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Carey, Alexis; Povey, Rachel – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This report of the development of an intervention in practice outlines the design, delivery, and evaluation of a tailored, school-based, group adolescent sleep intervention utilising youth participation methodology and an intervention mapping protocol as a framework. The intervention also included supplementary video support. The intervention was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Grade 11, Sleep
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McCrory, Stephanie; Crawford, Megan; Fleming, Leanne – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: School-based sleep education programmes can promote the importance of sleep health and may improve adolescent sleep. To date, only limited research has examined the feasibility of integrating sleep programmes into the school curriculum. Objectives: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Sleep, Instructional Effectiveness
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Marques, Sara Schjølberg; Braidwood, Ruth – Children & Schools, 2021
The mental health effects of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to be significant and sustained, especially for those who experience adversity or preexisting mental health difficulties. This article examines the experiences of older adolescents during the United Kingdom government's "lockdown" period (April 2020 to June 2020) on mental…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Late Adolescents
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Tanksale, Radhika; Sofronoff, Kate; Sheffield, Jeanie; Gilmour, John – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Research using mind-body practices in autism is limited but suggests a trend for ruminative reduction and improved behavioral-emotional outcomes. Following random assignment (N = 67), effects of a weekly six-session pilot yoga-based group program combined with third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy elements on self-regulation for children on the…
Descriptors: Relaxation Training, Physical Activities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Stuttard, Lucy; Beresford, Bryony; Clarke, Sue; Beecham, Jeni; Curtis, Julie – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Sleep problems are more prevalent and severe among children with intellectual disabilities and autism compared to typically developing children. Training parents in behavioural approaches to manage sleep problems is advocated. However, delivering such interventions via groups is novel. This article reports the findings from a preliminary…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Sleep, Parents, Intervention
Norvilitis, Jill M., Ed. – InTech, 2012
The treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a matter of ongoing research and debate, with considerable data supporting both psychopharmacological and behavioral approaches. Researchers continue to search for new interventions to be used in conjunction with or in place of the more traditional approaches. These interventions run the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Brain
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Tirella, Linda G.; Tickle-Degnen, Linda; Miller, Laurie C.; Bedell, Gary – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe reflections of nine American parents on the strengths, challenges, and strategies in parenting young children newly adopted from another country. Eight mothers and one father with an adopted child aged less than 3 years and home for less than 3 months completed standardized assessments measuring the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adoption, Community Resources, Child Rearing
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Sadeh, Avi – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Studied sleep patterns of 50 infants with sleep disturbances by using activity monitor (actigraph) and parental reports during baseline and intervention periods. Used two behavioral intervention methods to treat multiple or prolonged night-waking problems. Infant sleep significantly improved during intervention. Discrepancy between parental and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Infants
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Weiskop, Sophie; Matthews, Jan; Richdale, Amanda – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
This article describes the successful treatment of sleep problems in a 5-year-old boy with autism. The intervention was based on behavioral principles and involved the parents attending an individually run parent training program. The parents learned how to use a bedtime routine, reinforcement, effective instructions, partner support strategies,…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
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Bartlet, L. B. – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2006
Sleep disorders are common in childhood. Their prevalence is especially high in the presence of disability or chronic illness. They cause considerable stress to the children themselves and to their parents. Sleep deprivation leads to daytime behavioral problems and educational difficulties. In assessing sleep problems thorough history taking is…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Sleep, Children, Foreign Countries
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Didden, Robert; De Moor, Jan; Kruit, Inge Wichink – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
A case study assessed the efficacy of extinction of parental attention on nighttime crying of a 2-year-old Dutch child with a physical disability. Parents of the child were instructed to ignore nighttime crying. Extinction of parental attention was effective in the elimination and long-term maintenance of nighttime crying. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Child Rearing
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology