Sports and Recreation for Children with Disabilities
Participation in inclusive sports and recreation programming is a promising approach for improving outcomes for youth with developmental disabilities.
2014
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Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
Thirty-nine youth (age 7-17 years old) whose parent had died and their surviving parent were surveyed; they were compared to children who had experienced a tornado, and to a non-trauma control group on measures of emotional adjustment.
2000
Is Anxiety Sensitivity a Predictor of PTSD in Children and Adolescents?
81 Turkish children exposed to an earthquake 5 years prior and 87 comparison children (no earthquake or trauma exposure) completed a survey of anxiety sensitivity, trait and state anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms.
2008
School Transitions among Adolescent Children of Military Personnel: A Strengths Perspective
Surveys of 6,382 children (age 10-18) of military personnel aimed to assess their experiences with school in general as well as with school transitions.
2000
Family Adaptation of Single Parents in the United States Army: An Empirical Analysis of Work Stressors and Adaptive Resources
94 single fathers and 144 single mothers who were Active Duty U.S. Army Soldiers participated in a survey examining the contributions of work stressors, family and community resources, and Army support resources to family adaptation.
1993
Supporting Middle School Students Whose Parents Are Deployed: Challenges and Strategies for Schools.
Middle school students from military families face unique challenges, especially when their parents are deployed.
2013
Mechanisms of risk and resilience in military families: Theoretical and empirical basis of a family-focused resilience enhancement program
Recent studies have confirmed that repeated wartime deployment of a parent exacts a toll on military children and families and that the quality and functionality of familial relations is linked to force preservation and readines
2011
An Examination of a Case Study with a Military Family and its Involvement with Child Protective Services
This theoretical article examines a case study of a military family and the family's involvement with Child Protective Services.
2013
Parents' deployment draws mixed emotions from teens
Understanding how a parent’s deployment affects the teen years is the focal point of research conducted by Angela Huebner, associate professor o
2006
Effects of a Preventive Parenting Intervention for Divorced Families on the Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting Attitudes in Young Adult Offspring
This study evaluates whether the New Beginnings Program (NBP), a parenting intervention for divorced mothers, led to positive parenting attitudes in young adult offspring.
2014