Publications

The 10 most important publications in the last 10 years

Vekety, B., Logemann, H. N. A., & Takacs, Z. K. (2021). The effect of mindfulness-based interventions on attention problems and impulsive behavior in childhood: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45, 133-145. doi:10.1177/0165025420958192

Koncz, A., Demetrovics, Z., & Takacs, Z. K. (2020). Meditation interventions efficiently reduce cortisol levels of at-risk samples: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. doi:10.1080/17437199.2020.1760727

Metaferia, B. K., Futo, J., Drew, R., & Takacs, Z. K. (2020). Parents’ beliefs about play and the purpose of preschool education, preschoolers’ home activity and executive functions. Frontiers in Psychology. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01104

Metaferia, B. K., Takacs, Z. K., & Futo, J. (2020). The relationship between parental play beliefs, preschoolers’ home experience, and executive functions: An exploratory study in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00624

Kassai, R., Futo, J., Demetrovics, Z., & Takacs, Z. K. (2019). A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence on the near- and far-transfer effects among children's executive function skills. Psychological Bulletin, 145, 165-188. doi:10.1037/bul0000180

Sari, B., Basal, H. A., Takacs, Z. K., & Bus, A. G. (2019). A randomized controlled trial to test efficacy of digital enhancements of storybooks in support of narrative comprehension and word learning. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 179, 212-226. doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2018.11.006

Takacs, Z. K. & Bus, A. G. (2018). How pictures in picture storybooks support young children’s story comprehension: An eye-tracking experiment. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 174, 1-12. doi:10.1016/j..2018.04.013

Sari, B., Takacs, Z. K., & Bus, A. G. (2017). What are we downloading for our children? Best-selling children’s apps in four European countries? Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. doi:10.1177/1468798417744057

Takacs, Z. K. & Swart, E. K. (2017). A multimédiás mesék potenciálja a kétnyelvű, migráns családokból származó óvodások nyelvi fejlesztése szempontjából: metaanalízis. Általános Nyelvészeti Tanulmányok, 28, 279-295.

Takacs, Z. K., & Bus, A. G. (2016). Benefits of motion in animated storybooks for children’s visual attention and story comprehension. An eye-tracking study. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01591