In a longitudinal study with 125 early adopted adolescents, we examined continuity of attachment from infancy to adolescence and the role of parental sensitive support in explaining continuity or discontinuity of attachment.
Secure attachment is important for parent-child relationships and children's development. To better understand the continuity of attachment, researchers followed 125 early adopted adolescents from one to 14 years old.
This research examined whether military Service members’ deployment-related trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and experiential avoidance are associated with their observed levels of positive social engagement, social withdrawal, reactivity-coercion, and distress avoi
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can have an impact on an individual's close relationships.
This study uses a positive youth development (PYD) approach to explore whether differences in youths' conceptions of spirituality were linked to patterns of difference regarding 6 domains of PYD.
Spirituality among youth has repeatedly been shown to be associated with positive youth development, conceptualized as including components of competence, confidence, character, connection, caring, and contribution.
This study examines military adolescents’ experiences of managing private information within their families during a parental deployment. Thirty-eight adolescents were interviewed about how they and their families managed private information across the deployment cycle.
This study sought to explore adolescents' perspectives of how private information within their family was managed during their parents' military deployment.
We examined evidence that peer victimization in middle childhood is a lead indicator of internalizing behavior problems and diagnostic outcomes during adolescence. This research was conducted as part of an ongoing multisite longitudinal investigation.
Peer victimization is detrimental to children's and adolescents' mental health and well-being.