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Feeling safe: a critical look at the effect of neighborhood safety features and perceptions on childhood symptoms of depression

Author(s): Infantino E; Barnett TA; Côté-Lussier C; Van Hulst A; Henderson M; Mathieu ME; Sabiston C; Kakinami L;

Background: Physical characteristics and perceptions of an environment can have enduring effects on one's mental health. The present study aimed to determine whether a set of measures of neighborhood safety - independent built environment features, parents' perception of neighborhood safe ...

Article GUID: 39604905


Supporting parent capacity to manage pain in young children with cancer at home: Co-design and usability testing of the PainCaRe app

Author(s): Jibb LA; Liu W; Stinson JN; Nathan PC; Chartrand J; Alberts NM; Hashemi E; Masama T; Pease HG; Torres LB; Cortes HG; Kuczynski S; Liu S; La H; Fortier MA;

Young children receiving outpatient cancer care are vulnerable to undermanaged pain. App-based solutions that provide pain treatment advice to parents in real-time and in all environments may improve access to quality pain care. We used a parent co-design approach involving iterative rounds of us ...

Article GUID: 39473834


Family shapes child development: The role of codevelopmental trajectories of interparental conflict and emotional warmth for children's longitudinal development of internalizing and externalizing problems

Author(s): Zemp M; Fang S; Johnson MD;

This study aimed (1) to identify distinct family trajectory profiles of destructive interparental conflict and parent-child emotional warmth reported by one parent, and (2) to examine whether these codevelopmental profiles were associated with the longitudinal development of children and adolescents' self-reported internalizing and externalizing probl ...

Article GUID: 39323207


Quebec-based parents' concerns regarding their children's multilingual development

Author(s): Quirk E; Brouillard M; Ahooja A; Ballinger S; Polka L; Byers-Heinlein K; Kircher R;

Many parents express concerns for their children's multilingual development, yet little is known about the nature and strength of these concerns - especially among parents in multilingual societies. This pre-registered, questionnaire-based study addresses this gap by examining the concerns of 821 Quebec-based parents raising infants and toddlers aged ...

Article GUID: 39055771


Parental autonomy support in relation to preschool aged children's behavior: Examining positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness

Author(s): Linkiewich D; Martinovich VV; Rinaldi CM; Howe N; Gokiert R;

This study evaluated the relationship between parental autonomy support and preschool-aged children's display of autonomy. Specifically, we examined if mothers' and fathers' use of positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness during parent-child interactions predicted children's autonomous behavior. One hundred families comprise ...

Article GUID: 33691509


Psychosocial Difficulties Profiles Among Youth with Intellectual Disabilities

Author(s): Olivier E; Jolin A; Dubé C; Maïano C; Tracey D; Craven RG; Morin AJS;

This study sought to identify the various configurations, or profiles, of internalizing and externalizing behaviors found among a sample of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). These behaviors were assessed twice over one year, using self, parental, and teacher reports. Six variables were hypothesized to predict profile membership: Parent-child rela ...

Article GUID: 38750342


Family dysfunction, stressful life events, and mental health problems across development in the offspring of parents with an affective disorder

Author(s): Resendes T; Ellenbogen MA; Oldehinkel AJ;

Background: Offspring of parents with affective disorders (OAD) are at risk of developing a wide range of mental disorders. Deficits in the rearing environment and high levels of stress are well-known risk factors for negative outcomes in OAD. Building on prior research, we aim to examine the longitudinal relationships between family dysfunction, stressfu ...

Article GUID: 38682166


Screening for parent and child ADHD in urban pediatric primary care: pilot implementation and stakeholder perspectives

Author(s): Lui JHL; Danko CM; Triece T; Bennett IM; Marschall D; Lorenzo NE; Stein MA; Chronis-Tuscano A;

Background: ADHD commonly co-occurs in children and parents. When ADHD is untreated in parents, it contributes to negative child developmental and treatment outcomes. Screening for parent and child ADHD co-occurrence in pediatric primary care may be an effective strategy for early identification ...

Article GUID: 37442955


Assessing pragmatics in early childhood with the Language Use Inventory across seven languages

Author(s): Pesco D; O' Neill DK;

The Language Use Inventory (LUI) is a parent-report measure of the pragmatic functions of young children's language, standardized and norm-referenced in English (Canada) for children aged 18-47 months. The unique focus of the LUI, along with its appeal to parents, reliability and validity, and usefulness in both research and clinical contexts has prom ...

Article GUID: 37408974


The longitudinal effects of maternal parenting practices on children's body mass index z-scores are lagged and differential

Author(s): Kakinami L; Danieles PK; Hosseininasabnajar F; Barnett TA; Henderson M; Van Hulst A; Serbin LA; Stack DM; Paradis G;

Background: The longitudinal relation between parenting practices and styles with children's body mass index z-scores (zBMI) is poorly understood. Previous studies suggest the relationship may be complex, but small samples and short follow-ups diminish the strength of the evidence. The object ...

Article GUID: 37248489


Reduced parenting stress following a prevention program decreases internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder

Author(s): Resendes T; Serravalle L; Iacono V; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: Offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) are at risk for developing mental disorders, and the literature suggests that parenting stress may represent an important risk factor linking parental psychopathology to offspring psychopathology. We aimed to investigate whether improvements in parenting stress mediated the relationship between ...

Article GUID: 36849568


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