Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2026

Does engagement predict preschoolers' learning from on-screen interactions? A comparison of behavioral and holistic engagement measures

in Cognitive Development

Aaron R. Glick
Ella L. Vezina
Kristine H. Onishi
Aparna S. Nadig

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1812543

246 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2026

Developing empathy and socio-emotional wellbeing in emerging adulthood: a mixed-methods longitudinal study of an empathy training among Chinese male STEM students

in Social and Emotional Development

Meizhen Zhang
Li Chen-Bouck
Bixi Qiao
Anqi Peng

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1783849

483 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 May 2026

"I know who the bad guy is!" Infants map the word "bad" to hinderers, but not the word "good" to helpers

in Development in Infancy

Francis Yuen
Alexis K Black
J Kiley Hamlin

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Original Research

Accepted on 11 May 2026

Online victimization among LGBTQ+ adolescents with a history of suicidality: Qualitatively exploring the role of social communication challenges and considering implications for technology-based intervention

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Emma Win
Morgan Rose
Tina Goldstein
Candice Biernesser

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2026

Broadening positive youth development: culturally-grounded assets that foster thriving among youth of color

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Carolina Gonçalves
Aijah K. B. Goodwin
Rachel Hanebutt
Cierra A. Stanton
Rachel T. Santiago
Patricia Bamwine
Eric M. Brown
An Yee Tan
Velma Mcbride Murry

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1791641

568 views

Mini Review

Published on 08 May 2026

Neural substrates of executive function development in children under three: a mini-review of recent advances

in Cognitive Development

Rhea Varghese
Abigail Fiske
Karla Holmboe

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1752676

573 views

Correction

Accepted on 07 May 2026

Correction: Adolescent wellbeing after COVID-related school-closings

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Lars Michael Göllner

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Review

Published on 07 May 2026

A sociomoral quarrel: a critique of nativist ideas about infants' sociomoral insights

in Development in Infancy

Ted Ruffman
Qiuyi Kong

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1796738

392 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 05 May 2026

Life skills and hope in times of polycrisis: a developmental perspective on youth agency and future orientation

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Murod Ismailov

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1793402

447 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 30 Apr 2026

It's Only Animacy (But I Like It): An alternative view on the Origins of Socio-Moral Cognition

in Development in Infancy

Elisa Di Giorgio
Marco Lunghi

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

186 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 Apr 2026

Eighteen-month-old children can update false-beliefs on the basis of verbal information in a referentially ambiguous communicative context

in Cognitive Development

Júlia Baross
Katalin Oláh
Ildikó Király

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1764377

392 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Apr 2026

Parental intelligence and preschoolers' social competence: the mediating role of parental attachment behavior and the moderating effect of parent gender—A multi-informant study

in Social and Emotional Development

Xiang Ji
Yujie Zhang
Yu Zuo
Chuanzhen Ji
Yiya Xu
Peilai Jin
Miaomiao Wang

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1814467

423 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Apr 2026

Early motor trajectories in infants at increased genetic likelihood for autism

in Development in Infancy

Sereen C Wong
Sebiha M Abdullahi
Sitaram Vangala
Nicole McDonald
Rujuta B Wilson

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

193 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Apr 2026

Spontaneous Behavior During Recess and Social-Emotional Adjustment in First-Grade Children: A Multifactorial Longitudinal Study

in Social and Emotional Development

Augusto Albuquerque
Hugo Folgado
Guida Veiga

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

180 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 29 Apr 2026

Artificial intelligence as a cognitive partner: a developmental framework for human–AI co-regulation in learning

in Cognitive Development

Pooja S
Josephine Joseph
Marin Jose
Anitha S. M
Revati N
Jeena Joseph

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1835258

780 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2026

Longitudinal changes in adolescents' prosocial giving to those in need during and following the COVID-19 pandemic

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Ethell-Marjorie Dubois
Yara J. Toenders
Sophie W. Sweijen
Suzanne van de Groep
Kayla H. Green
Lysanne W. te Brinke
Jeroen van der Waal
Eveline A. Crone

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1748280

525 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Apr 2026

Urban Teens' Perspectives on Social Media and What Digital Health Researchers Should Know: A Rapid, Mixed-Methods Design

