Embedding an Infant Mental Health Intervention within the UK Social Care and Legal Contexts: The Process Evaluation of the Best? Services Trial DOI
Gary Kainth, Fiona Turner, Karen Crawford

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Published: Jan. 1, 2024

BackgroundChildren in foster care are at high risk of negative outcomes. The context surrounding the child, including family, is crucial supporting resilience.ObjectiveA randomised controlled trial was conducted to examine clinical and cost-effectiveness an infant mental health intervention novel UK context. To components fidelity intervention, interplay between its contexts, we a realist process evaluation.Participants settingThe study settings were two sites, each with very different legal context: In one, children's journeys through overseen by judge-led processes strict timescales. other, journey's mainly made lay tribunals, no externally imposed Our participants families involved child welfare system stakeholders from variety agencies (including social services, legal, health)MethodsWe 200 qualitative interviews focus groups multi-agency informants, quantitative data on families' access fidelity. Thematic analysis enabled development context-mechanism-outcome pattern configurations, mechanisms barriers delivery.ResultsWe found that, although individual can be delivered UK, contextual constraints prevent delivery as designed for all who might benefit it.ConclusionsWe suspect this operate effectively, it should authoritative oversight statutory timescales, sufficient time enable offered trial-of-treatment, dual registration carers potential adopters fully embedded within integrated family justice system.

Language: Английский

The importance of belonging and the avoidance of social risk taking in adolescence DOI
Livia Tomova, Jack L. Andrews, Sarah‐Jayne Blakemore

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Developmental Review, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 61, P. 100981 - 100981

Published: July 17, 2021

Language: Английский

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Gender-Specific Changes in Life Satisfaction After the COVID-19–Related Lockdown in Dutch Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study DOI Creative Commons
Sabine E.I. van der Laan, Catrin Finkenauer, Virissa Lenters

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Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 69(5), P. 737 - 745

Published: Aug. 24, 2021

Language: Английский

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Peer facilitation of emotion regulation in adolescence DOI Creative Commons
Razia S. Sahi, Naomi I. Eisenberger,

Jennifer A. Silvers

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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 62, P. 101262 - 101262

Published: June 7, 2023

Emotion regulation is particularly important for adolescents as they undergo normative developmental changes in affective systems and experience heightened risk psychopathology. Despite a high need emotion during adolescence, commonly studied strategies like cognitive reappraisal are less beneficial than adults because rely on neural regions that still developing this period (i.e., lateral prefrontal cortex). However, adolescence also marked by increased valuation of peer relationships sensitivity to social information cues. In the present review, we synthesize research examining influence across development suggest peers could be leveraged improve population. We first discuss trends related at level behavior brain adolescents, using an exemplar strategy. Next, influences adolescent development, describing caregiver increasing susceptibility influence, describe how inputs represents both window vulnerability opportunity. Finally, conclude promise peer-based) interventions enhancing adolescence.

Language: Английский

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Relationship Quality and Mental Health Implications for Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Longitudinal Study DOI Open Access

Melanie Afriat,

Kalee De France, Dale M. Stack

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Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(2), P. 544 - 554

Published: Jan. 21, 2023

Language: Английский

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Friendship and self-harm: a retrospective qualitative study of young adults' experiences of supporting a friend who self-harmed during adolescence DOI Creative Commons
Delfina Bilello, Ellen Townsend, Matthew R. Broome

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Self-harm amongst young people is becoming increasingly prevalent. Understanding, responding to, and supporting who self-harm vital. Friends are typically the first sometimes only source of support sought by adolescents self-harm. Despite their important role as confidants, friends' perspectives experiences remain poorly understood. We conducted retrospective qualitative semi-structured interviews, prompted an adapted version Card Sort Task for Self-Harm (CaTS-FF), about nine female adults (18-20 years old) supported a friend self-harmed during adolescence. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Four themes developed: (1) "I did not realize my was on road to self-harm": Friends' reactions self-harm; (2) "That's what friends do": friends; (3) The impact self-harms; (4) "They quite formative years": reflecting growth through experience. present findings highlight complex self-harms. being willing take supporter, participants experienced range difficult emotions consequences. temporal transition running four reflects evolving nature participants' attitudes, knowledge, friendships. Overall, results unmet needs self-harm, well identifying potential pathways "support supporters" toward resilience.

