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Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified | Social Policy And Planning | Developmental Psychology And Ageing | Policy and Administration
Education and training not elsewhere classified | Youth/child development and welfare | Child health |
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(03)00012-X
Abstract: Self-regulation has been identified as an area of difficulty for those with mental retardation. The Goodman Lock Box provides measures of two critical aspects of self-regulation-planfulness and maintenance of goal-directed behavior. In this study, the Lock Box performance of 25 children with Down syndrome was compared with that of 43 typically developing children, matched for mental age (24-36 months). Children in both groups showed similar levels of competence, planfulness and distractibility. However, children with Down syndrome displayed more task-avoidant behavior. Some issues related to the measurements obtained from the Lock Box are raised.
Publisher: Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.5334/IJIC.5617
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-02-2019
DOI: 10.1007/S10567-019-00282-4
Abstract: The assessment of self-regulation in children is of significant interest to researchers within education, clinical and developmental psychology, and clinical neuroscience, given its importance to adaptive functioning across a wide range of social, educational, interpersonal, educational and health domains. Because self-regulation is a complex, multidimensional construct, a range of assessment approaches have been developed to assess its various components including behavioural, cognitive and emotional domains. In recent years, digital technology has been increasingly used to enhance or supplement existing measurement approaches however, developments have predominantly focused on translating traditional testing paradigms into digital formats. There is a need for more innovation in digital psychological assessments that harness modern mechanisms such as game-based design and interactivity. Such approaches have potential for the development of scalable, adaptable universal approaches to screening and assessment of children's self-regulatory capabilities, to facilitate early identification of difficulties in in iduals and also guide planning and decision-making at a population level. We highlight a novel, innovative digital assessment tool for children called Rumble's Quest, a new measure of children's socio-emotional functioning that shows promise as an integrative assessment of well-being and self-regulation, and which incorporates both self-report and direct assessment of cognitive self-regulation. This tool is scalable, can be integrated into normal classroom activities, and forms part of a comprehensive prevention support system that can be used to guide stakeholders' decision-making regarding early intervention and support at the in idual, classroom, school and community level. We finish by discussing other innovative possibilities for psychological assessment with children, using new and emerging technologies and assessment approaches.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 22-03-2011
Abstract: There have been few evaluations of national area-based interventions. This study evaluated the early effects of Commmunities for Children (CfC) on children and their families and whether the effectiveness differed for more disadvantaged families. A quasi-experimental cohort study in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in Australia. Mothers of children aged 2-3 years participated at wave 1 1488 children in CfC communities and 714 children in comparison communities. Outcome measures included child health and development, family functioning and parenting, and services and community. After controlling for background factors, there were beneficial effects associated with CfC. At wave 3, in CfC areas children had higher receptive vocabulary (mean difference (MD) 0.25, 95% CI -0.02 to 0.51 p=0.07), parents showed less harsh parenting (MD -0.14, 95% CI -0.30 to 0.02 p=0.08) and higher parenting self-efficacy (MD 0.11, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.21 p=0.04). Fewer children living in CfC sites were living in a jobless household (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.95 p=0.03) but children's physical functioning (MD -0.26, 95% CI -0.53 to 0.00 p=0.05) was worse in CfC sites. For children living in households with mothers with low education there were reduced child injuries requiring medical treatment (MD -0.61, 95% CI -0.07 to -1.13 p=0.03) and increased receptive vocabulary (MD 0.57, 95% CI 0.06 to 1.08 p=0.03). CfC showed some benefits for child receptive vocabulary, parenting and reducing jobless households and two adverse effects. Children living in the most disadvantaged households also benefited.
Publisher: Ubiquity Press, Ltd.
