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Direct linkBüsra Zelcek; Sima Pouya – Support for Learning, 2024
Sandplay therapy helps the person develop social skills and acts as a therapy method where they can reflect and repair their inner world. This study aims to test the feasibility of sandplay therapy method in an open area for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and investigate its effect on the development of social skills. In addition,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preadolescents, Children, Intervention
Rachel A. Gordon; Sandra W. Russ; Anastasia Dimitropoulos – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Background: Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) display impaired pretend play abilities, reflective of broader social-cognitive challenges. Pretend play interventions for children with PWS demonstrate preliminary efficacy for improving cognitive and affective processes in play. It is unknown which specific intervention strategies, such as…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Genetic Disorders, Play
Mariana Garcia Torres; Sandy Magaña; Fabricio Balcazar – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the youth version of the program Parents Taking Action in Bogota, Colombia, using a quasi-experimental design. We hypothesized that parents in the treatment groups would improve in levels of knowledge, empowerment, self-efficacy, and use of strategies related to topics of adolescence and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dongyue Zhou; Zhimei Liu; Guanyu Gong; Yunge Zhang; Lin Lin; Kelong Cai; Huashuai Xu; Fengyu Cong; Huanjie Li; Aiguo Chen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Exercise intervention has been proven helpful to ameliorate core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we carried out a 12-week mini-basketball training program (MBTP) on ASD children and examined the changes of brain functional and structural networks before and…
Descriptors: Exercise, Intervention, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Autism Spectrum Disorders
Clea Sarnquist; Rina Friedberg; Evan T. R. Rosenman; Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo; Gavin Nyairo; Michael Baiocchi – Prevention Science, 2024
Sexual assault is a global threat to adolescent health, but empowerment self-defense (ESD) interventions have shown promise for prevention. This study evaluated the joint implementation of a girls' ESD program and a concurrent boys' program, implemented via a cluster-randomized controlled trial in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya, from…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Empowerment, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Peter Mullhall; Laurence Taggart; Gary McDermott; Paul Slater; Ben Fitzpatrick; Marie H. Murphy; Angela Hassiotis; Anne Johnston – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Children with intellectual disability are less physically active and more sedentary than typically developing peers. To date no studies have tested the feasibility of a school-based walking intervention for children with Intellectual Disability. Method: A clustered randomised controlled trial (cRCT), with an embedded process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Late Adolescents, Intellectual Disability
Eryilmaz, Ali; Yildirim-Kurtulus, Hacer; Doenyas, Ceymi – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Following the positive youth development perspective that emphasizes the importance of focusing on the positive assets of youth to be developed, this study examined the variables related with mental toughness, a trainable skill that is associated with psychological and academic well-being outcomes, in preadolescent youth. The effect of…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Altruism, Resilience (Psychology)
Linda Thomas Poindexter – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed in this study was the increase in discipline infractions during the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 school years among Black six-grade tween girls in Jefferson County Schools (JCS, a pseudonym). The numbers indicated a 44% increase in discipline infractions over a 4-year period. The purpose of this basic…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, African American Students, Preadolescents, Females
de Witte, Annemarie; Hoeboer, Joris; Coppens, Eline; Lenoir, Matthieu; Platvoet, Sebastiaan; de Niet, Mark; de Vries, Sanne; de Meester, An – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: To study the relationship between actual motor competence (AMC) and perceived motor competence (PMC) in a large sample of 6- to 12-year-old children. Method: The AMC and PMC were measured (N = 1,669, 55% boys) with the Athletic Skills Track and the Physical Self-Confidence Scale, respectively. A variable-centered approach was applied to…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Competence, Self Concept, Children
Emily N. Cyr; Kathryn M. Kroeper; Hilary B. Bergsieker; Tara C. Dennehy; Christine Logel; Jennifer R. Steele; Rita A. Knasel; W. Tyler Hartwig; Priscilla Shum; Stephanie L. Reeves; Odilia Dys-Steenbergen; Amrit Litt; Christopher B. Lok; Taylor Ballinger; Haemi Nam; Crystal Tse; Amanda L. Forest; Mark Zanna; Sheryl Staub-French; Mary Wells; Toni Schmader; Stephen C. Wright; Steven J. Spencer – Child Development, 2024
Girls and women face persistent negative stereotyping within STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This field intervention was designed to improve boys' perceptions of girls' STEM ability. Boys (N = 667; mostly White and East Asian) aged 9-15 years in Canadian STEM summer camps (2017-2019) had an intervention or control…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Summer Programs
Taylor Ross; Xiaoqi Ma; Jennifer L. Doty – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Guided by social cognitive theory and past empirical findings, the study's conceptual model posited that parent-child trust promotes positive youth mental health through the pathways of social self-efficacy and self-blame. Using longitudinal data from 129 children aged 10-14 who participated over three waves of data collection in fall 2019, spring…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Trust (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Mental Health
Kerry Danahy Ebert; HaeJi Lee – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Treatment response is the degree to which an individual benefits from a treatment. This systematic review sought to identify and synthesize research evidence regarding individual characteristics that predict language treatment response among children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: To be eligible for inclusion,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preadolescents, Developmental Delays, Language Impairments
Caron, Jessica; Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are often excluded from learning literacy skills that use phonological approaches due to challenges with verbal production of speech sounds. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of systematic literacy instruction with materials modified to teach letter-sound…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Literacy Education
Newton, Genevieve; Racey, Megan; Marquez, Olivia; McKenney, Andrew; Preyde, Michèle; Wosnick, David – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Measurement of nutrition knowledge is common in interventions targeting dietary modifications in a school-based setting. Previous research has noted a general lack of disclosure regarding the details and psychometric properties of nutrition knowledge tools, which makes uptake of previously used instruments extremely difficult. Methods:…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Intervention
Mohammadzaheri, Fereshteh; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Bakhshi, Enayatollah; Khosrowabadi, Reza; Soleymani, Zahra – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study examined the effect of Pivotal response treatment (PRT) to improve verbal initiations in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, age 6-12 years old, using a Randomized Clinical Trial design. Intervention was conducted three times a week for 2 months, for a total of 24 one-hour sessions. The PRT intervention taught a variety of questions…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Verbal Communication, Autism
