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Pham, Cindy; Symeonides, Christos; O'Hely, Martin; Sly, Peter D.; Knibbs, Luke D.; Thomson, Sarah; Vuillermin, Peter; Saffery, Richard; Ponsonby, Anne-Louise – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Mounting evidence finds that early life environmental factors increased the probability of autism spectrum disorder. We estimated prospective associations between early life environmental factors and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in children at the age of 2 years in a population-derived birth cohort, the Barwon Infant Study. Autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Preschool Children, Toddlers
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Carneiro, Alexandra; Dias, Pedro; Pinto, Raquel; Baião, Rita; Mesquita, Ana; Soares, Isabel – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
The present study aimed to identify predictors of agreement and disagreement concerning emotional and behavioral problems reported by the mothers and teachers of preschool-aged children. Participants included 172 (89 boys) children, their mothers, and their preschool teachers. Mothers were asked to complete the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Preschool Teachers
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Rano Zakirova Engstrand; Nina Klang; Tatja Hirvikoski; Mara Westling Allodi; Lise Roll-Pettersson – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Systematic reporting of cultural variables in research publications is important to address disparities in diagnostics and treatment for children with ASD from diverse backgrounds. The present review examined reporting of cultural factors in ASD publications in the Swedish research context by using the GAP-REACH checklist developed by the Cultural…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cultural Influences, Research, Publications
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Balboni, Giulia; Bacherini, Alice; Rebecchini, Gessica; Cagiano, Romina; Mancini, Alice; Tancredi, Raffaella; Igliozzi, Roberta; Muratori, Filippo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The effects of environmental factors [including Socio-Economic Status, Cultural Capital, and Social Capital (Socio-Cultural Level) of both parents] on the Vineland-II adaptive behavior dimensions of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in addition to individual factors, was investigated in 148 Italian toddlers (82% males), aged 18 to…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Influences
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Davies, Laura Beth – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
This paper explores the definition of 'bilingual provision' in vocational subjects in the Further Education sector in Wales, according to practitioners. The research is situated in the political context of the Welsh Government's policy of increasing the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050. The research is based on a sample of four…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Political Influences
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Lin, Wen-Hsu; Yi, Chin-Chun – Youth & Society, 2016
General strain theory is an established criminological theory. Although the theory has been examined by many, the propositions of mediating effects through negative emotions, lower social control, and criminogenic social learning environment are understudied. In addition, previous studies that touched on these mechanisms were limited to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Crime, Adolescents
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Mahdi, Soheil; Albertowski, Katja; Almodayfer, Omar; Arsenopoulou, Vaia; Carucci, Sara; Dias, José Carlos; Khalil, Mohammad; Knüppel, Ane; Langmann, Anika; Lauritsen, Marlene Briciet; da Cunha, Graccielle Rodrigues; Uchiyama, Tokio; Wolff, Nicole; Selb, Melissa; Granlund, Mats; de Vries, Petrus J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bölte, Sven – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This is the fourth international preparatory study designed to develop International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, and Children and Youth version, ICF-CY) Core Sets for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Examine functioning of individuals diagnosed with ASD as documented by the ICF-CY in a variety of clinical settings. A…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Models
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Gagnon, Michelle M.; Gelinas, Bethany L.; Friesen, Lindsay N. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2017
Despite the high prevalence of mental health concerns in university populations, students are unlikely to seek formal help. The current study examined help-seeking behaviors among emerging adults in a university setting using a mental health literacy framework. Responses from 122 university undergraduates were examined. Students ranged in age from…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Disorders, Help Seeking, Student Behavior
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Gülseven, Zehra; Carlo, Gustavo; Kumru, Asiye; Sayil, Melike; Selçuk, Bilge – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
This study examined the protective roles of early prosocial behaviours (at age 4) on later internalizing and externalizing problems (at age 6) and to what extent emotion regulation skills (at age 5) mediated these longitudinal associations in children from Turkey. Participants were 293 Turkish preschool children (M[subscript age] = 49.01 months;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children
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Lubke, Gitta H.; McArtor, Daniel B.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Bartels, Meike – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Longitudinal data from a large sample of twins participating in the Netherlands Twin Register (n = 42,827, age range 3-16) were analyzed to investigate the genetic and environmental contributions to childhood aggression. Genetic auto-regressive (simplex) models were used to assess whether the same genes are involved or whether new genes come into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Twins, Aggression
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Khasakhala, Edward; Galava, Priscilla – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in Kenya together with ministry of Education recognizes that mental well being is important in psychosocial well being and cognitive development of children. They point out that learners with emotional and behavioural problems may engage in truancy, delinquency, drug and substance abuse and other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Etiology
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Pérez-García, Débora; Brun-Gasca, Carme; Pérez-Jurado, Luis A.; Mervis, Carolyn B. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
To identify similarities and differences in the behavioral profile of children with Williams syndrome from Spain (n = 53) and the United States (n = 145), we asked parents of 6- to 14-year-olds with Williams syndrome to complete the Child Behavior Checklist 6-18. The distribution of raw scores was significantly higher for the Spanish sample than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Behavior, Genetic Disorders, Children
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Zarour, Ahmed; Zein, Samer – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2019
Software Effort Estimation is one of the most challenging aspects in the software development life cycle. Recent empirical studies in the area of software development estimation indicate the presence of two models for effort estimation: (i) Formal, and (ii) Expert Based (Informal). The IT sector in Palestine is one of the most promising and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Case Studies, Information Technology, Teamwork
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Gunzenhauser, Catherine; von Suchodoletz, Antje – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: Behavioral self-regulation is crucial for school success. Although behavioral self-regulation typically grows rapidly during the preschool period, children in this age group vary widely in their behavioral self-regulation capacities. The present study investigated 3 potential determinants of growth rates in behavioral…
Descriptors: Self Control, Foreign Countries, Child Behavior, Family Influence
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von Suchodoletz, Antje; Uka, Fitim; Larsen, Ross A. A. A. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The importance of self-regulation for children's successful academic performance has led to greatly increased interest in this topic in recent years. However, less is known about the interrelations among self-regulatory processes across different contexts. The present study investigated the structure of self-regulation in young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Control, Context Effect, Factor Analysis
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