This research assessed the mental health and well-being (i.e., depression, self-esteem and suicide ideation) for Canadian Military Forces (CF) and civilian adolescents living in a community affected by frequent deployment, by comparing these youth to a national sample of adolescents.
This study examined the relationship between conduct problems, peer rejection, and symptoms of depression in early childhood among a group of Dutch children. In this longitudinal study, children were assessed in kindergarten and then 6, 12, and 18 months later.
This study evaluated the role of trauma symptoms (i.e., re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyper arousal) in the development of behavioral problems (i.e., internalizing and externalizing) in maltreated preschoolers within the preschool setting.
This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the long-term effects of an early preventive intervention for mothers with postpartum depression and their infants, with regard to the quality of maternal interactive behavior, child attachment security, self-esteem, ego-resiliency, verbal
This study investigated the factors associated with young men’s likelihood of joining the military after high school, rather than attending college, joining the civilian labor force, or doing some other activity.
Examined the structure of self-report scales designed to assess the frequency of adolescent problem behaviors.
Considers that the impact of separation from a parent is recognized as a crucial factor in a child's development. Forced military separations also lead to clinically observable reactions in children.
This article reports the results of an investigation of the effect of father absence on young children in terms of the patterns of math and verbal aptitude scores which these children later attain on college entrance examinations. The author relates the findings to sex-identification theory.
The authors' goal is to present a critical overview of the literature of family psychosocial outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Thirty-seven family outcome studies were reviewed.
This article indicates that the effects of father absence on the personality development of the male child cannot be considered in isolation from other factors.