Date: 09-02-2023
DOI: 10.5334/IJIC.6998
Abstract: Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with health and social problems in later life, with an early intervention highly desirable for better outcomes.Description: The Family-Referral-Services-In-Schools (FRSIS) is an early-intervention case management program for children and families with complex unmet needs, providing access to family support, housing, mental health care, and/or drug and alcohol services. The in-school trial setting was aimed at improving service uptake which was low in its community counterpart.Discussion: FRSIS was a well-regarded intervention that reduced barriers to access for vulnerable families. The school setting and non-government agency service provision led to increased acceptability and trust. The program reached 5% of the student population. Support was tailored to family need, which was often complex and involved both children and caregivers. Initially, the multi-agency partnership and governance oversight group ch ioned the service and enabled the pilot to be established, however funding uncertainty and competing priorities saw leadership support ebb away despite operational success.Conclusion: The FRSIS model breaks down numerous barriers to accessing care for vulnerable families by its generalist nature and tailored approach and represents a high-trust approach to brokering appropriate care. Consistency in leadership support was a missed opportunity for program sustainability.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2009
DOI: 10.1016/J.RIDD.2009.02.005
Abstract: Maternal behaviors and child mastery behaviors were examined in 25 children with Down syndrome and 43 typically developing children matched for mental age (24-36 months). During a shared problem-solving task, there were no group differences in maternal directiveness or support for autonomy, and mothers in the two groups used similar verbal strategies when helping their child. There were also no group differences in child mastery behaviors, measured as persistence with two optimally challenging tasks. However, the two groups differed in the relationships of maternal style with child persistence. Children with Down syndrome whose mothers were more supportive of their autonomy in the shared task displayed greater persistence when working independently on a challenging puzzle, while children of highly directive mothers displayed lower levels of persistence. For typically developing children, persistence was unrelated to maternal style, suggesting that mother behaviors may have different causes or consequences in the two groups.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-02-2003
DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2788.2003.00460.X
Abstract: Findings from previous research into motivation in young children with Down's syndrome (DS) have been mixed. Some studies have suggested that development is merely delayed, while others have proposed that there are inherent differences or deficits. Using the mastery motivation paradigm, studies of young children have often found that those with DS are just as persistent and goal-directed as typically developing children of the same mental age (MA). However, research involving children with DS with MAs above 2 years is very limited. The major aim of the present study was to extend previous research by focusing on children with MAs between 24 and 36 months. A secondary aim was to investigate issues which would advance conceptual knowledge about the construct of mastery motivation. The participants were 25 children with DS and 43 typically developing children, matched for MA (24-36 months). The main measures of mastery motivation were persistence with structured mastery tasks (i.e. puzzles and shape-sorters) and maternal reports. With the challenging tasks, children with DS were just as persistent as the typically developing children. Correlations of persistence measures in the group with DS suggested that persistence for these children represented a more generalized approach rather than a task-specific response. Maternal ratings of persistence were lower in the group with DS. The main conclusion was that children with DS in the MA range of 24-36 months do not differ in their persistence with challenging tasks when compared with typically developing children of the same MA. The implication is that motivational development is delayed for children with DS, rather than deficient. However, there were some indications of possible differences in the processes underlying mastery behaviour in the two groups. The study addresses a number of conceptual and methodological issues associated with mastery motivation research, and stresses the important contribution that future longitudinal studies could make.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2003
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-1997
DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1754.1997.TB01659.X
Abstract: To describe the physical growth patterns of infants born to narcotic dependent mothers (INDM) over a 12 months period and, if possible, to relate the growth to drug taking patterns during pregnancy. The growth of a cohort of 43 INDM was measured during the first 12 months of life. Weight and length measurements were compared with percentile charts and converted to Z scores. Questionnaire data about drug taking practices, demographic variables and the neonatal period (including withdrawal scores) were obtained. Twenty-four (55.8%) of INDM had evidence of neonatal drug withdrawal requiring treatment with phenobarbitone. At birth, Z scores for weight and length indicated relative intrauterine growth retardation. By 12 months, there had been some catch up growth, but Z scores for weight and length were still below zero. Persistent weight retardation at 12 months was correlated with methadone dosage during pregnancy, but not the need for phenobarbitone therapy. The growth patterns of INDM in the first 12 months of life indicated that at birth there was evidence of intrauterine growth retardation, but by 12 months the growth was little different from the rest of the community. There appears to be some influence of narcotic agents taken while pregnant on subsequent growth of INDM.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-1988
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2008
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2019
DOI: 10.1111/PAPT.12223
Abstract: There is considerable evidence that early parenting has profound effects on a range of physiological and psychological maturation processes. Furthermore, psychotherapy often addresses some of the distortions and developmental difficulties that have arisen from early childhood. While research has focused on obvious candidates such as abuse and neglect, this paper reviews some of the core themes related to a less investigated area, specifically parental shame on child development. Role shame sensitive parenting styles will be explored against an evolutionary background that contrasts early human and modern human rearing contexts. We also outline a study examining the role of shame in psychological controlling and dysfunctional parenting styles, its relationship to different dimensions of shame and fears of compassion. An online survey was conducted containing self-report measures of dysfunctional parenting styles, three dimensions of shame (external, internal, and reflected), fears of compassion, mental health indices, and a measure of psychological flexibility. An online survey was accessed by 333 parents (306 being female) with a child between the ages of 3-9 years. Two hierarchical multiple regressions indicated support for our two primary hypotheses, with shame explaining significant variance in both psychological controlling and dysfunctional parenting styles over and above that explained by psychological inflexibility, parental mental health, and fears of compassion. Additionally, results from standard multiple regressions indicated that fears of compassion account for significant variance in external shame, as well as internal and reflected shame. Recommendations for future research include focusing on parental motivation in order to help support parents and children are provided. Shame is a major factor for how parents engage in parenting practices and respond to their children Practitioners need to be sensitive to the shame parents can experience and asses for it Assessing shame-threat in parenting and shifting to compassionate motivation can lead to more responsive and positive parenting.
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Start Date: 12-2004
End Date: 12-2010
Amount: $1,750,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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End Date: 11-2004
Amount: $40,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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