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Sharanpreet Kaur; Josefa Canals-Sans; Paula Morales-Hidalgo; José A. Alda; Victoria Arija – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Exposure to heavy metals has been associated with affecting children's neurodevelopment, particularly increasing the risk of developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current exploratory study aims to investigate potential associations between presence of 15 different heavy metals in urine and ADHD. A total of 190 urine…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Metallurgy, Hazardous Materials
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Irene Campos-Sánchez; Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz; Dries S. Martens; Isolina Riaño-Galán; Aitana Lertxundi; Sabrina Llop; Mónica Guxens; Cristina Rodríguez-Dehli; Nerea Lertxundi; Raquel Soler-Blasco; Martine Vrijheid; Tim S. Nawrot; John Wright; Tiffany C. Yang; Rosie McEachan; Kristine Bjerve Gützkow; Vaia Lida Chatzi; Marina Vafeiadi; Mariza Kampouri; Regina Grazuleviciene; Sandra Andrusaityte; Johanna Lepeule; Desirée Valera-Gran – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: To explore the association between telomere length (TL) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children at 6-12 years. Method: Data from 1,759 children belonging to the HELIX project cohorts and the Asturias, Gipuzkoa and Valencia cohorts of INMA project were included. TL was determined by blood sample using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Genetic Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mothers
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Aparicio, Paloma; Barba, Raquel; Moldenhauer, Fernando; Suárez, Carmen; Real de Asúa, Diego – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Objectives: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of adult patients with Down syndrome admitted to Spanish hospitals between 1997 and 2014. Secondary goals were to study trend changes over time, and to analyse differences between patients admitted to medical and surgical departments. Patients and Methods: Retrospective…
Descriptors: Adults, Down Syndrome, Patients, Hospitals
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Lam, Kristy; Barry, Tom J.; Hallford, David J.; Jimeno, Maria V.; Solano Pinto, Natalia; Ricarte, Jorge J. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
Previous research with adults has shown mixed findings regarding the correlation between specificity and detailedness within autobiographical memories, and their associations with depressive symptoms. However, minimal research has tested these links in adolescents, despite the importance of this developmental period. The present investigation…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Memory, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents
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María Álvarez-Couto; Domingo García-Villamisar; Araceli del Pozo – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Callous-unemotional traits (CUT) are an antisocial personality trait, which can be present in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially in relation to difficulties in empathy. These traits are related to challenging behaviors, such as aggressive behavior, which may occur in people with ASD. Method: This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Adults
Megan Michelle Stoll – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; APA, 2013) by deficits in social communication and the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests (RRBIs). Despite the mandatory requirement of both categories of impairment for a diagnosis of ASD, research…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Rating Scales, Factor Structure
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Adriana Díez-Gómez; Carla Sebastián-Enesco; Alicia Pérez-Albéniz; Beatriz Lucas-Molina; Susana Al-Halabí; Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero – School Mental Health, 2024
Suicidal behaviour is a major socio-health problem worldwide. However, there are few empirically validated programs for universal prevention of suicidal behaviour in school settings. The aim of the present study was to design and validate the "PositivaMente" program for the prevention of suicidal behaviour in school-age adolescents aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention
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Javier Martinez-Torres; Maria Perez-Marco; Andrea Fuster-Rico; Carolina Gonzalvez – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2024
The study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Spanish version of the "Assessing Reasons for School Non-attendance" (ARSNA) originally developed by Havik, Bru and Ertesvåg in 2015 to assess the reasons for school absence in adolescents. We used the back-translation method to translate and adapt the instrument without…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Spanish, Questionnaires, Attendance
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Beltrán-Garrayo, Lucia; Mercado-Garrido, Esther; Román, Francisco Javier; Rojo, Marta; Sepúlveda, Ana Rosa – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: "How do I perceive my own body?" is a central question during adolescence, which addresses the subjective assessment of body image, called Body Esteem. Although concern about body esteem increases during adolescence, there is a lack of psychometrically validated measures to assess it specifically among Spanish adolescents.…
Descriptors: Human Body, Self Esteem, Adolescents, Psychometrics
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Muro, Anna; Tejada-Gallardo, Clàudia; Illa, Júlia; Gomà-i-Freixanet, Montserrat; Méndez-Ulrich, Jorge L.; Chellew, Karin; Sanz, Antoni; Cladellas, Ramon – School Mental Health, 2023
Previous studies have reported that adolescents were at higher risk for mental health disorders during and after the COVID-19 pandemic due to the characteristics of their developmental period and to the impact of social and mobility restrictions on their daily routines. In response to these reports, we designed, implemented, and evaluated the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Arija, Victoria; Esteban-Figuerola, Patricia; Morales-Hidalgo, Paula; Jardí, Cristina; Canals-Sans, Josefa – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
This article assesses nutritional intake and adequacy in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), subdiagnostic autistic symptoms and children with typical development (TD). In total, 77 children diagnosed with ASD, 40 with subdiagnostic autistic symptoms and 333 children with TD were assessed. A validated food frequency questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Control Groups, Food, Nutrition
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Castillo-Gualda, Ruth; Moraleda, Álvaro; Brackett, Marc A. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Mental health during childhood is a growing social challenge with important implications for optimal development. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions have been shown to prevent problems related to psychological maladjustment, as well as promote emotional well-being. This article aims to provide evidence for the impact of RULER…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Psychological Needs, Student Adjustment
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Belaire, Ana; Colomer, Carla; Maravé-Vivas, María; Chiva-Bartoll, Oscar – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Background: A high number of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present motor deficits. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the motor performance of children with ASD and (2) to analyze the influence that sociodemographic variables and difficulties related to learning have in the development of motor deficits. Method:…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Early Adolescents
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Nuñez-Polo, Mercedes H. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: The aim of this study is to validate a Spanish version of the Impact of Event Scale on People with ID (IES-ID). Methods: IES-ID was administered to adults with ID (n = 120), analyzing internal consistency, inter-rater and test-retest reliability, criterion validity, construct validity and feasibility. Results: Good internal…
Descriptors: Spanish, Translation, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis
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Aguinaga San José, Iñigo; Martinez-Pampliega, Ana; Santamaría, Txemi; Merino Ramos, Laura – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2023
This paper presents a model that analyses the relationship between the coach's emotional competences and the training climate as predictors of the youngsters' emotional competences and psychological well-being. In the present study, 309 athletes and 17 coaches participated in the study. A general predictive model was estimated with path analysis…
Descriptors: Athletes, Children, Adolescents, Athletic Coaches
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