?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34113%2F&rft.title=Understanding+the+DYAD%3A+adaptation+of+a+video-based+coding+system+for+interactions+between+adults+and+young+children&rft.creator=Murphy%2C+Ian&rft.description=Background%3A+Supportive+relationships+with+caring+adults+are+among+the+most+important+environmental+influences+on+children%E2%80%99s+brain+development.+Children+growing+up+in+adverse+circumstances+are+at+higher+risk+for+a+vast+number+of+negative+behavioral+and+health+outcomes.+Evidence+suggests+that+improving+the+quality+of+interactions+between+adults+and+young+children+can+buffer+the+impact+of+adversity.+Researchers+who+study+adult-child+interactions+need+a+reliable+tool+to+assess+a+wide+range+of+behaviors+known+to+improve+child+development.%0D%0AObjectives%3A+(1)+Adapt+the+Simple+Interactions+video+feedback+tool+to+allow+for+in-depth+coding+of+behavioral+interactions+between+parents+and+their+children+aged+3+to+6.+(2)+Test+the+reliability+of+this+new+coding+system.%0D%0AMethods%3A+23+videos+of+parent-child+interactions+were+collected+as+part+of+an+ongoing+research+study.+A+series+of+flowchart-style+diagrams+were+developed+to+guide+the+decision-making+process+of+coding+these+dyadic+interactions.+%0D%0AResults%3A+Three+flowchart+diagrams%2C+each+corresponding+to+a+feature+of+adult-child+relationships+shown+to+support+brain+development%2C+were+developed+through+a+collaboration+with+the+Simple+Interactions+research+team.+Analyses+of+inter-rater+reliability+demonstrated+a+high+degree+of+consistency+between+coders.%0D%0AConclusions+and+Public+Health+Significance%3A+This+measurement+system+could+be+used+in+any+research+setting+geared+toward+studying+children%E2%80%99s+social-emotional+development.+It+can+be+used+to+improve+outcomes+for+children+living+in+adverse+environments+through+providing+in-depth+assessment+of+adult-child+interactions.&rft.date=2018-06-28&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F34113%2F1%2Fmurphy_i_mphthesis_April2018.pdf&rft.identifier=++Murphy%2C+Ian++(2018)+Understanding+the+DYAD%3A+adaptation+of+a+video-based+coding+system+for+interactions+between+adults+and+young+children.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++