Middle Childhood (5-12 years)

The aim of this study was to examine the associations between sleep and neurobehavioral functioning (NBF) in school-age children.

Work-related-parental-absence is becoming more common in our society, however the literature has not kept pace with this growing trend.

Little is known about the similarities and differences between civilian and military child maltreatment cases and no recent study has compared them directly.

Presents prospective data on 140 child and adolescent military dependents and 234 nonmilitary Ss to assess the validity of the "military family syndrome." The only significant diagnostic difference was that

Longitudinal data from kindergarten to 5th grade on both family involvement in school and children's literacy performance were examined for an ethnically diverse, low-income sample (N = 28

Longitudinal data from 281 children (collected from kindergarten to fifth grade) examined whether parental school involvement (participation in school activities) was associated with student literacy scores in a diverse, low income sample of families.

669 Australian children who had participated in a previous study evaluating the effectiveness of a teacher-facilitated cognitive behavioral intervention for anxiety and depression completed this follow-up study, designed to evaluate longitudinal effects (at 2 and 3 years post-treatment).

This study evaluated the long-term effectiveness of the FRIENDS Program in reducing anxiety and depression in a sample of children from Grade 6 and Grade 9 in comparison to a control condition

488 Australian children aged 4-7 participated in a longitudinal study evaluating the effectiveness of a school-based cognitive behavioral program designed to reduce anxiety and enhance social and emotional competence.

This study is the first to examine the effectiveness of the Fun FRIENDS