Pub Date : 2022-10-18DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2136424
S. Tan, Sohbanah Aplasamy, Thivvyatracyny Mohana Kanan, Tasneem Shaari
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the correlation between psychological distress and weight change in Malaysian young adults after the pandemic-led lockdowns. Socio-demographics, body height, body weight during the Movement Control Order 3.0 (MCO 3.0), and post-lockdown body weight (as of January 2022) were self-reported by the young adults. Psychological distress was assessed using a validated 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Of the 536 young adults, 54.1% experienced mild to extremely severe anxiety, 47.0% suffered mild to extremely severe depression, and 30.0% experienced mild to extremely severe stress in the post-lockdown pandemic phase. In reference to absolute weight change, 50.6% of the young adults gained weight due to confinement, with an average weight gain of 3.41 ± 2.49 kg. Conversely, 32.0% of the young adults had a lighter weight during the MCO 3.0 than before, with an average weight loss of 3.96 ± 2.76 kg. Additionally, the trajectory in body weight was also expressed in relative weight change. Findings revealed that 23.1% of the young adults gained weight in the post-lockdown pandemic phase, with an average relative weight gain of 9.04 ± 3.90%. On the contrary, approximately one-fifth (17.4%) of the young adults lost weight, with an average relative weight loss of −8.57 ± 2.79%. There were no significant correlations (p> 0.05) between depression, anxiety, and stress with absolute or relative weight change, even after controlling for the socio-demographic variation among young adults. The federal government of Malaysia should take necessary actions to alleviate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterate the importance of sustaining a healthy body weight in young adults.
{"title":"Psychological distress and its correlation with weight change in young adults in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"S. Tan, Sohbanah Aplasamy, Thivvyatracyny Mohana Kanan, Tasneem Shaari","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2136424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2136424","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the correlation between psychological distress and weight change in Malaysian young adults after the pandemic-led lockdowns. Socio-demographics, body height, body weight during the Movement Control Order 3.0 (MCO 3.0), and post-lockdown body weight (as of January 2022) were self-reported by the young adults. Psychological distress was assessed using a validated 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Of the 536 young adults, 54.1% experienced mild to extremely severe anxiety, 47.0% suffered mild to extremely severe depression, and 30.0% experienced mild to extremely severe stress in the post-lockdown pandemic phase. In reference to absolute weight change, 50.6% of the young adults gained weight due to confinement, with an average weight gain of 3.41 ± 2.49 kg. Conversely, 32.0% of the young adults had a lighter weight during the MCO 3.0 than before, with an average weight loss of 3.96 ± 2.76 kg. Additionally, the trajectory in body weight was also expressed in relative weight change. Findings revealed that 23.1% of the young adults gained weight in the post-lockdown pandemic phase, with an average relative weight gain of 9.04 ± 3.90%. On the contrary, approximately one-fifth (17.4%) of the young adults lost weight, with an average relative weight loss of −8.57 ± 2.79%. There were no significant correlations (p> 0.05) between depression, anxiety, and stress with absolute or relative weight change, even after controlling for the socio-demographic variation among young adults. The federal government of Malaysia should take necessary actions to alleviate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterate the importance of sustaining a healthy body weight in young adults.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"242 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47517293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-15DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2136425
Sara Ciotti, Shannon A. Moore
ABSTRACT Building upon two previously published research papers exploring Canadian media reporting of childhood in the first wave of the pandemic, this paper investigates how constructions of childhood evolved from the first wave to the fourth wave of the pandemic. This qualitative research is guided by the central research question: Over the span of 2 years, from 2020 to 2022, what changes are evident in discourses reported within media focused on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Canadians under the age of 18 years? Findings from this study suggest that in the fourth wave young people were constructed as innocent victims of pandemic restrictions framed through an adult-centric lens; noticeably absent were representations of young people under the age of 18 in their voices. A key recommendation emerged from this study: any future research investigating the impact of the pandemic on young people under aged 18 years must include their full participation.