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Colleen Stiles-Shields
Erika L. Gustafson
Elyse Shenberger
Naomi Quezada
Gabriella Bobadilla
Dale L Smith
Chuka N. Emezue

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

275 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Apr 2026

The Relation between (Problematic) Social Media Use and Physical Activity; a two-wave study

in Social and Emotional Development

Ina Koning
Emma Morelissen
Helen Vossen

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

183 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Apr 2026

Youth readiness for work and life: profiling core competencies of positive youth development and their correlates among post-secondary students in Singapore

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Melvin Chan

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1772111

516 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 17 Apr 2026

Preliminary evidence of sensitivity to prosocial intentions in 6.5-month-old infants

in Development in Infancy

Young-eun Lee
Hyun-joo Song

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1771096

378 views

Perspective

Accepted on 16 Apr 2026

We don't know how social media bans will affect youth but we're doing it anyway!

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Monika Neff Lind
Stephen Schueller
Candice L. Odgers

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

431 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Apr 2026

Bidirectional associations between parental work-family conflict and early adolescents' academic adjustment: a four-wave dyadic longitudinal study in China

in Adolescent Psychological Development

Xiaoli Wang
Cui Wang
Zilalai Yashengjiang
Hanjin Bao
Shibo Li
Shuo Liu

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1788150

471 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Apr 2026

Exploring the potential relations between a novel visual alphabet and preschoolers' spatial skills

in Cognitive Development

Amanda Delgado
Naomi Polinsky
Tania Cruz Cordero
David Uttal
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1746813

566 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2026

Starting strong? A quantitative investigation of differences in teacher self-efficacy among first-year pre-service teachers

in Social and Emotional Development

Maria Herset
Mohamed El Ghami
Astrid Junker
Pål Arild Lagestad

Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

doi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1770669

368 views

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articles

Does engagement predict preschoolers' learning from on-screen interactions? A comparison of behavioral and holistic engagement measures

Developing empathy and socio-emotional wellbeing in emerging adulthood: a mixed-methods longitudinal study of an empathy training among Chinese male STEM students

"I know who the bad guy is!" Infants map the word "bad" to hinderers, but not the word "good" to helpers

Online victimization among LGBTQ+ adolescents with a history of suicidality: Qualitatively exploring the role of social communication challenges and considering implications for technology-based intervention

Broadening positive youth development: culturally-grounded assets that foster thriving among youth of color

Neural substrates of executive function development in children under three: a mini-review of recent advances

Correction: Adolescent wellbeing after COVID-related school-closings

A sociomoral quarrel: a critique of nativist ideas about infants' sociomoral insights

Life skills and hope in times of polycrisis: a developmental perspective on youth agency and future orientation

It's Only Animacy (But I Like It): An alternative view on the Origins of Socio-Moral Cognition

Eighteen-month-old children can update false-beliefs on the basis of verbal information in a referentially ambiguous communicative context

Parental intelligence and preschoolers' social competence: the mediating role of parental attachment behavior and the moderating effect of parent gender—A multi-informant study

Early motor trajectories in infants at increased genetic likelihood for autism

Spontaneous Behavior During Recess and Social-Emotional Adjustment in First-Grade Children: A Multifactorial Longitudinal Study

Artificial intelligence as a cognitive partner: a developmental framework for human–AI co-regulation in learning

Longitudinal changes in adolescents' prosocial giving to those in need during and following the COVID-19 pandemic

Urban Teens' Perspectives on Social Media and What Digital Health Researchers Should Know: A Rapid, Mixed-Methods Design

The Relation between (Problematic) Social Media Use and Physical Activity; a two-wave study

Youth readiness for work and life: profiling core competencies of positive youth development and their correlates among post-secondary students in Singapore

Preliminary evidence of sensitivity to prosocial intentions in 6.5-month-old infants

We don't know how social media bans will affect youth but we're doing it anyway!

Bidirectional associations between parental work-family conflict and early adolescents' academic adjustment: a four-wave dyadic longitudinal study in China

Exploring the potential relations between a novel visual alphabet and preschoolers' spatial skills

Starting strong? A quantitative investigation of differences in teacher self-efficacy among first-year pre-service teachers