3 recherche sur le mot-clé 'externalising problems'

Longitudinal associations between violence exposure and adolescent conduct problems in a high-adversity, South African setting / Susan SWINGLER in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67-8 (August 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-8 (August 2026) . - p.1244-1253 Titre : Longitudinal associations between violence exposure and adolescent conduct problems in a high-adversity, South African setting Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Susan SWINGLER, Auteur ; Qing HAN, Auteur ; Alexis E. CULLEN, Auteur ; Stefani DU TOIT, Auteur ; Sarah SKEEN, Auteur ; Jane BARLOW, Auteur ; Mark TOMLINSON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1244-1253 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Childhood trauma  externalising problems  youth  prospective study Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Violence exposure is a well-established risk factor for adolescent conduct problems, yet longitudinal research in high-adversity, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains limited. This study investigated whether early adolescent violence exposure predicts concurrent and longer-term conduct problems, and explored potential bidirectional associations and sex differences in a peri-urban South African community with high rates of poverty and violence. Methods Data were drawn from the Thula Sana birth cohort (n?=?357; 51.5% female), a longitudinal intervention study in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Adolescents were assessed at early (ages 12?14) and late adolescence (ages 16?19). Violence exposure was measured using adolescent self-report. Conduct problems were measured using adolescent and caregiver report in early adolescence and adolescent self-report in late adolescence. Multiple linear regressions tested cross-sectional associations, and cross-lagged panel models examined longitudinal and bidirectional associations, adjusting for contextual adversity and intervention status. Missing data were addressed using multiple imputation, and findings were confirmed through sensitivity analyses. Results Violence exposure was associated with higher concurrent conduct problems in early adolescence (??=?.15?.19, p??.05). Interaction analyses did not provide evidence that associations differed by sex. Conclusions Violence exposure in early adolescence represents a prospective risk factor for conduct problems in a high-adversity South African setting. Findings highlight the importance of early, contextually grounded violence prevention and the need for further research to test sex-specific pathways and inform the development of gender-responsive intervention strategies. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70132 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=591 [article] Longitudinal associations between violence exposure and adolescent conduct problems in a high-adversity, South African setting [texte imprimé] / Susan SWINGLER, Auteur ; Qing HAN, Auteur ; Alexis E. CULLEN, Auteur ; Stefani DU TOIT, Auteur ; Sarah SKEEN, Auteur ; Jane BARLOW, Auteur ; Mark TOMLINSON, Auteur . - p.1244-1253. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 67-8 (August 2026) . - p.1244-1253 Mots-clés : Childhood trauma  externalising problems  youth  prospective study Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Violence exposure is a well-established risk factor for adolescent conduct problems, yet longitudinal research in high-adversity, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains limited. This study investigated whether early adolescent violence exposure predicts concurrent and longer-term conduct problems, and explored potential bidirectional associations and sex differences in a peri-urban South African community with high rates of poverty and violence. Methods Data were drawn from the Thula Sana birth cohort (n?=?357; 51.5% female), a longitudinal intervention study in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Adolescents were assessed at early (ages 12?14) and late adolescence (ages 16?19). Violence exposure was measured using adolescent self-report. Conduct problems were measured using adolescent and caregiver report in early adolescence and adolescent self-report in late adolescence. Multiple linear regressions tested cross-sectional associations, and cross-lagged panel models examined longitudinal and bidirectional associations, adjusting for contextual adversity and intervention status. Missing data were addressed using multiple imputation, and findings were confirmed through sensitivity analyses. Results Violence exposure was associated with higher concurrent conduct problems in early adolescence (??=?.15?.19, p??.05). Interaction analyses did not provide evidence that associations differed by sex. Conclusions Violence exposure in early adolescence represents a prospective risk factor for conduct problems in a high-adversity South African setting. Findings highlight the importance of early, contextually grounded violence prevention and the need for further research to test sex-specific pathways and inform the development of gender-responsive intervention strategies. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70132 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=591

Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder / Valentina ROMEO in Research in Autism, 131 (March 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202799 Titre : Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Valentina ROMEO, Auteur ; Annalisa LEVANTE, Auteur ; Flavia LECCISO, Auteur ; Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202799 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Parental stress  Parental despair  Parental reflective functioning  Externalising problems  Socialization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study explored the relationships between parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and externalising/socialisation outcomes in autistic children. Objective The study aimed to examine whether parental reflective functioning (PRF), specifically certainty and curiosity about the child’s mental states, buffers the effects of parental stress and despair on children’s externalising problems and socialisation. Methods A sample of 88 Italian parents of autistic preschoolers (n = 42) and school-age children (n = 46) (n = 76 males) completed standardised parent-reported questionnaires assessing parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and child behavioural outcomes. Correlational analyses and structural equation modelling (SEM) were conducted to test the hypothesised relationships. Results Parental stress and despair were positively associated with children’s externalising problems and negatively associated with socialisation. PRF showed differential indirect associations with child outcomes: certainty about the child’s mental states showed an indirect association with the link between parental despair and children’s externalizing problems, whereas curiosity about the child’s mental states mediated the relationship between parental stress and children’s socialisation, promoting better social outcomes despite stress. No significant associations emerged for internalising problems. Conclusion These findings highlight the protective role of parental reflective functioning in ASD. While certainty about the child’s mental states may help mitigate the impact of parental despair on externalising behaviours, curiosity fosters better socialisation even in stressful conditions. Interventions aimed at enhancing PRF, particularly promoting curiosity and certainty, are associated with more adaptive child outcomes. Future research should explore how targeted interventions can be integrated to support families of children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202799 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581 [article] Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder [texte imprimé] / Valentina ROMEO, Auteur ; Annalisa LEVANTE, Auteur ; Flavia LECCISO, Auteur ; Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur . - 202799. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202799 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Parental stress  Parental despair  Parental reflective functioning  Externalising problems  Socialization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study explored the relationships between parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and externalising/socialisation outcomes in autistic children. Objective The study aimed to examine whether parental reflective functioning (PRF), specifically certainty and curiosity about the child’s mental states, buffers the effects of parental stress and despair on children’s externalising problems and socialisation. Methods A sample of 88 Italian parents of autistic preschoolers (n = 42) and school-age children (n = 46) (n = 76 males) completed standardised parent-reported questionnaires assessing parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and child behavioural outcomes. Correlational analyses and structural equation modelling (SEM) were conducted to test the hypothesised relationships. Results Parental stress and despair were positively associated with children’s externalising problems and negatively associated with socialisation. PRF showed differential indirect associations with child outcomes: certainty about the child’s mental states showed an indirect association with the link between parental despair and children’s externalizing problems, whereas curiosity about the child’s mental states mediated the relationship between parental stress and children’s socialisation, promoting better social outcomes despite stress. No significant associations emerged for internalising problems. Conclusion These findings highlight the protective role of parental reflective functioning in ASD. While certainty about the child’s mental states may help mitigate the impact of parental despair on externalising behaviours, curiosity fosters better socialisation even in stressful conditions. Interventions aimed at enhancing PRF, particularly promoting curiosity and certainty, are associated with more adaptive child outcomes. Future research should explore how targeted interventions can be integrated to support families of children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202799 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581

Annual Research Review: DNA methylation as a mediator in the association between risk exposure and child and adolescent psychopathology / Edward D. BARKER in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59-4 (April 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 59-4 (April 2018) . - p.303-322 Titre : Annual Research Review: DNA methylation as a mediator in the association between risk exposure and child and adolescent psychopathology Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Edward D. BARKER, Auteur ; Esther WALTON, Auteur ; Charlotte A.M. CECIL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.303-322 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : DNA methylation  adolescence  childhood  developmental psychopathology  environmental risk  epigenetics  externalising problems  internalising problems Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: DNA methylation (DNAm) is a potential mechanism for propagating the effects of environmental exposures on child and adolescent mental health. In recent years, this field has experienced steady growth. METHODS: We provide a strategic review of the current child and adolescent literature to evaluate evidence for a mediating role of DNAm in the link between environmental risks and psychopathological outcomes, with a focus on internalising and externalising difficulties. RESULTS: Based on the studies presented, we conclude that there is preliminary evidence to support that (a) environmental factors, such as diet, neurotoxic exposures and stress, influence offspring DNAm, and that (b) variability in DNAm, in turn, is associated with child and adolescent psychopathology. Overall, very few studies have examined DNAm in relation to both exposures and outcomes, and almost all analyses have been correlational in nature. CONCLUSIONS: DNAm holds potential as a biomarker indexing both environmental risk exposure and vulnerability for child psychopathology. However, the extent to which it may represent a causal mediator is not clear. In future, collection of prospective risk exposure, DNAm and outcomes - as well as functional characterisation of epigenetic findings - will assist in determining the role of DNAm in the link between risk exposure and psychopathology. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12782 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=353 [article] Annual Research Review: DNA methylation as a mediator in the association between risk exposure and child and adolescent psychopathology [texte imprimé] / Edward D. BARKER, Auteur ; Esther WALTON, Auteur ; Charlotte A.M. CECIL, Auteur . - p.303-322. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 59-4 (April 2018) . - p.303-322 Mots-clés : DNA methylation  adolescence  childhood  developmental psychopathology  environmental risk  epigenetics  externalising problems  internalising problems Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: DNA methylation (DNAm) is a potential mechanism for propagating the effects of environmental exposures on child and adolescent mental health. In recent years, this field has experienced steady growth. METHODS: We provide a strategic review of the current child and adolescent literature to evaluate evidence for a mediating role of DNAm in the link between environmental risks and psychopathological outcomes, with a focus on internalising and externalising difficulties. RESULTS: Based on the studies presented, we conclude that there is preliminary evidence to support that (a) environmental factors, such as diet, neurotoxic exposures and stress, influence offspring DNAm, and that (b) variability in DNAm, in turn, is associated with child and adolescent psychopathology. Overall, very few studies have examined DNAm in relation to both exposures and outcomes, and almost all analyses have been correlational in nature. CONCLUSIONS: DNAm holds potential as a biomarker indexing both environmental risk exposure and vulnerability for child psychopathology. However, the extent to which it may represent a causal mediator is not clear. In future, collection of prospective risk exposure, DNAm and outcomes - as well as functional characterisation of epigenetic findings - will assist in determining the role of DNAm in the link between risk exposure and psychopathology. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12782 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=353