{"title":"Children ‘at risk’: a critical content analysis exploring representations of childhood in Canadian media from the first wave to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Sara Ciotti, Shannon A. Moore","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2136425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2136425","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Building upon two previously published research papers exploring Canadian media reporting of childhood in the first wave of the pandemic, this paper investigates how constructions of childhood evolved from the first wave to the fourth wave of the pandemic. This qualitative research is guided by the central research question: Over the span of 2 years, from 2020 to 2022, what changes are evident in discourses reported within media focused on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Canadians under the age of 18 years? Findings from this study suggest that in the fourth wave young people were constructed as innocent victims of pandemic restrictions framed through an adult-centric lens; noticeably absent were representations of young people under the age of 18 in their voices. A key recommendation emerged from this study: any future research investigating the impact of the pandemic on young people under aged 18 years must include their full participation.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"252 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43276517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-06DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2129120
Z. Afifi, S. Seddik, Mariam M.A. Eldaleel, S. A. Abd El Fatah
ABSTRACT Phenylketonuria (PKU) represents a common inborn error of metabolism. PKU management is complicated and bothersome; multiple challenges may represent strains on the Quality Of Life (QOL) of both children and their parents. We aimed to assess QOL among PKU children and to identify diversified factors affecting their parents’ QOL. An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted among a calculated random sample of 120 PKU children attending a primary health care center in Cairo. A structured interview questionnaire included the QOL assessment tool ‘PedsQL questionnaire’ while the impact of the dietary plan on the family’s daily life was inquired upon utilizing the ‘PKU-QOL questionnaire’. Our results revealed a positive history of similar cases (PKU) in the family reported by 35 cases (29.1%). QOL was very high in children under 5 years and tended to decrease afterward. Children aged five years or more had low scores in all QOL domains. Dietary management of PKU represented a financial burden on nearly two-thirds of families. Parents of PKU children face difficulties in the management of dietary protein restriction; this includes (feeling sad about dietary restriction, worrying that the child might secretly eat forbidden food, and calculating the allowed protein in their children’s diet) and they also suffer from the daily expenses of PKU diet.
{"title":"Quality of life of children with Phenylketonuria at primary health care center in Cairo Egypt: an exploratory cross-sectional study","authors":"Z. Afifi, S. Seddik, Mariam M.A. Eldaleel, S. A. Abd El Fatah","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2129120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2129120","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Phenylketonuria (PKU) represents a common inborn error of metabolism. PKU management is complicated and bothersome; multiple challenges may represent strains on the Quality Of Life (QOL) of both children and their parents. We aimed to assess QOL among PKU children and to identify diversified factors affecting their parents’ QOL. An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted among a calculated random sample of 120 PKU children attending a primary health care center in Cairo. A structured interview questionnaire included the QOL assessment tool ‘PedsQL questionnaire’ while the impact of the dietary plan on the family’s daily life was inquired upon utilizing the ‘PKU-QOL questionnaire’. Our results revealed a positive history of similar cases (PKU) in the family reported by 35 cases (29.1%). QOL was very high in children under 5 years and tended to decrease afterward. Children aged five years or more had low scores in all QOL domains. Dietary management of PKU represented a financial burden on nearly two-thirds of families. Parents of PKU children face difficulties in the management of dietary protein restriction; this includes (feeling sad about dietary restriction, worrying that the child might secretly eat forbidden food, and calculating the allowed protein in their children’s diet) and they also suffer from the daily expenses of PKU diet.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"282 - 297"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45425546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-19DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2123118
R. Kasirye, C. Laurenzi, Anna Nabulya, Barbara Nakijoba
ABSTRACT Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda, especially those based in rural Africa, experience multiple interrelated adversities that may place them at risk of HIV, alcohol abuse, and being dependent on inequitable power relationships with men for survival and income. With funding from the DREAMS initiative in Africa, a multi-component, community-based intervention was designed to optimize AGYW’s abilities to care for themselves. From 2016 to 2019, the Uganda Youth Development Link established the DREAMS Initiative for Rural Communities in 10 rural sites in the Bukomansimbi, Gomba, and Ssembabule Districts, at which n = 8620 AGYW engaged in vocational training, cognitive-behavioral preventive interventions addressing HIV risk, interpersonal partner violence, substance abuse prevention, parenting classes, and recreational activities. Existing community leaders linked AGYW to these programs. Surveys at recruitment and two years later evaluated the program and assessed its impact on AGYW. AGYW reported multiple risk histories: 41.5% engaged in transactional sex (typically with two past partners); 30.3% were mothers; and 42.5% used alcohol often. There was high uptake of each program component: 89% completed vocational training; 61% received family planning services; 78% were tested for HIV (1% seropositive). Two years post intervention, 70% of those who had learnt to be a tailor were still working; 33% of those who had been trained in hair dressing. Multi-component interventions are required to address the multiple challenges experienced by AGYW. The broad range of experiences within each community allows multiple entry points to care and tailored programming for AGYW.
{"title":"Safe spaces, vocational training, and prevention programs protect young Ugandan women: findings from Uganda Youth Development Link’s DREAMS initiative for rural communities","authors":"R. Kasirye, C. Laurenzi, Anna Nabulya, Barbara Nakijoba","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2123118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2123118","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda, especially those based in rural Africa, experience multiple interrelated adversities that may place them at risk of HIV, alcohol abuse, and being dependent on inequitable power relationships with men for survival and income. With funding from the DREAMS initiative in Africa, a multi-component, community-based intervention was designed to optimize AGYW’s abilities to care for themselves. From 2016 to 2019, the Uganda Youth Development Link established the DREAMS Initiative for Rural Communities in 10 rural sites in the Bukomansimbi, Gomba, and Ssembabule Districts, at which n = 8620 AGYW engaged in vocational training, cognitive-behavioral preventive interventions addressing HIV risk, interpersonal partner violence, substance abuse prevention, parenting classes, and recreational activities. Existing community leaders linked AGYW to these programs. Surveys at recruitment and two years later evaluated the program and assessed its impact on AGYW. AGYW reported multiple risk histories: 41.5% engaged in transactional sex (typically with two past partners); 30.3% were mothers; and 42.5% used alcohol often. There was high uptake of each program component: 89% completed vocational training; 61% received family planning services; 78% were tested for HIV (1% seropositive). Two years post intervention, 70% of those who had learnt to be a tailor were still working; 33% of those who had been trained in hair dressing. Multi-component interventions are required to address the multiple challenges experienced by AGYW. The broad range of experiences within each community allows multiple entry points to care and tailored programming for AGYW.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"195 - 206"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59913062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-14DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2124338
Louise Freeland, S. Haffejee, E. Getanda, L. Theron, P. Vostanis
ABSTRACT There is little knowledge on how children perceive psychosocial supports and seek help in resource-constrained settings. The aim of this study was to establish these perspectives among 22 children aged 7–10 years living in a disadvantaged community in Kenya. Children discussed available resources in response to three scenarios of common life stressors. Focus group discussions were subjected to thematic analysis. Children regularly sought internal and relational (family and peers) rather than external structural resources when faced with adversities. Their unique knowledge of their needs, environment and required supports should inform the development of interventions and services through developmentally appropriate participatory methods.
{"title":"Children’s perspectives of psychosocial help-seeking in Kenya","authors":"Louise Freeland, S. Haffejee, E. Getanda, L. Theron, P. Vostanis","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2124338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2124338","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There is little knowledge on how children perceive psychosocial supports and seek help in resource-constrained settings. The aim of this study was to establish these perspectives among 22 children aged 7–10 years living in a disadvantaged community in Kenya. Children discussed available resources in response to three scenarios of common life stressors. Focus group discussions were subjected to thematic analysis. Children regularly sought internal and relational (family and peers) rather than external structural resources when faced with adversities. Their unique knowledge of their needs, environment and required supports should inform the development of interventions and services through developmentally appropriate participatory methods.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"207 - 217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47839392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-06DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2124339
Ashleigh LoVette, Abigail Harrison, Catherine Mathews, Kim Jonas, Don Operario, Caroline Kuo
Adolescence and emerging adulthood are times of heightened adversity for South African girls and young women due to structural disadvantage. In this mixed-methods study, we explored lived experiences of resilience among a sample of 377 South African girls and young women (15-24 years) who completed a quantitative cross-sectional survey that included a validated measure of resilience. Quantitative analyses included descriptive statistics and an independent sample t-test to assess differences in resilience. These analyses informed the development of a semi-structured qualitative interview agenda. A purposive sample of 21 South African girls and young women (15-24 years) from the same survey area participated in in-depth interviews. Interviews were analyzed for perceptions of difference in resilience by age and narratives of resilience during transitions to adulthood. Survey results indicated younger participants (15-17 years) perceived themselves to be less resilient than older participants (18-24 years). Qualitative interview results supported the survey results, and pointed to a broader difference in perceived resilience between younger women and older women. Programming and policy implications for future resilience research among this population are discussed.
