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Persistence of Sleep Problems in Children with Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
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Hansen, Berit Hjelde; Skirbekk, Benedicte; Oerbeck, Beate; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Kristensen, Hanne – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
This study examines the persistence of sleep problems over 18 months in 76 referred children with anxiety disorders and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and 31 nonreferred controls, and explores predictors of sleep problems at follow-up (T2) in the referred children. Diagnoses were assessed at initial assessment (T1) using the…
Descriptors: Persistence, Educational Attainment, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
The Regulating Role of Negative Emotions in Children's Coping with Peer Rejection
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Goodman, Kimberly L.; Southam-Gerow, Michael A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
This study examined the role of emotions as predictors of children's coping responses to peer rejection experiences. Children ages 7-12 (N = 79) completed questionnaires to assess emotional and coping responses to peer rejection scenarios. This study examined three coping factors specific to peer rejection (positive reappraisal, ruminative coping,…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Coping, Rejection (Psychology), Emotional Response
Predictors of Change Following Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Children with Anxiety Problems: A Preliminary Investigation on Negative Automatic Thoughts and Anxiety Control
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Muris, Peter; Mayer, Birgit; den Adel, Madelon; Roos, Tamara; van Wamelen, Julie – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate negative automatic thoughts and anxiety control as predictors of change produced by cognitive-behavioral treatment of youths with anxiety disorders. Forty-five high-anxious children aged between 9 and 12 years who were selected from the primary school population, received a standardized CBT…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
Longitudinal Study of Nightmares in Children: Stability and Effect of Emotional Symptoms
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Schredl, Michael; Fricke-Oerkermann, Leonie; Mitschke, Alexander; Wiater, Alfred; Lehmkuhl, Gerd – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Nightmares are defined as dreams with strong negative emotions which awaken the dreamer and are common during childhood: cross-sectional data shows the highest prevalence rates between the ages of five and ten. The present longitudinal study was designed to study the stability of nightmares over the course of 2 years. Sleep questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Children, Psychopathology, Longitudinal Studies
When Depression Mediates the Relationship between Entity Beliefs and Performance
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Da Fonseca, David; Cury, Francois; Santos, Andreia; Payen, Vincent; Bounoua, Lenda; Brisswalter, Jeannick; Rufo, Marcel; Poinso, Francois; Deruelle, Christine – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
The aim of this study was to determine whether depression can explain the negative relationship between academic performance and the belief that intelligence is a fixed trait, i.e., entity belief. A sample of 353 French volunteer adolescents (age 11-16) completed questionnaires assessing entity theory and depressive symptoms (Children Depression…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology)
Adolescent Humor and Its Relationship to Coping, Defense Strategies, Psychological Distress, and Well-Being
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Erickson, Sarah J.; Feldstein, Sarah W. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
Objective: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in measuring adolescent humor, including the relationship between humor and coping style, defense style, depressive symptoms, and adjustment in a non-clinical sample of adolescents. Method: Humor, coping, defense strategies, depressive symptoms,…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Adolescents, Humor