Prenatal stress and child externalizing behavior: effects of maternal perceived stress and cortisol are moderated by child sex
Externalizing behavior problems are related to social maladjustment. Evidence indicates associations between prenatal stress and child behavioral outcomes. It remains unclear how psychological distress vs. bio... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Leonie Fleck, Anna Fuchs, Silvano Sele, Eva Moehler, Julian Koenig, Franz Resch and Michael Kaess Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evaluating the effectiveness of a social and emotional learning program among preschool children in Japan: an experimental cohort study
Research on school maladjustment has increasingly focused on social skills, such as the ability to control emotions, collaborate with others, and achieve goals. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is one appro... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rikuya Hosokawa, Yuki Matsumoto, Chizuko Nishida, Keiko Funato and Aki Mitani Tags: Research Source Type: research

Generalized anxiety disorder screening using gad-7 among in-school adolescents of anambra state, nigeria: a comparative study between urban and rural areas
Previous studies have reported that general anxiety disorder manifestations differ in diverse settings. (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ahoma Victor Mbanuzuru, Rechard Uwakwe, Chinekwu Sochukwu Anyaoku, Anastacia Okwudili Ojimba, Mary Chinyere Mbanuzuru, Chijioke Amara Ezenyeaku, Darlington Chukwudinma Obi, Christiana Nkiru Okafor and Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The coronavirus disease (COVID ‐19) and universal mitigation strategies have fundamentally affected peoples’ lives worldwide, particularly during the first two years of the pandemic. Reductions in physical acti... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bowen Li, Kwok Ng, Xiuhong Tong, Xiao Zhou, Jiangchuan Ye and Jane Jie Yu Tags: Review Source Type: research

Correction: Children ’s rights and restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for politicians, mental health experts and society
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Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J örg M. Fegert, Helena Ludwig-Walz, Andreas Witt and Martin Bujard Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Suicidal behaviours and their correlates in school-going Lebanese adolescents: findings from a national survey
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behaviours and their association with physical/psychol... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Omid Dadras and Chia-Wen Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Factors influencing junior high school students ’ perceptions of attending school in Japan
School attendance is a crucial determinant of academic success. Our previous research has identified factors that influence elementary school students ’ perceptions of attending school, but whether these factor... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas, Nobuyuki Sano and Donald Maciver Tags: Research Source Type: research

Adolescents ’ Internet addiction: Does it all begin with their environment?
This is one of the few studies that examines adolescent Internet addiction (IA) among Middle Eastern population. The purpose of this study is to determine whether adolescents ’ family and school environments pl... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Azza O. Abdelmoneium, Sanaa Al-Harahsheh, Ahmed Baghdady, Fatima Y. Al Motawaa, Diana Alsayed Hassan and Raian Ali Tags: Research Source Type: research

The bridge symptoms of childhood trauma, sleep disorder and depressive symptoms: a network analysis
This study aimed to elucidate the characteristics of symptom network of childhood trauma (CT) and sleep disorder (SD) in Chinese adolescents, with the influence of depressive symptoms taken into account. (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Weilong Guo, Yixin Zhao, Hui Chen, Jiali Liu, Xianliang Chen, Huajia Tang, Jiansong Zhou and Xiaoping Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: Risk and protective factors related to changes in mental health among adolescents since COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study
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Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cheuk Yui Yeung, Vera Yu Men, Wendy W. Y. So, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Mona Wai Cheung Lam, Derek Yee Tak Cheung and Paul Siu Fai Yip Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Exploring navigation of gender in a sample of clinically referred young people attending the gender identity development service
Gender-diverse young people experience a cisnormative world and are subject to unique minority stressors, which have been found to contribute to adverse mental health. This research aims to understand the soci... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daisy Haywood, Mar ía de Andrés, Una Masic and Polly Carmichael Tags: Research Source Type: research

Physical discipline as a normative childhood experience in Singapore
The cultural normativeness theory posits that specific parenting behaviors can be interpreted as displays of appropriate parenting in contexts where they are deemed normative. Previous studies suggest high acc... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mioko Sudo, Ying Qing Won, Winnie W. Y. Chau, Michael J. Meaney, Michelle Z. L Kee, Helen Chen, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Fabian Yap, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, Henning Tiemeier and Peipei Setoh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Callous-unemotional traits and externalizing problem behaviors in left-behind preschool children: the role of emotional lability/negativity and positive teacher-child relationship
Callous-unemotional traits and emotional lability/negativity of young children have been regarded as the markers of externalizing problem behaviors. Based on the sensitivity to threat and affiliative reward mo... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ruifeng Tan, Xinying Guo, Suiqing Chen, Guixian He and Xingtao Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Differences in perceived threat and trauma in children during the COVID-19 pandemic
The past 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic were stressful for most children and adolescents; some children may have experienced a high level of stress and trauma. To date, no study has examined self-reported st... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gabriele Kohlboeck, Anna Wenter, Kathrin Sevecke and Silvia Exenberger Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evaluating a prototype digital mental health literacy intervention for children and young people aged 11 –15 in Java, Indonesia: a mixed methods, multi-site case study evaluation
The Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Children and Young People in Indonesia (IMPeTUs) intervention is a co-produced, evidence-based digital intervention designed to improve anxiety and depression focused... (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helen Brooks, Irmansyah Irmansyah, Armaji Kamaludi Syarif, Rebecca Pedley, Laoise Renwick, Atik Puji Rahayu, Christa Manik, Benny Prawira, Mark Hann, Helen Brierley, Karina Lovell and Penny Bee Tags: Research Source Type: research