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Moss, Katrina M.; Simcock, Gabrielle; Cobham, Vanessa; Kildea, Sue; Elgbeili, Guillaume; Laplante, David P.; King, Suzanne – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Fetal exposure to prenatal maternal stress can have lifelong consequences, with different types of maternal stress associated with different areas of child development. Fewer studies have focused on motor skills, even though they are strongly predictive of later development across a range of domains. Research on mechanisms of transmission has…
Descriptors: Correlation, Stress Variables, Natural Disasters, Mothers
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Oskenbay, Fariza; Tolegenova, Aliya; Kalymbetova, Elmira; Chung, Man Cheung; Faizullina, Aida; Jakupov, Maksat – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study explores psychological trauma as a reason for computer game addiction among adolescents. The findings of this study show that there is a connection between psychological trauma and computer game addiction. Some psychologists note that the main cause of any type of addiction derives from psychological trauma, and that finding such…
Descriptors: Trauma, Mental Health, Psychology, Computer Games
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Laplante, David P.; Zelazo, Philip R.; Brunet, Alain; King, Suzanne – Infancy, 2007
Toddler toy play evolves in a predictable manner and provides a valid, nonverbal measure of cognitive function unbiased by social behaviors. Research on prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) indicates that exposure to stress in utero results in developmental deficits. We hypothesized that children exposed to high objective PNMS from a natural disaster…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Play, Natural Disasters
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Broberg, Anders G.; Dyregrov, Atle; Lilled, Lars – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: On October 29, 1998, around 400 young people were gathered in an old warehouse in Goteborg, Sweden, for a discotheque party. A fire erupted and spread explosively. Adolescents were exposed to dreadful scenes inside and outside the building. In all, 63 young people were killed and 213 physically injured. An 18-month follow-up with 275…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder