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Donaldson, Caitlyn; Moore, Graham; Hawkins, Jemma – School Mental Health, 2023
Normative transitions between educational settings can be important life events for young people, having the potential to influence mental health trajectories across the life course. Interventions to target transitions have been used to support children and young people as they transition between school settings, but there is limited synthesis of…
Descriptors: Children, Youth, Transitional Programs, Intervention
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Greg Leigh; Teresa Y. C. Ching; Linda Cupples – Volta Review, 2024
This article discusses findings from the first 10 years of the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) Study, which includes more than 450 deaf and hard of hearing Australian children whose hearing losses were identified variously through newborn hearing screening or later paths to confirmation and intervention.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Children
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Lin, Yuanyuan; Wang, Guanghai; Yang, You; Jin, Xingming; Huang, Hong; Zhang, Yiwen; Jin, Zhijuan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder that brings heavy burdens to families and the society. This case-control study explored risk factors for ASD based on 74,252 children aged 3-12 years who were recruited from general education kindergartens, primary schools, and special education schools in Shanghai, China.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Elementary School Students
Nanmathi Manian – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
The purpose of this document is to briefly introduce the research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma and their relevance to schools. ACEs are acute or chronic events that threaten the child's physical or emotional well-being. This brief answers the following questions: (1) What are ACEs? (2) How common are ACEs? (3) What is trauma?…
Descriptors: Trauma, Child Development, Well Being, Educational Environment
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Kornilaki, Ekaterina N.; Cheng, Helen – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
In hypothetical playmate preference tasks, obese figures are rarely picked up as friends. This study aims to observe what happens in real life and examine the relationship between body-size and social status in children. Four-hundred and fourteen children aged 5, 7 and 9 years were given a sociometric test. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of each child…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Body Weight, Correlation
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Salomone, Erica; Leadbitter, Kathy; Aldred, Catherine; Barrett, Barbara; Byford, Sarah; Charman, Tony; Howlin, Patricia; Green, Jonathan; Le Couteur, Ann; McConachie, Helen; Parr, Jeremy R.; Pickles, Andrew; Slonims, Vicky; Cole-Fletcher, Rachel; Gammer, Isobel; Maxwell, Jessica; Tobin, Hannah; Vamvakas, George; Cole-Fletcher, Rachle; Gammer, Isobel; Maxwell, Jessica; Tobin, Hannah; Vamvakas, George – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
We examined predictors of mental health difficulties and wellbeing in caregivers of children with autism in the Pre-school Autism Communication Trial cohort in middle childhood (N = 104). Child's intellectual disability, daily living skills impairment, elevated emotional and behavioural difficulties, high educational level of caregiver and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, Autism, Predictor Variables
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Roberts, Amy; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Hamre, Bridget; DeCoster, Jamie – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study explored the role Head Start teachers' (n = 355) depressive symptoms play in their interactions with children and in children's (n = 2,203) social-emotional development, specifically changes in children's problem behaviors and social skills as reported by parents and teachers during the preschool year. Results of the…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Social Development, Emotional Development, Mental Health
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Qiu, Anqi; Rifkin-Graboi, Anne; Tuan, Ta Anh; Zhong, Jidan; Meaney, Michael J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: Assessment of inattention and hyperactivity in preschoolers is highly dependent upon parental reports. Such reports are compromised by parental attitudes and mental health. Our study aimed to examine associations of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity from maternal reports on the Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) with brain…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conceptual Tempo, Morphology (Languages), Neurology
Knoors, Harry, Ed.; Marschark, Marc, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2018
This volume presents the latest research from internationally recognized researchers and practitioners on language, literacy and numeracy, cognition, and social and emotional development of deaf learners. In their contributions, authors sketch the backgrounds and contexts of their research, take interdisciplinary perspectives in merging their own…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Multilingualism
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Hastings, Richard P.; Kovshoff, Hanna; Brown, Tony; Ward, Nicholas J.; Espinosa, Francesca Degli; Remington, Bob – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
Despite the theoretical and demonstrated empirical significance of parental coping strategies for the wellbeing of families of children with disabilities, relatively little research has focused explicitly on coping in mothers and fathers of children with autism. In the present study, 89 parents of preschool children and 46 parents of school-age…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Data Analysis, Preschool Children, Children
Sanders, Matthew R.; Gooley, Shylaja; Nicholson, Jan – 2000
Conduct problems represent a complex set of symptoms and can have a range of negative effects in many areas of a child's life, including ongoing development; family functioning; peer relationships; and learning. These problems generally appear during the preschool years and early identification and intervention are critical to their treatment.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior, Behavior Problems, Children
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Schmitz, Cathryne L.; Hilton, Alan – Social Work in Education, 1996
Reviews the characteristics of preschool children with emotional and behavioral problems. Discusses existing models of service delivery and presents a collaborative model for services that integrates mental health treatment and education. Claims that combined mental health and education service models can lead to improved outcomes for at-risk…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Cooperation, Emotional Problems
Lambert, Nadine M. – 1965
This government publication contains eight papers devoted to mental health and schools. Focus was on the conceptual basis for prevention of mental and emotional disorders in children and adults. Contributions deal with opportunities for school psychologists in this area, the ego process in learning, interventions that develop ego strength, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Problems
Anthony, E. James, Ed.; Cohler, Bertram J., Ed. – 1987
The book presents 13 papers that explore the intriguing and sometimes baffling phenomenon of children's capacity to deal with adversity. It is divided into three sections. The book's opening section provides an overview of stress research and coping strategies. Section 2 focuses on the determinants of competence and investigates the complex…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Psychology