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Reducing harm and promoting positive media use strategies: new perspectives in understanding the impact of preschooler media use on health and development
Psychology: Research and Review/Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
Fitzpatrick, C., Binet., MA., Cristini, E., Lopes Almeida, M., Bégin, M., Frizzo, G.
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2020 AND BEYOND
Fitzpatrick, C. Boers, E., & Pagani, L. (2020). Kindergarten readiness, later health, and social costs. Pediatrics, 46, e20200978.
Barr, R., Kirkorian, H., Radesky, J., Coyne, S., Nichols, D., Blanchfield, O., Fitzpatrick, C. (2020). Beyond Screen Time: A synergistic approach to a more comprehensive assessment of family media exposure during early childhood. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1283.
Fitzpatrick, C., Archambault, I., Barnett, T., & Pagani, L. (2020). Preschool cognitive control and family adversity predict the evolution of classroom engagement in elementary school. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 10, 1-9.
Fitzpatrick. C., Burkhalter, R., Asbridge, M. (2019). Characteristics of Canadian youth adhering to physical activity and screen time recommendations. Journal of School Nursing. doi: 10.1177/1059840519881185
Fitzpatrick. C., Burkhalter, R., Asbridge, M. (2019). Adolescent media use and its association to wellbeing in a Canadian national sample. Preventive Medicine Reports, 14, 100867.
Ribner, A., Harvey, E., Gervais, R., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2019). Explaining school entry math and reading achievement in Canadian children using the Opportunity-Propensity framework. Learning and Instruction, 59, 65-75.
Wang, A. & Fitzpatrick, C. (2019). Which early childhood experiences and skills predict kindergarten working memory? Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 40, 40-48.
Fitzpatrick, C., Alexander, S., Henderson, M., & Barnett, T. A. (2019). Prospective associations between play environments and pediatric obesity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33, 541-548.
Pagani, L.S., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2018). Children’s early disruptive behavior predicts later coercive behavior and binge drinking by mothers. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 39, 15-20.
Fitzpatrick, C., Datta, G.D., Henderson, M., Grey-Donald, K., & Barnett, T.A. (2017). School food environments associated with adiposity in children attending Canadian urban schools. International Journal of Obesity, 41, 1005-1010.
Fitzpatrick, C., Côté-Lussier, C. & Pagani, L. (2018), Corrigendum: Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough?, South African Journal of Childhood Education, 8(1), a633. https://doi.org/ 10.4102/sajce.v8i1.633
Ribner, A., Fitzpatrick, C., Blair, C. (2017). Family socioeconomic status moderates effects of television viewing and school readiness skills. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 38, 233-239.
Alexander, S.A., Fitzpatrick, C., Barnett. T.A (2016). Are inequalities produced through differential accessto play opportunities at school? A call to level the playing field. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 107, e583-e585
Fitzpatrick, C., Ohgia, M. Melki, J., Pagani, L. (2016). Early exposure to media violence: What parents and policy makers ought to know. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 6, 223-240.
Pagani, L.S., Lévesque-Seck, F., Fitzpatrick, C. (2016). Prospective associations between televiewing in toddlerhood and later self-reported social impairment. Psychological Medicine, 46, 3329-3337.
Fitzpatrick, C., Coté-Lussier, C., & Blair, C. (2016). Dressed and groomed for success in elementary school: student appearance and academic adjustment. The Elementary School Journal, 117, 30-45.
Côté-Lussier, C. & Fitzpatrick, C. (2016). Feelings of safety at school, socio-emotional functioning and classroom engagement. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58, 543–550.
Pagani, L.S., Fitzpatrick, C. (2016). Early childhood household smoke exposure predicts less task-
oriented classroom behavior at age 10. Health, Education & Behavior, 43, 584-591.
Pagani, L. S., Nguyen, A. D., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2016). Prospective associations between early long-term household tobacco smoke exposure and subsequent indicators of metabolic risk at age 10. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18, 1250-1257.
Fitzpatrick, C., Archambaut, I., Janosz, M., & Pagani, L.S. (2015). Early childhood working memory
forecasts high school dropout risk. Intelligence, 53, 160-165.
