICIPANTS: Of the fifth-grade students enrolled in p…

  • Calendar of the Correspondence of Richard Baxter, Vol. 1: 1638–1660

    Henry Bartlett, Richard Baxter et al.BOOKCalendar of the correspondence of…1991

    This calendar provides, with full annotation and indexes, the substance of the complete surviving correspondence of the Puritan divine Richard Baxter, making available a rich source for the religious, political, and cultural history of the 17th century.

  • Validity of Student Ratings for Two Affective Outcomes of Introductory Psychology

    Open AccessDavid Perkins, Robert D Abbott et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1982

    The correlation between student rating of instructor and affective outcomes of instruction was studied in two samples (n = 388 and n = 344) of Introductory Psychology students enrolled in 18 different classes. Correlations were calculated within each class, for students pooled across classes, and between-class means. In general, correlations were positive and of the same magnitude as correlations between student ratings of instructor and cognitiv…

  • The Building of the Great Central Railway

    Open AccessRobert Abbott, R A AbbottARTICLEThe Journal of Transport History1959