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PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES (UPDATED OCTOBER 2014)

Razaz, N., Tremlett, H., Boyce, W. T., Guhn, M., Joseph, K. S., & Marrie, R. A. (accepted for publication). Impact of parental multiple sclerosis on early childhood development: a retrospective cohort study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Guhn, M. & Zumbo, B. D. (online first). The role of supportive adults in promoting positive development in middle childhood: A population-based study”. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. doi: 10.1177/0829573514540116

Guhn, M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Gadermann, A. M., Hymel, S., & Hertzman, C. (2013). A population study of victimization, relationships, and well-being in middle childhood. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14, 1529-1541. doi: 10.1007/s10902-012-9393-8

Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Guhn, M., Gadermann, A. M., Hymel, S., Sweiss, L., & Hertzman, C. (2013). Development and validation of the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI): Assessing children’s well-being and assets across multiple contexts. Social Indicators Research, 114, 345-369. doi: 10.1007/s11205-012-0149-y. Open access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-012-0149-y

Vaghri, Z., Guhn, M., Weinberg, J., Grunau, R. E., Yu, W., & Hertzman, C. (2013). Hair cortisol reflects socioeconomic factors and hair zinc in preschoolers. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38, 331-40. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.06.009 PMID: 22809790

Guhn, M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Gadermann, A. M., Marriott, D., Pedrini, L., Hymel, S., & Hertzman, C. (2012). Well-Being in middle childhood: An assets-based population-level research-to-action project. Child Indicators Research, 5, 393-418. doi: 10.1007/s12187-012-9136-8

Gadermann, A. M., Guhn, M. & Zumbo, B. D. (2012). Estimating ordinal reliability for Likert-type and ordinal item response data: A conceptual, empirical, and practical guide. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 17(3). ISSN 1531-7714. Open access: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=17&n=2

Noam, G., Malti, T., & Guhn, M. (2012). From clinical-developmental theory to assessment: The Holistic Student Assessment tool. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 6, 201-213. urn:nbn:de:0070-ijcv-2012242. Open access: http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/276/pdf_69

Guhn, M., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Gadermann, A., Marriott, D., Pedrini, L., Hymel, S., & Hertzman, C. (online first). Well-Being in middle childhood: An assets-based population-level research-to-action project. Child Indicators Research. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-012-9136-8

Gadermann, Anne M., Guhn, Martin & Bruno D. Zumbo (2012). Estimating ordinal reliability for Likert-type and ordinal item response data: A conceptual, empirical, and practical guide. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 17(3). ISSN 1531-7714. Available online: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=17&n=2

Guhn, M., & Goelman, H. (2011). Bioecological theory, early child development and the validation of the population-level Early Development Instrument. Social Indicators Research, 103, 193-217. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9842-5 (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Zumbo, B. D., Janus, M., & Hertzman, C. (2011). Opening remarks to the special issue on validation theory and research for a population-level measure of children’s development, wellbeing, and school readiness. Social Indicators Research, 103, 179-181. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9840-7 (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Zumbo, B. D., Janus, M., & Hertzman, C. (2011). Validation theory and research for a population-level measure of children’s development, wellbeing, and school readiness at kindergarten. Social Indicators Research, 103, 183-191. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9841-6 (Abstract)

Gadermann, A. M., Guhn, M., & Zumbo, B. D. (2011). Investigating the substantive aspect of construct validity for the Satisfaction with Life Scale adapted for Children: A focus on cognitive processes. Social Indicators Research, 100, 37-60. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9603-x (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Gadermann, A. M., Hertzman, C., & Zumbo, B. D. (2010). Children’s development in Kindergarten: A multilevel, population-based analysis of ESL and gender effects on socioeconomic gradients. Child Indicators Research, 3, 183-203. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-009-9053-7 (Abstract)

Janus, M., Hertzman, C., Guhn, M., Brinkman, S. A., Goldfeld, S. (2009). Reply to Li, D’Angiulli and Kendall: The Early Development Index and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Early Years, 29, 31-35. DOI: 10.1080/09575140802689125

Kershaw, P., Forer, B., Lloyd, J. E. V., Hertzman, C., Boyce, W. T., Zumbo, B. D., Guhn, M., Milbrath, C., Irwin, L. G., Harvey, J., Hershler, R., & Smith, A. (2009). The use of population-level data to advance interdisciplinary methodology: A cell-through-society sampling framework for child development research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12, 387-403. DOI:10.1080/13645570802550257

Guhn, M. (2009). Insights from successful and unsuccessful implementations of school reform programs. Journal of Educational Change, 10, 337-363. DOI: 10.1007/s10833-008-9063-0 (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Gadermann, A. M., & Zumbo, B. D. (2007). Does the EDI measure school readiness in the same way across different groups of children? Early Education and Development, 18, 453-472. DOI: 10.1080/10409280701610838 (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Janus, M., & Hertzman, C. (2007). The Early Development Instrument: Translating school readiness assessment into community actions and policy planning. Early Education and Development, 17, 369-374. DOI: 10.1080/10409280701610622 (Abstract)

Guhn, M., Hamm, A., & Zentner, M. (2007). Physiological and musico-acoustic correlates of the chill response. Music Perception, 24, 473-484. DOI: 10.1525/mp.2007.24.5.473 (Abstract)

Gouzouasis, P., Guhn, M., &, Kishor, N. (2007). The relationship between achievement and participation in music and achievement in core Grade 12 academic subjects. Music Education Research, 9, 81-92. DOI: 10.1080/14613800601127569 (Abstract)

EDITED BOOKS & JOURNAL VOLUMES

Guhn, M., Zumbo, B. D., Janus, M., & Hertzman, C. (Eds.) (2011). Special issue: Validation theory and research for a population-level measure of children’s development, wellbeing, and school readiness. Social Indicators Research, online first.

