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Reasons for Romantic Breakups in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Developmentally Informed Examination
(2018-11-21)
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Using a developmentally informed perspective, two studies were conducted towards systematic investigation of breakup reasons, their associated processes and outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood. In ...
Perceptions of Mock and Intentional Dating Aggression in Adolescent Males and Females
(2019-03-05)
Self-reports of adolescent physical dating aggression indicate that females perpetrate at equal to or higher rates than males. Before assuming females are more aggressive in their dating relationships, it is necessary to ...
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Conduct Problems in Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(2017-07-27)
Research has consistently found an association between prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and the development of conduct problems (CP); however, there are numerous biopsychosocial risk factors that often co-occur with PAE and ...
The Importance of Examining Positive Relationships in Risk Assessment for Children with Antisocial Behaviour
(2018-05-28)
When researchers and clinicians assess a childs risk for future antisocial behaviour, they often take a risk-focussed approach and fail to acknowledge the importance of protective factors, such as positive relationships. ...
Understanding Romantic Relationships and Resilience Among Street-Involved Youth: A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration
(2018-05-28)
Aims: This study examined romantic relationships among street-involved youth through the perspectives of resilience and developmental relationship theory. The main goal was to determine if romantic relationships were related ...
Changing Relations Among Cognitive Abilities Across Development: Implications for Measurement and Research
(2016-11-25)
The constructs of intelligence and executive function are critical concepts of ability in neuropsychological research, cognitive research, developmental research, and clinical assessment. Yet, we have limited understanding ...
Parental Outcomes Following Participation in a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2016-11-25)
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can experience significant stress, anxiety and depression, which can affect parenting and the parent-child relationship. There is evidence that parent involvement in ...
Aspects of Intensive Behaviourial Intervention Quality and Their Relationship With Child Characteristics and Outcomes
(2016-11-25)
Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) is currently the treatment of choice for young children with moderate to severe Autism Spectrum Disorders. Research has examined different aspects of the intervention, though there ...
A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender Differences on Delay of Gratification and Temporal Discounting Tasks in ADHD and Typically Developing Populations
(2018-03-01)
Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) tend to prefer smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards compared to Typically Developing (TD) individuals. Currently it is unknown if males and ...
The Relationship Between Identity Development, Parenting Quality, and Child Functioning: Testing An Expansion of the Process Model of Parenting With a Comparative Sample of Adult and Adolescent Mothers
(2016-09-20)
Identity achievement has been described as a critical developmental task of adolescence, but has seldom been discussed in the context of adolescent parenthood. Little is known about how teen mothers negotiate identity ...