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Preliminary Effectiveness of a Brief School-Based HERO Intervention: Improving the Wellbeing of Final Year Adolescent Female Students
This study examines the preliminary effectiveness of a brief, uncontrolled school-based intervention aimed at enhancing Psychological Capital (PsyCap), consisting of positive resources of hope, self-efficacy, resilience and optimism (HERO), and reducing mental health symptoms among female year 12 students (n = 95, Mage = 16.78, SD = 0.45). Outcomes on measures of HERO and secondary outcomes of flourishing, appearance dissatisfaction, anxiety and depression were measured at pre and post-intervention. In the overall cohort, no significant changes were found on the HERO outcomes or flourishing post-intervention, while symptom...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - December 4, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Reetta Heikkila Jules Finch Allison M Waters Lara J Farrell Source Type: research

Assessing the Prevalence Rates of Internalizing Symptomatology Among Multiracial Adolescents in the United States: A Systematic Review
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01636-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis systematic review aimed to investigate the prevalence of internalizing symptomatology among Multiracial adolescents in the United States and to report on the methods utilized to measure Multiracial race and internalizing symptoms. A comprehensive search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, APA PsycInfo, and Web of Science Core Collection. The search was confined to peer-reviewed studies reporting the prevalence of any internalizing symptom among Multiracial adolescents between 10 and 24 years in the United States. St...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - December 2, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Mike Henson-Garc ía Sitara M Weerakoon Chavonn Duncan Taylor Choe Ijeoma Opara Kimberly A Baker Kymberle L Sterling Sarah E Messiah Source Type: research

Attentional Control Accounts for the Association Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Sleep Efficiency in Clinic-Referred Youth
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Dec 1. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01631-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTYouth with anxiety disorders report difficulty falling asleep and returning to sleep after sleep onset (i.e., poor sleep efficiency). Anxiety sensitivity, the excessive attention to physical symptoms of anxiety and their threatening interpretations, has been linked to poor sleep efficiency. We tested a conceptual model wherein attentional control, attentional focusing and attentional shifting would account for the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and poor sleep efficiency. 255 youths (6-17 years old, 78% Hispanic/La...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - November 30, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Guadalupe C Patriarca Yasmin Rey Carlos E Yeguez Victor Buitron Dana L McMakin Jeremy W Pettit Source Type: research

The Association Between Sexual Identity, Depression, and Adolescent Substance Use
This study additionally provides important information for future studies examining nuances of SMY substance use patterns.PMID:38019347 | DOI:10.1007/s10578-023-01630-w (Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development)
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - November 29, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Devika Bhatia Owen Berg Robert Davies Susan Mikulich Gilbertson Joseph Sakai Source Type: research

Immersive Virtual Reality Exposures for the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01628-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExposure-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has demonstrated efficacy and is recommended as a front-line treatment for childhood anxiety. Unfortunately, challenges exist that impact the effective implementation of exposure-based CBT in clinical practice. One of the primary challenges is the accessibility and availability of exposure stimuli (e.g., spiders, storms, heights) in CBT sessions. Immersive virtual reality (VR) has shown promise as a scalable and sustainable solution to address this clinical need, but remains ...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - November 20, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Kesley A Ramsey Joey Ka-Yee Essoe Nathan Boyle Ainsley K Patrick Joseph F McGuire Source Type: research