{"title":"From resilient girls to (more) resilient women: A mixed-methods study examining narratives of resilience among South African young women.","authors":"Ashleigh LoVette, Abigail Harrison, Catherine Mathews, Kim Jonas, Don Operario, Caroline Kuo","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2124339","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2124339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescence and emerging adulthood are times of heightened adversity for South African girls and young women due to structural disadvantage. In this mixed-methods study, we explored lived experiences of resilience among a sample of 377 South African girls and young women (15-24 years) who completed a quantitative cross-sectional survey that included a validated measure of resilience. Quantitative analyses included descriptive statistics and an independent sample t-test to assess differences in resilience. These analyses informed the development of a semi-structured qualitative interview agenda. A purposive sample of 21 South African girls and young women (15-24 years) from the same survey area participated in in-depth interviews. Interviews were analyzed for perceptions of difference in resilience by age and narratives of resilience during transitions to adulthood. Survey results indicated younger participants (15-17 years) perceived themselves to be less resilient than older participants (18-24 years). Qualitative interview results supported the survey results, and pointed to a broader difference in perceived resilience between younger women and older women. Programming and policy implications for future resilience research among this population are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 2","pages":"218-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193273/pdf/nihms-1866139.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9551076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-16DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2113195
R. Masa, Alexandria B. Forte, Melissa L. Villodas
ABSTRACT The role of adolescent weight status in psychosocial, cognitive, and academic outcomes remains understudied, particularly among girls in low- and middle-income countries. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of weight status, self-efficacy, and gender attitudes on cognitive and academic skills among adolescent girls. We analyzed two rounds of data collected from adolescent girls (N = 4,693) who participated in the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program in Zambia. Weight status, self-efficacy, and gender attitudes were measured in 2014–2015. Cognitive and academic skills were measured, 1 year later. Analyses were conducted using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Being underweight was significantly associated with lower self-efficacy, and cognitive and academic skills. Self-efficacy and gender attitudes were significantly associated with cognitive and academic skills. Self-efficacy mediated the association of being underweight with cognitive and academic skills. Our results found no significant association of normal weight with cognitive and academic abilities. Undernutrition, low self-efficacy, and weak cognitive and academic abilities during adolescence illustrate the intersecting vulnerabilities faced by adolescent girls. Study findings suggest multiple pathways to improve adolescent girls’ weight status and cognitive and academic skills.
{"title":"Direct and indirect associations of weight status, self-efficacy, and gender attitudes with cognitive and academic skills among adolescent girls in Zambia","authors":"R. Masa, Alexandria B. Forte, Melissa L. Villodas","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2113195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2113195","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The role of adolescent weight status in psychosocial, cognitive, and academic outcomes remains understudied, particularly among girls in low- and middle-income countries. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of weight status, self-efficacy, and gender attitudes on cognitive and academic skills among adolescent girls. We analyzed two rounds of data collected from adolescent girls (N = 4,693) who participated in the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program in Zambia. Weight status, self-efficacy, and gender attitudes were measured in 2014–2015. Cognitive and academic skills were measured, 1 year later. Analyses were conducted using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Being underweight was significantly associated with lower self-efficacy, and cognitive and academic skills. Self-efficacy and gender attitudes were significantly associated with cognitive and academic skills. Self-efficacy mediated the association of being underweight with cognitive and academic skills. Our results found no significant association of normal weight with cognitive and academic abilities. Undernutrition, low self-efficacy, and weak cognitive and academic abilities during adolescence illustrate the intersecting vulnerabilities faced by adolescent girls. Study findings suggest multiple pathways to improve adolescent girls’ weight status and cognitive and academic skills.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"182 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43007597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-27DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2106000
F. Laghi, B. Trimarco, Anna Di Norcia, Antonia Lonigro, E. Longobardi, Ambra Bechini, A. Gradilone
ABSTRACT The literature on typically developing (TD) siblings of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD-TD siblings) has grown over the last few decades, providing inconsistent results. Much attention has been reserved to sibling relationships when one shows ASD symptoms. The purpose of the current study was to examine the mutual influences between ASD-TD siblings’ emotional and behavioral characteristics, as evaluated by mothers, and the different dimensions of the sibling relationship through the lens of the behavioral system model. Specifically, the role of ASD-TD siblings’ emotional and behavioral functioning on sibling relationship was investigated. We hypothesized that the presence of internalizing and externalizing behaviors in ASD-TD siblings may be associated with less support, more negative interactions, and conflict in the sibling relationship. The sample included 59 ASD-TD siblings (35 M and 24 F; age range: 11–18 years, M = 14.20, SD = 1.52) of adolescents with ASD and their mothers. Behavioral and emotional characteristics of ASD-TD siblings showed significant associations with sibling relationship dimensions. Specifically, support was negatively and significantly related to externalizing behavior, whereas conflict was positively related to internalizing behavior. Additionally, externalizing and internalizing behaviors showed a predictive role: Externalizing behavior emerged as a significant negative predictor of support and internalizing behavior emerged as a significant positive predictor of negative interaction.
