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Caregiver-Child Agreement in Health-Related Quality of Life of Autistic Children and Adolescents
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Lopez-Espejo, Mauricio A.; Nuñez, Alicia C.; Ruz, Melanie; Saez, Valentina; Moscoso, Odalie C.; Escobar, Raul G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
This study examined the agreement of perceived health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between caregivers and autistic children and adolescents (n = 133, 5-12 years) using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales, Fourth Edition (PedsQL 4.0). Results reveal good to excellent agreement over this age range across the total,…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Preadolescents
Prenatal Programming of Developmental Trajectories for Obesity Risk and Early Pubertal Timing
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Robertson, Olivia C.; Marceau, Kristine; Duncan, Robert J.; Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A.; Leve, Leslie D.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Natsuaki, Misaki; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Ganiban, Jody M. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
The thrifty phenotype and fetal overnutrition hypotheses are two developmental hypotheses that originated from the "developmental origins of health and disease" (DOHaD) perspective. The DOHaD posits that exposures experienced prenatally and early in life may influence health outcomes through altering form and function of internal organs…
Descriptors: Obesity, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Puberty
Caregivers' Reports of the Complex Impacts of the Pandemic on Family Food and Physical Activity Behaviors by Race, Ethnicity, Urbanicity, and Income
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Henderson, Maren S. G.; Ziegenfuss, Jeanette Y.; Dinh, Jennifer M.; Canterbury, Marna; Anderson, Andrea; Kottke, Thomas E.; JaKa, Meghan M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affected health and well-being worldwide, but little is known about how the pandemic specifically impacted families with young children. Evidence suggests a relationship between well-being and health behaviors (diet, physical activity) and that preexisting health disparities were exacerbated during the pandemic.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Physical Activity Level, Racial Differences