The intensive health management activities associated with spina bifida (SB) often command a pervasive presence in the lives of families and may place some members at risk for psychosocial difficulties. However, research on the risk and protective factors associated with sibling adjustment is limited. Anchored upon a social-ecological theoretical framework, the purpose of this cross-sectional s...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of a mentoring and skills group intervention for preadolescent children in foster care on placement stability and permanence at 1-year postintervention. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 9- to 11-year-old children who were maltreated and placed in foster care (n = 54 control; n = 56 intervention). State child welfare records provided info...

Prosocial behavior is crucial for adolescent socialization and plays a positive role in all aspects of development. Based on ecosystem theory self-determination theory, this study aimed to explore the relationship among school climate, perceived social support, psychological resilience, prosocial behavior. With 1,688 high students being sampled, we utilized Perceived School Climate Questionnair...

There is a growing interest in designing incentives to foster “green” or prosocial behavior in environment sustainability. We show that online social network is conducive to energy saving behavior through social influence. Using data collected from online community Carbonrally.com, we show that slower growing groups perform better in energy reduction. In addition, we also show that the strength...

Theorists from diverse disciplines purport narrative fiction serves to foster empathic development and growth. In two studies, participants’ subjective, behavioral, and perceptual responses were observed after reading a short fictional story. In study 1, participants who were more transported into the story exhibited higher affective empathy and were more likely to engage in prosocial behavior....

Background Resilience is one of the main factors affecting human health, and perceiving its meaning for high-risk adolescents is of particular importance in initiating preventive measures and providing resilience care. Objectives This qualitative study was conducted to explain the meaning of resilience in the lived experiences of Iranian adolescents living in governmental residential care facil...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the role that low income plays in the development of asthma in children and adolescents. METHODS A case-control study using a questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 687 participants were studied at a tertiary hospital via the Brazilian Unified Health System. Ages ranged from 5 to 15 years, and 54.7% of the participants were male. Nearly half of the individuals (49.1%) lived ...

Substance abuse treatment programs typically focus on reducing attitudes and actions that lead to continued substance dependence and do not always maximize opportunities to strengthen the protective factors that can promote sustained recovery. This article describes a co-occurring disorders residential treatment program for women and their children that enhanced its trauma-informed treatment mo...

BACKGROUND/AIM Children and adolescents who enter a child welfare system are at higher risk of suffering from mental disorders, physical health, and/or social and educational problems than the general population of the same age is. This study was organized with the aim to evaluate the general characteristics of quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents living in residential and foster c...