{"title":"Internalizing and externalizing behaviors and close relationships in siblings of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"F. Laghi, B. Trimarco, Anna Di Norcia, Antonia Lonigro, E. Longobardi, Ambra Bechini, A. Gradilone","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2106000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2106000","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The literature on typically developing (TD) siblings of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD-TD siblings) has grown over the last few decades, providing inconsistent results. Much attention has been reserved to sibling relationships when one shows ASD symptoms. The purpose of the current study was to examine the mutual influences between ASD-TD siblings’ emotional and behavioral characteristics, as evaluated by mothers, and the different dimensions of the sibling relationship through the lens of the behavioral system model. Specifically, the role of ASD-TD siblings’ emotional and behavioral functioning on sibling relationship was investigated. We hypothesized that the presence of internalizing and externalizing behaviors in ASD-TD siblings may be associated with less support, more negative interactions, and conflict in the sibling relationship. The sample included 59 ASD-TD siblings (35 M and 24 F; age range: 11–18 years, M = 14.20, SD = 1.52) of adolescents with ASD and their mothers. Behavioral and emotional characteristics of ASD-TD siblings showed significant associations with sibling relationship dimensions. Specifically, support was negatively and significantly related to externalizing behavior, whereas conflict was positively related to internalizing behavior. Additionally, externalizing and internalizing behaviors showed a predictive role: Externalizing behavior emerged as a significant negative predictor of support and internalizing behavior emerged as a significant positive predictor of negative interaction.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"169 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48927260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-25DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2100952
Zeynep Daşıkan
ABSTRACT Several health behaviors begin in adolescence and affect health both during this period and in the following years. The purpose of this study was to determine healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs) and related factors in high school adolescents. This cross-sectional type study was conducted between March and May 2017 with 849 adolescent students from two high schools in the Izmir. Individual Question Form and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors-II Scale (HLBS-II) were used to collect study data. The mean age of participating adolescents aged 14–17 years was 15.5 ± 0.76 and according to body mass index percentiles of adolescents, 9.1% were obese. HLBS-II total mean score of adolescents was 127.1 ± 20.26. As a result of robust regression analysis with significant variables; a low level of significant interaction was found between BMI, father’s education level, family income perception, daily internet use, perception of health, perception of academic achievement and Total HLBS-II mean score (R2 = 0.12; F = 9.92, p < 0.05).
{"title":"Healthy lifestyle behaviors and related factors in high school adolescents: a cross-sectional study (Izmir /Turkey)","authors":"Zeynep Daşıkan","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2022.2100952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2022.2100952","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Several health behaviors begin in adolescence and affect health both during this period and in the following years. The purpose of this study was to determine healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs) and related factors in high school adolescents. This cross-sectional type study was conducted between March and May 2017 with 849 adolescent students from two high schools in the Izmir. Individual Question Form and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors-II Scale (HLBS-II) were used to collect study data. The mean age of participating adolescents aged 14–17 years was 15.5 ± 0.76 and according to body mass index percentiles of adolescents, 9.1% were obese. HLBS-II total mean score of adolescents was 127.1 ± 20.26. As a result of robust regression analysis with significant variables; a low level of significant interaction was found between BMI, father’s education level, family income perception, daily internet use, perception of health, perception of academic achievement and Total HLBS-II mean score (R2 = 0.12; F = 9.92, p < 0.05).","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"156 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42214157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-14DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2022.2088915
S. Skeen, J. Ahmad, G. Bachman, L. Cluver, F. Gardner, B. Madrid, K. Miller, M. Tomlinson, L. Sherr, Marcy Levy
ABSTRACT Throughout the rapid and intense changes that adolescents experience, their parents retain important influence over how they interact with the complex factors that shape their development. How parents care for their adolescent children has a deep and lasting impact on their well-being and development. Yet, parents often require support to meet their own and their adolescent children’s needs, which can be achieved through parenting support programmes. Parenting support programmes are delivered to parents of younger children across different contexts and populations, but the benefit of these programmes for parents of adolescents is not well-recognised or prioritised. Given the clear need for these interventions during adolescence and the substantial evidence for effectiveness in this age group, it is time to move the field forward. Increased resources to support parents of adolescents would maximise adolescents’ developmental potential and promote their well-being. We highlight four pressing areas for action: including parents of adolescents in parenting initiatives; involving parents in adolescent programming; strengthening efforts to address poverty and inequality, violence, and gender inequality; and engaging in strategic research to intensify the impact of programming.
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