Community-Based Transition Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 539-561
Author(s):  
Alexa Stern ◽  
Elicia C. Wartman ◽  
Megan N. Scott ◽  
Scott J. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Adolescents and Young Adults With Spina Bifida Transitioning to Adulthood: A Comprehensive Community-Based Needs Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Jenkins ◽  
Diane Burns ◽  
Rhonda Horick ◽  
Brittany Spicer ◽  
Lisa M. Vaughn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Trials and Tribulations for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: Measuring the Impact of a Community-Based Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1171-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howland E. Crosswell ◽  
Kaitlin N. Bomar ◽  
Nicole Vickery ◽  
Kristina Stoeppler-Biege ◽  
Terra D. Spann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Efficacy of affirmative cognitive behavioural group therapy for sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults in community settings in Ontario, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley L. Craig ◽  
Andrew D. Eaton ◽  
Vivian W. Y. Leung ◽  
Gio Iacono ◽  
Nelson Pang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Objective This study tested the efficacy of AFFIRM, a brief affirmative cognitive-behavioural group intervention tailored to reduce psychosocial distress and improve coping among sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults (SGMY). Method SGMY (n = 138; M age = 22.44) were allocated to immediate 8-week AFFIRM intervention delivered at 12 community-based organisations or an 8-week waitlisted control. At baseline, post-intervention or post-waitlist, participants completed self-reported assessments of depression, hope, coping, and stress appraisal. Implementation outcomes of feasibility and acceptability were also assessed. Results Compared to waitlist, SGMY in the intervention condition significantly reduced their depressive symptoms (b = − 5.79, p = .001) as well as increased reports of hope (agency: b = 0.84, p = .001; pathway: b = 0.79, p = .001), and coping by emotional support (b = 0.59, p < .001), instrumental support (b = 0.67, p < .001), positive framing (b = 0.59, p < .001), humour (b = 0.36, p = .014), planning (b = 0.49, p < .001) as well as reflective coping (b = 0.27, p = .009). Intervention participants were also less likely to perceive stress as a threat (b = − 0.43, p = .001), and more likely to perceive stress as challenge (b = 0.67, p < .001) and have the resources to deal with that stress (b = 0.38, p = .016) in comparison to waitlisted control participants. All outcomes had medium to large effect sizes. AFFIRM participants reported low attrition (8.5%) and high levels of engagement and acceptability (e.g. 99% agreed intervention was relevant to their lives). Over 63% of the community organizations that participated in the training hosted AFFIRM at least once during the study. Conclusions Results demonstrate efficacy for the community-based implementation of an affirmative clinical intervention designed for SGMY to address depression and foster coping with universal and minority stressors.

Further Examination of Two Measures of Community-Based Social Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bullis ◽  
Cheryl Davis
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Two Measures

Two measures of community-based social behavior for adolescents and young adults with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD), the male and female forms of the Test of Community-Based Social Skill Knowledge (TCSK) and the Scale of Community-Based Social Skill Performance (CBSP), were examined. In previous research, conceptually derived subsections of the two measures yielded high intercorrelations, suggesting the need to conduct further analyses to refine and shorten both instruments to make them more applicable for use in school and service programs. The male and female forms of the TCSK were each treated as one factor. Item-total correlations were computed, identifying 17 items in the female form and 15 items in the male form to be deleted. Factor analysis of the CBSP yielded a logical and psychometrically adequate factor structure, with a total of 78 items across four factors. The shortened TCSK forms and the four CBSP factors (a) yielded acceptable reliabilities, (b) discriminated among subgroups of participants, and (c) exhibited convergent and divergent correlations in hypothesized directions. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for social skills instruction and future research on the measures.

The Relationship Between Narcissism and Personality Traits of the Five-Factor-Model in Adolescents and Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Allroggen ◽  
Peter Rehmann ◽  
Eva Schürch ◽  
Carolyn C. Morf ◽  
Michael Kölch
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Grandiose Narcissism ◽  
Vulnerable Narcissism ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract.Narcissism is seen as a multidimensional construct that consists of two manifestations: grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. In order to define these two manifestations, their relationship to personality factors has increasingly become of interest. However, so far no studies have considered the relationship between different phenotypes of narcissism and personality factors in adolescents. Method: In a cross-sectional study, we examine a group of adolescents (n = 98; average age 16.77 years; 23.5 % female) with regard to the relationship between Big Five personality factors and pathological narcissism using self-report instruments. This group is compared to a group of young adults (n = 38; average age 19.69 years; 25.6 % female). Results: Grandiose narcissism is primarily related to low Agreeableness and Extraversion, vulnerable narcissism to Neuroticism. We do not find differences between adolescents and young adults concerning the relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and personality traits. Discussion: Vulnerable and grandiose narcissism can be well differentiated in adolescents, and the pattern does not show substantial differences compared to young adults.

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