Language: Английский

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Defining and Measuring Resilience in Children with a Chronic Disease: a Scoping Review DOI Creative Commons
Sabine E.I. van der Laan, Emma E Berkelbach van der Sprenkel, Virissa Lenters

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Adversity and Resilience Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 105 - 123

Published: April 10, 2023

Abstract More than 25% of all children grow up with a chronic disease. They are at higher risk for developmental and psychosocial problems. However, who function resiliently manage to adapt positively these challenges. We aim systematically review how resilience is defined measured in A search PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, PsycINFO was performed on December 9, 2022, using resilience, disease, child/adolescent as terms. Two reviewers independently screened articles inclusion according predefined criteria. Extraction domains included study characteristics, definition, instruments assessing outcomes, factors. Fifty-five out 8766 were identified relevant. In general, characterized positive adaptation adversity. The studies assessed by the outcomes adaptation, or factors, both. categorized into three groups: personal traits, functioning, disease-related outcomes. Moreover, myriad factors measured, which grouped internal (cognitive, social, emotional competence factors), external (caregiver social contextual factors). Our scoping provides insight definitions used measure knowledge needed related specific illness-related challenges, underlying mechanisms responsible this interact one another.

Language: Английский

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The role of extra-familial factors in adolescence for the association between out-of-home care and adult psychiatric disorders–A birth cohort study DOI Creative Commons
Lisa Bornscheuer, Evelina Landstedt, Ylva B. Almquist

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PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1), P. e0318231 - e0318231

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Background Psychiatric disorders are a substantial public health concern, and childhood adversity well-known risk factor for it. Investigating gender differences in vulnerability resilience processes following out-of-home care (OHC) as proxy can help map opportunities the prevention of psychiatric disorders. Methods We followed large birth cohort (anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance misuse) between age 25–62 years, comparing individuals with without OHC experience. investigated different extra-familial resources factors via gender-stratified mediation moderation analyses to approximate accumulation (vulnerability processes) buffers (resilience processes). Results is prospectively associated adulthood. Lower school grades, delinquency, early parenthood mediators association, exception education girls relation anxiety, boys misuse. Number best friends moderates experience boys, there trend higher educational achievement also act buffer, even though this was not statistically significant. Leisure time activities did buffer. Conclusion Vulnerability after gendered: Risk runs delinquency poorer outcomes more than girls, while dominant girls. Having grades may especially boys.

Language: Английский

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Friendship buffering effects on mental health symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK longitudinal study of young people with childhood adversity DOI Creative Commons
Maximilian König, Alicia Smith, Laura Moreno-López

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Development and Psychopathology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Abstract Young people with childhood adversity (CA) were at increased risk to experience mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic research identified high-quality friendship support as a protective factor that can buffer against emergence of in young CA. This longitudinal study investigated buffering effects on symptoms before and three timepoints pandemic 102 (aged 16–26) low moderate Multilevel analyses revealed continuous increase depression following outbreak. Friendship quality was perceived elevated lockdowns returned pre-pandemic baseline levels reopening. A stress-sensitizing effect CA social functioning evident, thinning occurred Bivariate latent change score modeling pandemic, greater self-reported lower vice versa. Furthermore, sequential mediation analysis showed friendships buffered through reducing stress. These findings highlight importance fostering stable supportive suggest stress perceptions mitigate times multidimensional

Language: Английский

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Into the wild: a mixed-methods pilot study of the mental health benefits of a nature summer camp for urban children with psychological needs DOI Creative Commons
Snimer Nagi, Samantha Kempe, Sophie Barriault

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BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Research suggests that nature promotes psychological and behavioral health among children. However, children living in low-income urban communities often have less access to green spaces compared their counterparts high-income neighborhoods, limited research has investigated the impact of on well-being social connectedness experiencing marginalization. To address this gap, mixed-methods study examined a one-week immersive camp 27 aged 6–12 years referred community hub Ottawa, Canada, for complex psychosocial difficulties. One week prior one after camp, caregivers completed survey inquiring about child's personal well-being, contact, loneliness, positive emotional state, outlook. On first last days same survey. Children also engaged an audio-recorded focus group experience inform quantitative findings. Quantitative qualitative responses were analyzed using paired samples t-tests thematic analysis, respectively. Although not statistically significant, small medium effect sizes improved state outlook reported by (p =.26, d = 0.24; p =.14, 0.31) =.12, 0.37; =.89, 0.03). Qualitative analyses groups revealed nine themes including making friends, acquiring new skills, connecting with nature. Within Canadian child context, exposure difficulties may be associated perceived enhancements connections skills. Future larger sample is needed.

Language: Английский

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fsQCA for discovering social emotional pathways to adult STEM engagement DOI
Deborah Wasserman,

Jennifer Altman,

Christine A. Klein

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 98, P. 101767 - 101767

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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