Parcourir Psychology (Functional Area: Clinical-Developmental) par date de publication
Voici les éléments 1-20 de 131
-
Positive Body Image Among Female Emerging Adults: A Mixed Methods Design
(2014-07-09)Recent research has highlighted the importance of considering positive body image (e.g., Swami, Hadji-Michael, & Furnham, 2008) that is not simply the absence of negative body image, but also the extent to which one ... -
Functional MRI Activation of Inhibitory Control in Adolescents and Young Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
(2014-07-28)Inhibitory control, defined as the ability to withhold a response, is typically preserved in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite impairment in other executive functions. This study examined the concept of ... -
Toward a Strength-Based Approach to Risk Assessments: An Examination of the Measurement and Clinical Use of Information about Youth Strengths
(2015-01-26)This dissertation consists of three studies concerning the measurement and clinical use of youth strengths in assessments of adolescents’ risk to reoffend. The first chapter provides a review of the theoretical frameworks ... -
Emerging Adults' Mental Health Literacy and Mental Health First Aid Experiences: A Mixed-Methods Study
(2015-01-26)Mental health problems are a significant concern in Canada. Prevalence rates suggest that emerging adults are one of the most at risk age groups in terms of experiencing mental health problems. Canada has begun to recognize ... -
A Program Evaluation of Toronto's Mental Health Court for Youth
(2015-01-26)In recent years there has been growing concern regarding the mental health needs of young people involved with the criminal justice system. As a result, the Ontario Court of Justice opened its first mental health court for ... -
Executive Functioning and its Relationship to Academic and Social - Emotional Outcomes in Children with a History of Arterial Ischemic Stroke
(2015-01-26)Thirty-two pediatric patients with stroke and 32 demographically equivalent, healthy controls were tested on standardized measures of working memory, arithmetic, and spelling. EF and social-emotional behavioural data were ... -
Using a Resilience Framework to Understand Aboriginal Parenting Practices in an Urban Aboriginal Community
(2015-01-26)Aboriginal communities in Canada have been portrayed as showing maladaptive parenting practices. Urban Aboriginal women now make up the majority of Aboriginal women in Canada, and research shows that they may face additional ... -
Screening for Psychopathology in Individuals with Autism using the Vineland - II
(2015-01-26)Research has consistently shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in combination with an intellectual disability are at greater risk for developing psychopathology than are typically developing individuals. ... -
Walking the Prevention Circle: Bearing Witness to an Indigenous Process for Knowledge Sharing
(2015-01-26)Knowledge translation (KT) is a key factor in improving approaches to preventing and addressing violence, abuse, and mental health problems. Knowledge sharing in an Indigenous context to improve health outcomes (i.e., ... -
To Be, or Not To Be "Canadian": The Role of Acculturation Motivation in International Student Adjustment and Future Residency Intent
(2015-01-26)Increasing international student recruitment and post-graduation retention rates represent numerous political, economic, and sociocultural advantages for the host country. For Canada to reap such benefits, international ... -
The Longitudinal Examination of Body Mass Index and Internalizing Symptoms among Canadian Adolescents
(2015-01-26)Child and adolescent overweight and obesity issues are a rising concern. The mental health correlates of weight issues for youth are gaining recognition within the literature. However, the cross-sectional literature indicates ... -
Parent and Family Factors Related to Children's Progress in Intensive Behavioural Intervention
(2015-01-26)The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between parent and family demographic, psychosocial, and involvement factors and the progress of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Intensive Behavioural ... -
The Relationship Between Caregiver Emotional Availability, Caregiver Soothing Behaviours, and Infant Attachment Style in an Acute Pain Context: A Longitudinal Analysis
(2015-08-28)Through this study, the relationships between caregiver behaviours seen in immunization appointments (i.e. emotional availability, proximal soothing, distraction, verbal reassurance, and pacifying) across the first year ... -
The Development of Self in Relationships: Youths' Narratives of Change Through a Residential, Wilderness and Family Therapy Intervention
(2015-08-28)One exceptional intervention for youth struggling with addictive behaviour and mental health concerns is Pine River Institute (PRI), a program for youth that combines four distinct types of services: wilderness therapy, ... -
Personal Strengths and Their Influence on Mental Health and Academic Outcomes
(2015-08-28)Building personal strengths is an inherent part of typical development. Existing research attests to the protective effects of key strengths, such as self-esteem, family connectedness, and positive peer relationships among ... -
The Conceptualization and Development of Youth Leadership: A Youth-Driven Model
(2015-08-28)The aim of the current dissertation was to produce a model of youth leadership development, rooted in a youth engagement framework, created through the voices of youth leaders themselves. Participants were 16 youth leaders ... -
The Relationships Among Caregiver Culture, Caregiver Behaviours, and Infant Pain at 12 months of Age
(2015-08-28)Objectives: The study aimed to discern whether caregiver culture influenced infant pain expression at the 12-month immunization through caregiver behaviours. A moderated mediation model was developed to examine how caregiver ... -
The Return of Satellite Babies: Two Studies Exploring and Responding to the Needs of Reunited Immigrant Families
(2015-08-28)In this era of globalization, transnational families have been found to engage in cultural practices of parent-child separation and reunification, wherein children and parents live continents apart for years, before being ... -
Identifying Attention Commonalities and Differences Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2015-08-28)The present study examined one of Posner and Petersen’s (1990) attention networks (i.e., orienting – the ability to selectively focus on pertinent information) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as compared ... -
Temporal Discounting Preferences as an Index of Rational Thinking
(2015-08-28)Temporal discounting refers to a preference for smaller sooner rewards over larger delayed rewards. We explored temporal discounting as a construct of rational thinking in emerging adults. In Study One, we examined individual ...