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Hillary Schiltz; Dena Gohari; Jamie Park; Catherine Lord – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Many autistic people and people with non-spectrum neurodevelopmental disabilities (e.g. intellectual disability) report feeling lonely, which can negatively impact their well-being. There is little longitudinal research, however, tracking changes in how autistic people experience, conceptualize, and cope with loneliness throughout their lives. A…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Psychological Patterns, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Pearson, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic quickly and dramatically altered the world. As people begin to emerge from the COVID-era, learning and personal growth have been an unexpected silver lining on these dark days. Pearson asked 6,000 college students and parents of school age children in four countries how young people think about themselves, their careers, and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Parent Attitudes
Jönsson, Julia; Maltestam, Malin; Tops, Anita Bengtsson; Garmy, Pernilla – Journal of School Nursing, 2019
The aim was to describe school nurses' experiences working with students with mental health problems. In this inductive qualitative study, interviews were conducted with 14 school nurses in Sweden. The content analysis revealed three themes: (1) sense of worriedness about working with students with mental health problems, (2) taking care of…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Coping
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2016
Adults need certain capabilities to get and keep a job, provide responsive care for children, manage a household, and contribute productively to the community. When these skills have not developed as they should, or are compromised by the stresses of poverty or other ongoing adversity, our communities pay the price. But where do these capabilities…
Descriptors: Adults, Skill Development, Job Skills, Parenting Skills
Manor-Binyamini, Iris; Abu-Ajaj, Othman – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This is the first study that examines the coping of siblings of children with developmental disabilities in comparison with siblings of children without disabilities in the Bedouin community in Israel. For this purpose, the study examines the components of self-esteem, stress, and growth. Data were collected from 200 adolescents. The findings of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Siblings, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Aho, Anna Liisa; Tarkka, Marja-Terttu; Astedt-Kurki, Paivi; Sorvari, Leena; Kaunonen, Marja – Death Studies, 2011
This article describes a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program for bereaved fathers and their experiences of it in a sample of intervention (n = 62) and control (n = 41) fathers. Data were collected by 3 scales: the Hogan Grief Reactions Checklist, a scale for measuring received social support, and a scale for…
Descriptors: Grief, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Fathers
Heckhausen, Jutta; Wrosch, Carsten; Schulz, Richard – Psychological Review, 2010
This article had four goals. First, the authors identified a set of general challenges and questions that a life-span theory of development should address. Second, they presented a comprehensive account of their Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. They integrated the model of optimization in primary and secondary control and the…
Descriptors: Motivation, Individual Development, Research Needs, Models

Seita, John – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1994
Professional who works with at-risk youth reflects on his own childhood, his mother's series of marriages, and his removal from his family at age eight. Describes odyssey of 15 placements in 11 years in family foster homes, group homes, and various institutions, such as orphanages and detention homes. Identifies number of factors that contributed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Background, Children, Coping
Gordon, Anne K.; Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.; Holub, Shayla C.; Dalrymple, John – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
We analyzed the content of school-aged children's responses to a countywide in-class essay assignment in which they described what they are thankful for. Accounts were written in November of 2000 (n=152) and 2001 (n=196). We identified the most prominent themes of children's gratitude as well as differences in the themes that emerged before and…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Children, Gender Differences, Age Differences

Martin, Peter; Martin, Mike – Developmental Review, 2002
Presents a model of developmental adaptation that explains the process of adaptation to life stress on the basis of adverse childhood events and paternal care, and internal and external resources available for adaptation to current life events. The appraisal of past and current events, as well as coping behaviors, are hypothesized to influence the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Children, Coping
Haber, Mason G.; Toro, Paul A. – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2004
This paper reviews and evaluates the literatures on children in families that are homeless and on adolescents who are homeless on their own. After presenting several emerging theoretical approaches, we propose a broad ecological-developmental perspective that recognizes that, although persons in these groups often lack resources and experience…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Homeless People, Family (Sociological Unit), Children

Fong, Layne; Wilgosh, Lorraine – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1992
This literature review offers a historical perspective on autism and its causes, examines family life cycles and experiences, summarizes research on stress and coping strategies, and gives particular attention to the needs of adolescents and young adults with autism and their families. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Autism
Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle, Ed.; Yamamoto, Kaoru, Ed. – 2001
Based on the view that children have special needs that must be recognized and attended to by the adults who care for them, this book explores the stressful experiences faced by children on a daily basis and presents advice and techniques for protecting children during those challenging experiences. Part 1 of the book focuses on children's…
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Counselor Client Relationship, Cultural Differences
Miles, Barbara – 1995
This overview provides basic information on the causes of deaf-blindness and the particular challenges faced by individuals who are deaf-blind. Causes of deaf-blindness include various syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, congenital prenatal dysfunction, and various postnatal causes. Differences between people deaf-blind from…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Caregiver Role, Children
Miles, Barbara – 1998
This overview provides basic information on the causes of deaf-blindness and the particular challenges faced by individuals who are deaf-blind. Causes of deaf-blindness include various syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, congenital prenatal dysfunction, and various postnatal causes. Differences between people deaf-blind from…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Caregiver Role, Children
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