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13A growing body of research documents concerning consequences of excessive screen use among preschool children, including obesity and developmental delays. Few studies have explored variables that contribute to parents' decision-making about screen time and none that we know of have measured the impact of screen time guidance from pediatricians. The present study examines relations among pediatrician guidance, frequency of screen time, parental stress, and parents' confidence in their ability to control their children's screen time.POSTER 62SELF-DETERMINATION AND SELF-EFFICACY IN AUTISTIC STUDENTSASHNA ASHRAF (HUNTER COLLEGE CUNY), MADISEN CUTLER (COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND CUNY), BELLA KOFNER, SIN%u00c9AD O'BRIEN, ELIANA GROSSMAN, ELIZABETH KILGALLON, KRISTEN GILLESPIE-LYNCH (COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND CUNY) Helping autistic young adults succeed in employment can be challenging due to the systemic challenges autistic people face. This study examines associations between self-determination, self-efficacy, observed skills, and autistic youths' career goals and autism understanding. Career decision-making self-efficacy and video game design self-efficacy were more closely associated with students' career goals than selfdetermination or observed skills. Findings offer valuable insights into how autistic participants define autism, their career aspirations, and what predicts their employment goals.POSTER 63SEMANTIC CONTEXT BOOSTS WORD LEARNING FROM LOW-INFORMATIVE EVENTSWILONA BOAFO (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), EMILY O'BRIEN (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), MARISSA CICCARINI (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), SUMARGA SUANDA (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT) Word learning has long been characterized as a paradox between the ease with which children learn and the challenge that the environment imposes. That is, when children hear words, their meanings are not transparent from their immediate contexts. This study demonstrates that high informativity at a broader situational time scale helps learners overcome low informativity at the time scale of individual naming events. Thus, broader semantic context may be key to children's rapid word learning.POSTER 64SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN CHILDREN'S SCREEN TIME: INSIGHTS FOR EQUITYATHENA Q. BOUTROSS (CLARK UNIVERSITY), ANA K. MARCELO (CLARK UNIVERSITY) Children's screen time varies by socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnicity. Caregivers of 196 children reported the frequency of their child's screen time and typical digital activities, as well as SES factors of their family. Key findings suggest that poverty influences family technology use, and this relation varies by ethnicity-race. This underscores the need to consider SES, culture, and ethnicity when creating equitable screen time policies and practices.POSTER 65SOCIOEMOTIONAL PROBLEMS IN 3.5-YEAROLDS: THE ROLE OF SES AND MATERNAL SENSITIVITYGRACEANN JOHNSON (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), SOPHIA LOMBARDO (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), ZEYNEP KOMBEELAZAB (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), KATIE KAO (HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL), AMANDA TARULLO (BOSTON UNIVERSITY) Maternal sensitivity is negatively related to child conduct problems in low-income households but positively related to conduct problems in high-income households. These relationships are not found with the other component of externalizing problems, hyperactivity, nor is there a relationship with internalizing problems such as peer problems or emotional problems across family income levels.POSTER 66THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL DIVORCE IN ADOLESCENCE ON RELATIONSHIPS IN EMERGING ADULTHOODCAILEY FAY (EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), T. CAITLIN VASQUEZ-O'BRIEN (EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY) Experiencing a parental divorce in adolescence may impact socio-emotional development during emerging adulthood. I hypothesized that the effects of divorce on attachment, social relations, and parent-offspring relationships during emerging adulthood would be moderated by interparental conflict. I surveyed 209 participants aged 18 to 29. Those with divorced parents had worse outcomes than peers with married parents. Observed parental dynamics during adolescence may have consequences for relationships in emerging adulthood.13Friday, March 7