Browsing by Author "Mccoy, Dana"
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Building a model of cultural universality with specificity for global early childhood development
Mccoy, Dana (Wiley, 2021-12-28)Numerous longstanding developmental theories have emphasized the important role that culture and context play in shaping young children’s skill development. Nevertheless, the field lacks explicit models describing the ... -
Country-Level Improvements in Nurturing Care and Child Development
McCoy, Dana; Cuartas Ricaurte, Jorge; Seiden, Jonathan (American Medical Association (AMA), 2024-01-01)This cross-sectional study examines whether provision of nurturing care in 31 countries over 10 years was associated with improvements in countries’ child development outcomes. -
Development and validation of an early childhood development scale for use in low-resourced settings
McCoy, Dana Charles; Sudfeld, Christopher Robert; Bellinger, David C; Muhihi, Alfa; Ashery, Geofrey; Weary, Taylor Evans; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Fink, Gunther (Springer Nature, 2017)Background:Low-cost, cross-culturally comparable measures of the motor, cognitive, and socioemotional skills of children under 3 years remain scarce. In the present paper, we aim to develop a new caregiver-reported early ... -
Early Childhood Development and Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from British, Finnish and Philippine Birth Cohorts
Peet, Evan D.; McCoy, Dana C.; Danaei, Goodarz; Ezzati, Majid; Fawzi, Wafaie; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Pillas, Demetris; Fink, Günther (Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: While recent literature has highlighted the importance of early childhood development for later life outcomes, comparatively little is known regarding the relative importance of early physical and cognitive ... -
Early Childhood Developmental Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence Estimates Using Predictive Modeling
McCoy, Dana Charles; Peet, Evan D.; Ezzati, Majid; Danaei, Goodarz; Black, Maureen M.; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Fawzi, Wafaie; Fink, Günther (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: The development of cognitive and socioemotional skills early in life influences later health and well-being. Existing estimates of unmet developmental potential in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are ... -
“His Mind Will Work Better With Both of Us”: A Qualitative Study on Fathers’ Roles and Coparenting of Young Children in Rural Pakistan
Jeong, Joshua; Siyal, Salma; Fink, Günther; McCoy, Dana; Yousafzai, Aisha (BMC, 2018-11-20)Background Parents are the primary providers of nurturing care for young children’s healthy early development. However, the literature on parenting in early childhood, especially in low- and middle-income countries, has ... -
Poverty, physical stature, and cognitive skills: Mechanisms underlying children’s school enrollment in Zambia.
Mccoy, Dana Charles; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Fink, Gunther (American Psychological Association (APA), 2015)Past research suggests robust positive associations between household socioeconomic status and children’s early cognitive development in Western countries. Relatively little is known about these relations in low-income ... -
Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels
Danaei, Goodarz; Andrews, Kathryn G.; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Fink, Günther; McCoy, Dana Charles; Peet, Evan; Sania, Ayesha; Smith Fawzi, Mary C.; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Ezzati, Majid (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in developing countries, and 14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk factors for stunting have been identified in epidemiological ...