Goelman, H., Pivik, J., & Guhn, M. (Eds.) (2011). New Approaches to Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals, and Realities. New Orleans, LA: Palgrave-Macmillan. (Book website)

Guhn, M., Janus, M., & Hertzman, C. (Eds.) (2007). Special Issue: The Early Development Instrument. Early Education and Development, 17, 369-570. (Content overview)

COMMISSIONED REPORTS

Muhajarine, N., Anderson, L., Lysack, M., Guhn, M., & Macqueen Smith, F. (in press). Assessing Canadian Family Policy to Enhance Developmental Health in the Near Term: A Canadian Assessment tool, with an assessment of the four Western provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Commissioned report prepared for the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Guhn, M., Gadermann, A. M., & Zumbo, B. D. (2010). Education. A report of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW). Toronto, Ontario: Atkinson Charitable Foundation. (Full report)

RESEARCH REPORTS

Michalos, A.C., Smale, B., Labonté, R., Muharjarine, N., Scott, K., Moore, K., Swystun, L., Holden, B., Bernardin, H., Dunning, B., Graham, P., Guhn, M., Gadermann, A.M., Zumbo, B.D., Morgan, A., Brooker, A.-S., & Hyman, I. (2011). The Canadian Index of Wellbeing. Technical Report 1.0. Waterloo, ON: Canadian Index of Wellbeing and University of Waterloo.

Schonert‐Reichl, K. A., Guhn, M., Hymel, S., Hertzman, C., Sweiss, L., Gadermann, A., Marriott, D., Burroughs, B., Calbick, J., Oberle, E., Smith, A., Pedrini, L., & Harvey, J. (2010). Our children’s voices: The Middle Years Development Instrument. Measuring the developmental health and well-being of children in middle childhood. Vancouver, Canada: United Way. (Full report)

Guhn, M., Konishi, C., Sweiss, L., Schonert‐Reichl, K. A., Hymel, S., & Lee, A. (2010). Middle Years Development Instrument—Vancouver district report. Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Gadermann, A. M., Guhn., M., & Zumbo, B. D. (in press). Ordinal alpha. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. New York: Springer.

Guhn., M., & Klerian, C. (in press). Forum for Early Childhood development Monitoring. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. New York: Springer.

Janus, M., Brinkamn, S. , & Guhn., M. (in press). The Early Years Development Instrument. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. New York: Springer.

Schonert-Reichl, K. A. & Guhn, M. (in press). The Middle–Years Development Instrument. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. New York: Springer.

Goelman, H., & Guhn, M. (2011). The theoretical framework(s) that guided the CHILD Project. In H. Goelman, J. Pivik, & M. Guhn (Eds.), New Approaches to Research in Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals, and Realities, Chapter 2. New Orleans, LA: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Goelman, H., & Guhn, M. (2011). What we learned about interdisciplinarity. In H. Goelman, J. Pivik, & M. Guhn (Eds.), New Approaches to Research in Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals, and Realities, Chapter 8. New Orleans, LA: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Guhn, M., Swarth, S., Pighini, M., & Vilches, S. (2011). Graduate student experiences in the CHILD Project. In H. Goelman, J. Pivik, & M. Guhn (Eds.), New Approaches to Research in Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals, and Realities, Chapter 10. New Orleans, LA: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Goelman, H., Pivik, J., & Guhn, M. (2011). Conclusion: What differences can we make to make a difference? In H. Goelman, J. Pivik, & M. Guhn (Eds.), New Approaches to Research in Early Child Development: Rules, Rituals, and Realities, Chapter 11. New Orleans, LA: Palgrave-MacMillan.

Guhn, M., & Gadermann, A. M. (2010). Social competences and human needs. In L. Bormans (Ed.), The world book of happiness. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers. (Book website)

Gouzouasis, P., LaMonde, A., & Guhn, M. (2008). The Fine Arts and Media in Education Project: The integration of creative arts-based activities, wireless technologies, and constructivist teaching practices in practicum classrooms. In K. Veblen, C. Beynon, S. Horsley, & U. De Alwis (Eds.), From Sea to Sea: Perspectives on Music Education in Canada.

TEST MANUALS

Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Hertzman, C., Hymel, S., Guhn, M., Gadermann, A., Sweiss, L., Thomson, K. (2012). Understanding our lives: The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) survey of grade 4 students. Technical manual. Vancouver, BC: Human Early Learning Partnership.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

 Gadermann, A. M., Guhn, M., & Zumbo, B. D. (2008). An empirical comparison of Cronbach’s alpha with ordinal reliability coefficients alpha and theta. International Journal of Psychology, 43, 55.

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