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Costa, Mónica; Mota, Catarina P.; Matos, Paula M. – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Adolescents in residential care have an increased risk of developing psychosocial problems, however, not all adolescents are equally vulnerable. This study aims to provide a review and methodological evaluation of current studies, which focus on protective and risk factors associated with the psychosocial adjustment of adolescents in residential…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Individual Development, Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment
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Inguglia, Cristiano; Costa, Sebastiano; Iannello, Nicolò Maria; Liga, Francesca – Child Care in Practice, 2021
Framed within an ecological perspective of the onset of adolescent problem behaviors, the current study explored the joint role of parent-adolescents' relationships and youth's individual factors in binge eating and drinking. Firstly, in line with pieces of research highlighting the beneficial impact of effective parenting on youth development,…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, High School Students, Risk
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Firat, Engin; Tuncay, Tarik – Child Care in Practice, 2020
This cross-sectional, convenience sampling study examined the relationship between diabetes-related factors, family functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in 100 Turkish adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The mean adolescent age was 14.65 ± 1.13 years. Quality of life was assessed using the Kiddo-KINDL generic HRQOL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Diabetes, At Risk Persons
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Wangensteen, Turid; Westby, Lena Catherine Lossius – Child Care in Practice, 2021
There are expectations for parents to provide their children with emotional, social and economic security and predictability. Parents with a substance use disorder (SUD) are often unable to meet the norms and expectations of good parenting, and their children are vulnerable to developing problems with mental health, social relationships and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Substance Abuse, Parenting Skills
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Svärd, Veronica – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Hospital personnel have been shown to report child maltreatment to social services less frequently than other professionals. This quantitative study shows that one-half of the respondents within the four largest Swedish children's hospitals had never made a report. However, nurses' and nurse assistants' odds of being low reporters were…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Hospitals, Hospitalized Children, Child Abuse
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Cuzzocrea, Francesca; Murdaca, Anna Maria; Costa, Sebastiano; Filippello, Pina; Larcan, Rosalba – Child Care in Practice, 2016
The aim of this research was to compare parental stress, coping strategies and social support perceived in families of children with low functioning autism (n = 8), high functioning autism (n = 10), Down syndrome (n = 12) and parents of typically developing children (n = 20). Specifically, the objective was to investigate which variables (coping…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Coping, Social Support Groups