Watt, E., Fitzpatrick, C., & Derevenski, J. Pagani, L.S. (2015). Too much television? Prospective associations between early childhood televiewing and later self-reports of victimization by sixth grade classmates. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 36, 426–433.
Côté-Lussier C, Fitzpatrick, C., Séguin L, Barnett T A (2015). Poor, unsafe, and overweight: the role of feeling unsafe at school in mediating the association among poverty exposure, youth screen time, physical activity, and weight status. American Journal of Epidemiology, 182, 67-79.
Piché, G., Fitzpatrick, C., & Pagani, L. S. (2015). Associations between extracurricular activity and self-regulation: A longitudinal study from 5 to 10 years of age. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30, e32-e40.
Fitzpatrick, C., Barnett, T.A. & Pagani, L.S. (2015). Maternal smoking predicts waist circumference and skin-fold measures by middle-childhood. JMED Research, 1-14
Fitzpatrick, C. (2014). Bridging the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children: why should we be concerned with executive functions in the South African context? South African Journal of Childhood Education, 4, 156-166.
Fitzpatrick, C., McKinnon, R., Blair, C. & Willoughby, M. (2014). Do preschool executive function skills account for the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children? Learning and Instruction, 30, 25-31.
Fitzpatrick, C., Côté-Lussier, C., Pagani, L.S., & Blair, C. (2013). I don’t think you like me: child minority status and disadvantage predict relationship quality with teachers. Youth & Society, 45, 727-743.
Pagani, L.S., Fitzpatrick C. & Barnett, T. (2013). Early childhood television viewing and kindergarten entry readiness. Pediatric Research, 7, 350-355.
Fitzpatrick, C., Barnett, T.A., & Pagani, L.S. (2013). Parental bad habits breed bad behavior in youth: exposure to gestational smoke and child impulsivity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 93, 17-21.
Fitzpatrick, C., & Pagani, L.S. (2013). Task-oriented behavior pays off in later childhood. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 34, 94-100.
Pagani, L.S., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2013). Prospective associations between early long-term household tobacco smoke exposure and antisocial behavior in later childhood. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 164, 425-431.
Pagani L.S. & Fitzpatrick, C. (2013). Children’s school readiness: implications for eliminating disparities in health and education. Health, Education, and Behavior, 41, 25-33.
Fitzpatrick, C., Pagani, L., Barnett, T. (2012). Early childhood television exposure predicts explosive leg strength and waist circumference by middle childhood. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 87-97.
Fitzpatrick, C. Ready or Not? Kindergarten classroom engagement as an indicator of child school readiness. (2012). South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2, 1-32.
Fitzpatrick, C. What if we considered a novel dimension of school readiness? The importance of classroom engagement for early adjustment to school. (2012). Education as Change, 16, 333-335.
Fitzpatrick, C., & Pagani, L. (2012). Toddler working memory skills predict kindergarten school readiness. Intelligence, 40, 205-212.
Fitzpatrick, C., & Barnett, & Pagani, L.S. (2012). Early exposure to violent media and later child adjustment. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 33, 291-297.
Pagani, L.S., Fitzpatrick, C., Parent, S. (2012). Relating kindergarten attention to subsequent developmental pathways of classroom engagement in primary school. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 715-725.
Archambault, I., Pagani, L.S., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2012). Transactional associations between classroom engagement and relations with teachers from first through fourth grade. Learning and Instruction, 23, 1-9.
Piché, G., Fitzpatrick, C., & Pagani, L.S. (2012). Kindergarten self-regulation skills as predictors of body mass index and physical exercise in the fourth-grade students. Mind, Brain, and Education, 6, 16-26.
Pagani, L.S., Fitzpatrick, C., Barnett, T., & Dubow, E. (2010). Prospective associations between early childhood television exposure and academic, psychosocial, and physical well-being by middle childhood. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 164, 425-431.
Pagani, L.S., Fitzpatrick, C., Archambault, I., & Janosz, M. (2010). School readiness and later school success: A replication and extension using a Canadian French speaking sample. Developmental Psychology, 46, 984-994.
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