Parental maltreatment and emotion dysregulation as risk factors for bullying and victimization in middle childhood.

AbstractAcute rheumatic fever (ARF), an auto-immune response to a group AStreptococcusinfection and precursor to rheumatic heart disease (RHD), remains endemic in many socio-economically disadvantaged settings. A Global Resolution on ARF and RHD was recently adopted at the 71st World Health Assembly where governments committed to improving efforts to prevent and control ARF and RHD. To inform these efforts, the objectives of this study were to examine associations between childhood ARF in the UK between 1958 and 1969 and a range of environmental and social factors. Of 17 416 children from the nationally representative birth cohort of the National Child Development Study, ARF was reported in 23 children during early childhood (between birth and the 7-year follow-up) and in 29 additional children during middle childhood (between the 7- and 11-year follow-ups). Risk factors associated with ARF in both early and middle childhood were: a large family size; attendance at a private nursery or class; a history of nephritis, kidney or urinary tract infections; and a history of throat or ear infections. Risk factors for ARF in early childhood alone were families with fathers in a professional or semi-professional occupation and families who moved out of their local neighbourhood. Risk factors in late childhood alone included overcrowding and free school meals. These data suggest that prevention strategies in ARF endemic settings may be enhanced by targeting, for example, new members entering a community and children in environments of close contact, such as a nursery or shared bedrooms.

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Trajectories of Sensory Over-Responsivity from Early to Middle Childhood: Birth and Temperament Risk Factors

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0129968 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. e0129968 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Carol Van Hulle ◽

Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant ◽

H. Hill Goldsmith

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Middle Childhood

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Emotion dysregulation mediates the longitudinal relation between peer rejection and depression

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025416669062 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 155-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lauren M Fussner ◽

Aaron M Luebbe ◽

Kathryn J Mancini ◽

Stephen P Becker

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Middle Childhood ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Peer Rejection ◽

Social Process ◽

Risk Models ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

School Year ◽

Longitudinal Association ◽

Gender Specific

The goal of the current investigation was to test emotion dysregulation as a mechanism explaining the longitudinal association between peer rejection and depressive symptoms across 1 school year in middle childhood and to determine whether this process differed based on gender and grade. Youth in Grades 3 through 6 ( N = 131; 71 girls) and their primary school teachers ( n = 8) were recruited from a Midwestern elementary school. Youth reported on their emotion dysregulation and depressive symptoms at two time points (T1 and T2), approximately 6 months apart. Teachers completed ratings of peer rejection at T1. Peer rejection at T1 predicted youth-report of depressive symptoms at T2, even after controlling for depression at T1. Moderated mediation suggested that change in emotion dysregulation mediated the relation of peer rejection to depressive symptoms over time, but only for older boys. Results underscore the importance of considering gender-specific processes within interpersonal risk models of depression, and provide support for peer rejection as a critical social process shaping emotion regulation in middle childhood.

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Development of stomach-ache and headache during middle childhood: co-occurrence and psychosocial risk factors

Acta Paediatrica ◽

10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13759.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 84 (7) ◽

pp. 795-802 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

AIH Borge ◽

R Nordhagen

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Middle Childhood ◽

Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽

Psychosocial Risk ◽

Stomach Ache

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Research Directions in the Study of Gaming-Related Escapism: a Commentary to Melodia, Canale, and Griffiths (2020)

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ◽

10.1007/s11469-021-00642-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alessandro Giardina ◽

Vladan Starcevic ◽

Daniel L. King ◽

Adriano Schimmenti ◽

Maria Di Blasi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Coping Strategy ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Avoidant Coping ◽

Future Research ◽

Assessment Instruments ◽

Research Directions ◽

Problematic Gaming

AbstractEscapism motivations and related processes (e.g., avoidance, dissociation, relaxation, and emotion dysregulation) have been identified as risk factors for problematic gaming. However, the escapism construct has often been poorly conceptualized and operationalized in assessment instruments. In their systematic review, Melodia et al. (2020) proposed that conceptualizing escapism as an avoidant coping strategy could provide a sound basis for further study of problematic gaming. In this commentary, we critically examine some terminological and conceptual issues in relation to escapism to guide future research.

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Suicidal behaviour and nonsuicidal self-injury among patients with eating disorders

Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention ◽

10.1093/med/9780198834441.003.0036 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 301-306

Author(s):

Judit Balazs ◽

Lili Olga Horvath

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Suicidal Behaviour ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

The Self ◽

Self Injury ◽

Duration Of Illness ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Comorbid Psychopathology

Eating disorders (EDs), especially anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED) often co-occur with suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). The shared epidemiological and risk factors of EDs, suicidal behaviour, and NSSI include the self-destructive and body-focused characteristics of these behaviours; body dissatisfaction, interoceptive deficits, emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, and several environmental risk factors. Compared to the general population, lifetime rates of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and NSSI are increased among patients with AN, BN, or BED. Risk factors play a role in the development of suicidal behaviour in patients with EDs, including comorbid psychopathology that is associated with an increased risk of suicide itself, increased impulsive behaviours including NSSI, the duration of illness, and the number of previous treatments. Being aware of the increased risk and the ED-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour are essential for preventing suicide and treating clinical risk factors in patients with EDs.

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Understanding trajectories of externalizing problems: Stability and emergence of risk factors from infancy to middle adolescence

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579419001755 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Anne Kjeldsen ◽

Ragnhild Bang Nes ◽

Ann Sanson ◽

Eivind Ystrom ◽

Evalill Bølstad Karevold

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Middle Childhood ◽

Externalizing Behavior ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Cholesky Factorization ◽

Family Risk Factors ◽

Wide Range ◽

Middle Adolescence ◽

Multiple Domains

Abstract Despite considerable efforts to understand the processes that underlie the development of externalizing behavior problems, it is still unclear why externalizing problems remain chronically high for some children, emerge early and cease by late childhood for others, and arise in adolescence in some cases. The purpose of this study was to examine how a wide range of child and family risk factors are linked to trajectories of externalizing behavior and how these relationships vary from infancy to middle adolescence. We used data from the community-based Norwegian Tracking Opportunities and Problems (TOPP) study sample (n = 921). A Cholesky factorization model was specified to separate stable and emerging risk doses across four developmental periods (infancy, early and middle childhood, and middle adolescence). Children in the High Stable class were characterized by substantially elevated risk levels in multiple domains throughout the study period. Children in the High Childhood Limited class had very high levels of temperamental emotionality, internalizing symptoms, and maternal mental distress, suggesting a substantial intrinsic emotional basis for their externalizing problems. Intrinsic factors seemed less salient for the Adolescent Onset class. These findings emphasize the need for a dynamic perspective on risk factors and support the importance of prevention and intervention efforts across multiple domains from early childhood and throughout adolescence.

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