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The Role of Parenting Styles in Children's Problem Behavior
196 Finnish children and their parents were assessed six times during their kindergarten and first two years of primary school in order to determine whether parenting styles predicted children’s problem behaviors during the transition from kindergarten to primary school.
Fathers' Challenging Parenting Behavior Prevents Social Anxiety Development in Their 4-year-old Children: A Longitudinal Observational Study
94 Dutch families participated in an observational, longitudinal study to test whether the effect of challenging behaviors on children’s social anxiety differed between fathers and mothers.
Systems and Cascades in Cognitive Development and Academic Achievement
552 healthy youth were assessed multiple times from 4 months to 14 years of age to assess the relationships between academic achievement at 14 years old and a variety of variables (home environment, temperament, intelligence).
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
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.
The Role of Ex-POW's PTSD Symptoms and Trajectories in Wives' Secondary Traumatization
In this self-report study, researchers evaluated secondary trauma and distress in wives of Israeli former prisoners of war (POWs) from the 1973 Yom Kippur War and in a matched control group of wives of non-POW combat Veterans.
What works in prevention: Principles of effective prevention programs
The high prevalence of drug abuse, delinquency, youth violence, and other youth problems creates a need to identify, and disseminate effective prevention strategies.
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.
Enhancing school-based prevention and youth development through coordinated social, emotional, and academic learning.
A comprehensive mission for schools is to educate students to be knowledgeable, responsible, socially skilled, healthy, caring, and contributing citizens.