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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
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
Monique Pinczynski – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Approximately 30% of individuals with autism have complex communication needs (CCN). These individuals are unable to use vocal speech as their primary form of language and typically require support across several areas of communication such as comprehension, pragmatics, phonology, semantics, and syntax (Ganz et al., 2022; Reichle, 2019).…
Descriptors: Sentences, Writing (Composition), Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lluís Forcadell-Díez; Vanesa Pérez-Martínez; Elisabeth Guitart; Belén Sanz-Barbero; Carmen Vives-Cases; María José López; Olga Juárez; Glòria Pérez – Journal of School Health, 2024
Introduction: Gender-based violence is a worldwide problem. School-based socio-educational interventions could be effective in preventing gender-based violence. We assessed the effectiveness of the "Let's focus!" program, aimed at health and equitable interpersonal relationships among high school students. Methods: We conducted a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Preadolescents, Sexual Abuse
Hui Zhou; Hanxiyue Zhang; Angela Y. Xiao; Lei Yu; Kun Tang – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Background: Preadolescents, who are in a transitional phase of development, may experience higher exposure to heterosexual interactions while facing higher risks regarding misinformation in sexual knowledge and unsafe engagement in sexual activities. There is a deficiency in the availability of qualified educators and age-appropriate teaching…
Descriptors: Animation, Sex Education, Preadolescents, Foreign Countries
