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Gattario, Kristina Holmqvist; Lindwall, Magnus; Frisén, Ann – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
Studies have demonstrated that being bullied in childhood may have long-term associations with lower psychological well-being in adulthood. However, although bullying incidents frequently target the victim's body and appearance, research has overlooked studying victims' long-term body image development and risk of engaging in disordered eating…
Descriptors: Bullying, Human Body, Self Concept, Eating Disorders
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2023
Each year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases a list of scientific advances that represent significant progress in the field of autism research. The "2021 Summary of Advances" provides short, plain language summaries of the top research breakthroughs selected by the IACC from a pool of research articles…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Research, Screening Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
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Grahn, Karin – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
This paper is based on analyses of ideas about girls and boys in sports as they are presented in textbooks used in coaching education programmes in Sweden. Specifically, it explores gender in relation to descriptions of girls' and boys' bodies and bodily development during puberty. Texts construct gender differences. Masculinity is shaped around…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Human Body, Gender Differences
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Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
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Norlin, David; Axberg, Ulf; Broberg, Malin – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
International research indicates that children with disabilities are more exposed to negative parenting than their non-disabled peers. The mechanisms behind this increased risk are likely operating at the levels of the individual child, the family and the broader social context. The present study investigated harsh parenting practices using…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Aggression, Parenting Styles, Disabilities
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Friedrichs, Bettina; Igl, Wilmar; Larsson, Henrik; Larsson, Jan-Olov – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: To explore the associations of subtypes of adult ADHD with other psychiatric problems, stressful life events, and sex differences. Method: Odds ratios were calculated using information from 17,899 participants from a population-based survey of adult twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985. Results: Symptoms of attention deficit…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Stress Variables, Twins
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Nilsson, Doris Kristina; Gustafsson, Per E.; Svedin, Carl Goran – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The objective of this study was to investigate the cumulative effect of interpersonal and noninterpersonal traumatic life events (IPEs and nIPEs, respectively) on the mental health of adolescents and to determine if the adverse impacts of trauma were moderated by adverse family circumstances (AFC). Adolescents (mean age 16.7 years) from the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
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Brunnberg, Elinor; Bostrom, Margareta Linden; Berglund, Mats – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
The aims of this study are first to compare the incidence of force on the first occasion of sexual intercourse reported by participants with disabilities to that of students without disabilities; second to determine whether there are significant differences in mental health, substance abuse, and school performance as reported by participants…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Females, Disabilities
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Rojas, Yerko – Gender and Education, 2013
Astonishingly little is known about the relationship between high educational achievements and suicidal behaviour among women. This is remarkable given that a woman breaking into traditionally male-dominant spheres is a well established example of social-role marginality. The current study combines fatal and non-fatal suicidal behaviour and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Suicide, Females, Correlation
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Gren-Landell, Malin; Aho, Nikolas; Andersson, Gerhard; Svedin, Carl Goran – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Despite high prevalence rates of social anxiety disorder (SAD) and high rates of victimization in adolescents, studies on the relationship between these phenomena are missing. In the present study we report associations between SAD and multiple victimization experiences in a community sample of adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted on…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Siblings, Incidence, Adolescents
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Gillberg, Christopher; Billstedt, Eva; Sundh, Valter; Gillberg, I. Carina – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
The purposes of the present study were to establish the mortality rate in a representative group of individuals (n = 120) born in the years 1962-1984, diagnosed with autism/atypical autism in childhood and followed up at young adult age (greater than or equal to 18 years of age), and examine the risk factors and causes of death. The study group,…
Descriptors: Accidents, Autism, Mortality Rate, At Risk Persons
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Bask, Miia – Social Indicators Research, 2010
In this paper, we examine the risk of social exclusion among the Swedish population from a longitudinal perspective. In the empirical analysis, a person is considered socially excluded if he or she suffers from at least two of the following six welfare problems: chronic unemployment, economic problems, health problems, experiences of threat or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Immigrants, Longitudinal Studies
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Modin, Bitte; Ostberg, Viveca; Almquist, Ylva – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
This study examined the extent to which sixth grade peer status could predict anxiety and/or depression in 5,242 women and 5,004 men who were born in 1953 and whose hospital records were followed up from 1973-2003. The data used was the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study. While no association could be established for men, results indicated that women…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Children, Grade 9
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Langstrom, Niklas; Grann, Martin; Ruchkin, Vladislav; Sjostedt, Gabrielle; Fazel, Seena – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Little is known about risk factors for violence among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study uses data from Swedish longitudinal registers for all 422 individuals hospitalized with autistic disorder or Asperger syndrome during 1988-2000 and compares those committing violent or sexual offenses with those who did not. Thirty-one…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons
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Vinnerljung, Bo; Franzen, Eva; Danielsson, Maria – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
To assess prevalence and odds for teenage parenthood among former child welfare clients, we used national register data for all children born in Sweden 1972-1983 (n = 1,178,207), including 49,582 former child welfare clients with varying intervention experiences. Logistic regression models, adjusted for demographic, socio-economic and familial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Welfare Services, Incidence, Females
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