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Godfrey, Kate J.; Espenhahn, Svenja; Stokoe, Mehak; McMorris, Carly; Murias, Kara; McCrimmon, Adam; Harris, Ashley D.; Bray, Signe – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Several theories have been proposed to explain the presentation of intense interests in autism, including theories based on altered executive functioning, imbalanced reward sensitivity, and mitigating anxiety. These theories have yet to be examined in early childhood, yet knowledge of how intense interests emerge could provide insight into how…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Attention, Inhibition
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Monica P. Bhatt; Jonathan Guryan; Harold A. Pollack; Juan C. Castrejon; Molly Clark; Lucia Delgado-Sanchez; Phoebe Lin; Max Lubell; Cristobal Arturo Pinto Poehls; Ben Shaver; Makenzi Sumners – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study explores whether a school-based group counseling program for adolescent girls, implemented at scale, can mitigate trauma-related mental health harms. In a randomized trial involving 3749 Chicago public high school girls, we find that participating in the program for 4 months induces a 22% reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Meghan E. Clifford; Amanda J. Nguyen; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2021
Social-emotional factors associated with youth aggression have largely been studied in the context of social information-processing models. The ability to accurately encode and appropriately interpret others' emotions has yet to be fully examined in the context of aggressive behavior, particularly during adolescence. Using cross-sectional data…
Descriptors: Self Control, Aggression, Theory of Mind, Social Cognition