Review
Family Studies
Dong Zhang, Kim Geok Soh, Yoke Mun Chan, Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of intervention programs aimed at promoting fundamental motor skills (FMS) among typically developing children. The results showed that implementing FMS development intervention programs in preschools and primary schools can be effective in improving children's FMS. Object control skills interventions had a more significant effect size, but existing evidence cannot determine which types of interventions are most effective.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Review
Family Studies
Trevor Goodyear, Koharu Loulou Chayama, John L. Oliffe, Hannah Kia, Danya Fast, Caroline Mniszak, Rod Knight, Emily Jenkins
Summary: This literature review summarizes the research on health and social transitions among homeless 2S/LGBTQ+ youth. The findings show that homeless 2S/LGBTQ+ youth experience complex transitions in leaving home, navigating street life, and orienting toward the future, often with limited support and in structurally precarious contexts.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Letter
Family Studies
A. El-Khani, R. Calam, L. Cluver, S. Rakotomalala, W. Maalouf
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Anita Pal, J. V. Madhusudan, Dolly Kumari, Vineet Kumar Kamal
Summary: This study reveals that socioeconomic disparities in School Life Expectancy (SLE) in India are relatively modest, highlighting the importance of further understanding the determinants of these inequalities and assessing the effectiveness of interventions aimed at addressing them.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Philip Hyland, Chris R. Brewin, Marylene Cloitre, Thanos Karatzias, Mark Shevlin
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) as a measure of ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It clarifies misunderstandings about the nature of CPTSD and the function of the ITQ. The article highlights the clinical utility of the ICD-11 descriptions of PTSD and CPTSD and discusses the use of the ITQ in accurately describing and understanding psychological distress resulting from traumatic life events.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Ma Yichen, Lu Chuntian
Summary: University students, as a high-risk group for depression, have a negative relationship between perceived social support and depression. This study found that lifestyle partially mediates this relationship, with sleep quality identified as the actual mediating variable. Establishing a robust social support network and healthy lifestyle, particularly focusing on cultivating healthy sleep habits, holds promise for alleviating depressive symptoms and maintaining the mental well-being of university students.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Review
Family Studies
Placidius Ndibalema
Summary: This study examined the barriers to accessibility of learning opportunities among refugee children, revealing multiple obstacles such as inadequate school support, sexual violence, curriculum gaps, unresponsive learning environment, limited access to teaching materials, classroom space, language and cultural barriers, and lack of parental support. There is a need for evidence-based efforts to create a responsive learning environment for refugee children in host countries.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Raisuyah Bhagwan, Celest Heeralal
Summary: Although there is existing literature on social work services with children, there is limited research on medical social work specifically in the context of children in hospitals, especially in South Africa. This study used qualitative research methods to collect data from health professionals working in a pediatric ward at a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal to understand the experiences of pediatric patients and their parents and the potential role of social service professionals in pediatric wards. The findings revealed a significant gap in psychosocial support services in pediatric wards and the need for medical social workers.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Cassandra L. Tellegen, Martha Schoch, Julie Hodges, Kim Peters, Matthew R. Sanders, Bruce Tonge, Stewart Einfeld, Kate Sofronoff, Kylie M. Gray
Summary: This study examined the role of social identity and self-efficacy in the delivery of an evidence-based parenting program. The results showed that social identity was associated with program use, but lost significance in a regression model. Self-efficacy predicted program use and mediated the relationship between social identity and program use. This highlights the importance of social identity and self-efficacy in professional training.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Hui Qiu, Xiao Liang
Summary: This paper examines the educational aspirations of rural-urban migrant children in Chinese cities and finds that these aspirations are influenced by both hukou type and location. Migrant children with non-agricultural hukou have a similar likelihood of aspiring to tertiary education or above, while those with agricultural hukou show higher aspirations. Family resources and school segregation also play a role in shaping migrant children's aspirations.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Marion C. E. van de Sande, Minne Fekkes, Rene F. W. Diekstra, Carolien Gravesteijn, Paul L. Kocken, Ria Reis
Summary: This study explores the perspectives of low-achieving students in Dutch secondary education on their social-emotional development. The findings suggest that students are satisfied with their relationships and ability to manage daily interaction struggles. However, they do not apply these skills in situations they perceive as unsafe and uncontrollable, such as bullying and harassment.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Jie Liu, Yan Yao, Xun Deng, Xiongwei Xu, Wen He
Summary: This study examines the relationship between emotional abuse and adolescent NSSI urges and finds that self-esteem and ego depletion may mediate this relationship, while resilience can moderate the impact of emotional abuse on ego depletion.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Sarah J. Dow-Fleisner, Nina Gregoire, Megan Stager, Kyler Woodmass, Jeffrey W. More, Susan J. Wells
Summary: This article discusses the development and testing of a modified version of the Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA), called the Comprehensive Organizational Environment Assessment (COEA). The COEA was specifically designed for Indigenous child welfare agencies in Canada and showed strong internal consistency and convergent validity in the study.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Emily Cunningham, Isla Jamieson-MacKenzie, Christina Mcmellon, Martha Mccallin, Myada Eltiraifi, Levi Smith, Katie Hepburn
Summary: This study explores young people's conceptualizations and perspectives of feeling (mis)understood within adult relationships. The findings, co-designed and co-produced with young people, suggest that feeling understood by supporting adults has a positive impact on young people's wellbeing and mental health, while feeling misunderstood has the converse effect and makes young people less likely to seek further support.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
M. Mofizul Islam
Summary: This study examined the relationship between child discipline practices and early childhood development (ECD). The findings suggest that children who experience nonviolent disciplinary measures are more likely to be on track in their ECD, while those who experience violent disciplinary measures are more likely to have delayed development.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Huiping Zhang, Weiwei Wang, Jamie M. Lachman
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the online Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children (PLH-YC) program in preventing child maltreatment in Chinese families, specifically reducing corporal punishment, emotional abuse, and general maltreatment while promoting positive parenting strategies.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Noemie Allard-Gaudreau, Sebastien Poirier, Mireille Cyr
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with delayed disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA) and found that being forced to perform sexual acts is one of the factors related to delayed disclosure.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Sasha S. Svendsen, Terri Lewis, Antonia E. Chiesa, Andrew P. Sirotnak, Daniel M. Lindberg
Summary: The study found a high level of burnout risk among Child Abuse Pediatricians, with limited effectiveness of fellowship educational activities in addressing burnout. Therefore, it is necessary to more effectively address burnout education within the training experience of CAP fellows.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2024)
Article
Family Studies
Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, Faith Vanmeter, Jeffrey Waid
Summary: This study tested the impact of belonging on youth resilience in a camp setting and found that belonging partially mediated the changes in youth resilience from pre-test to post-test.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
Review
Family Studies
Lalita Kaur, Lauranne Gendron-Cloutier, Marjorie Montreuil
Summary: Attachment difficulties in children can lead to negative outcomes such as psychiatric disorders, low self-esteem, and socioemotional difficulties. This scoping review identified evidence-based care practices and approaches for healthcare providers when caring for children with attachment difficulties. Beneficial approaches include increasing providers' knowledge of attachment theories, understanding children's needs, limiting behavior-modification approaches, implementing attachment theory-based clinical and organizational practices to avoid restraint use, and promoting healthy attachment attitudes.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2024)
