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The Sources of Happiness in Preadolescence and Adolescence: A Multi-Method and Multi-Informant Perspective Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-03-16
Abstract Research on happiness in preadolescence and adolescence has been limited regarding the sources of happiness. The present study aims to explore such sources in preadolescents and adolescents through a multi-method and multi-informant approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 77 family triads: children (age range: 11–19; M = 13.90, SD = 2.70; 61% female), mothers (M = 47.50, SD = 4
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Influence of Environmental Shocks and Child Labour on Children's Educational Outcomes: A Scoping Review Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Emmanuel Chukwuma Eze, Amos Nnaemeka Amedu, Monday Sampson, Ifeanyichukwu Dumtochukwu Okoro, Chukwuma Patrick Nwabudike, Sylvanus Innocent Ogar
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Diminished Adolescent Social Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Michael J. Furlong, Mei-ki Chan, Erin Dowdy, Karen Nylund-Gibson
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Assessing Child Health in India: Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Child Health Index Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-29
Abstract While developing a child health index is of interest, it is particularly important in the Indian context, because of a high burden of poor child health, the disparities in child health between different social, economic, and geographical regions and the absence of such a comprehensive index. This paper focuses on the development and validation of a Child Health Index (CHI) for India. Using
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Assessing Child Health Disparities: Evidence from a Household-Based Health Index in Punjab, Pakistan Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Tanveer Ahmed Naveed, Imran Hussain Shah
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The Developmental Trajectory of Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Early Adolescents: The Role of Gender and Parental Involvement Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Simeng Li, Xiaozhe Meng, Yuke Xiong, Ruiping Zhang, Ping Ren
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Meaning in Life in Preschool Children: Developmental Foundations and Relationship to Well-Being Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Anat Shoshani
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Conceptualising and Measuring Adolescents’ Hedonic and Eudemonic Wellbeing: Discriminant Validity and Dimensionality Concerns Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-08
Abstract There is a gap between the theoretical assumptions of wellbeing and its associated empirical constructs. Three measurement models (a correlated factors model, a second-order two-factor model, and a bifactor model) were analysed using a large sample of English adolescents (n = 37, 630) to test whether the theoretical separation between hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing is empirically supported
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The Dynamics of Inequality and Poverty Among Children in Colombia During the COVID-19 Recession Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Zuobao Wang, Yao Chen, Tianrun Lin, Xinyi Xing
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Community Violence, Perceived Neighborhood Quality, Collectivism and Children’s Life Satisfaction: A Cross-national Perspective Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-01-16
Abstract While community violence is recognized as a salient risk factor in the developmental trajectory of children, our comprehension of the underlying mechanisms is inchoate. This study adopts a child-centric perspective, focusing on children as active social agents, in order to scrutinize the determinants influencing their life satisfaction. The overarching objectives of this investigation are
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Measuring Subjective Well-Being of High School Students: Between the Desired and the Real Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Zhanna Bruk, Svetlana Ignatjeva, Ludmila Fedina, Ludmila Volosnikova
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A Descriptive Study of Well-Being and Assets in Middle Childhood during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Los Angeles County School District Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Emily Hotez, Judith L. Perrigo, Menissah Bigsby, Lyndsey S. Mixson, Lisa Stanley, Neal Halfon
There is burgeoning interest in monitoring children’s well-being and assets at the population-level, particularly in light of the detrimental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been, however, a lack of population-level research during the pandemic focusing specifically on middle childhood (i.e., ages 10 – 13), a developmental period characterized by distinct biological, cognitive, social,
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Understanding Primary School Enrollment in the Free Education Era Through Large-Scale from Punjab, Pakistan: Roadblocks to Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-30
Abstract Pakistan’s government has long been committed to providing its citizens with accessible and universal education. However, these efforts have yielded little gains for society due to several social and economic factors. Subsequently, Pakistan has a lower literacy rate and is one of the lowest in South Asia and the rest of the world. Although such a substantial issue is daunting and weakens the
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Children’s Subjective Well-Being During the Coronavirus Pandemic Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Alexandra Sandu, Chris Taylor, Jennifer May Hampton
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect the subjective well-being (SWB) of children? In this paper, we use data from the Children’s World Survey, encompassing 9,684 children aged 9 to 15 residing in nine European countries. Our goal is to evaluate the influence of both material —access to digital communication devices— and immaterial factors —information sources about Covid-19, activities conducted
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Geographical analysis of gender disparity in out-of-school children in Nigeria Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-19
Abstract There are over 10 million children of primary school age out-of-school in Nigeria. Thus, school non-attendance is still a major problem in the country. A few studies have been done to understand the causes. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of studies that have examined the gender variations in out-of-school children (OOSC) and the underlying predictors across the country. Investigating the
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Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability: Predictors and Personal Outcomes Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Mª Lucía Morán, Laura E. Gómez, Giulia Balboni, Alice Bacherini, Asunción Monsalve
Although in recent years the interest in studying the quality of life (QoL) of children with cerebral palsy (CP) has been growing, there are hardly any studies that have specifically evaluated QoL in people with both CP and intellectual disability (ID). Therefore, this study aims to (1) describe the individual QoL of children and adolescents with CP and ID, and (2) examine the influence of several
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The Mediator Role of Positive Experiences at School in the Relationship between Academic Self-Confidence and School Belonging in Turkish Secondary School Students Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-16
Abstract School belonging is crucial to a student’s overall wellbeing and academic success, which refers to their connection and identification with their school community. It encompasses their relationships with peers and teachers and their engagement in academic and extracurricular activities. Research has identified individual and social factors that affect school belonging; however, the factors
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Are South African children on track for early learning? Findings from the South African Thrive By Five Index 2021 Survey Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-15
Abstract We report on a national South African multistage cluster sampling survey of early development in 5,222 children aged 50-59 months enrolled in preschool programmes. Children were assessed on the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM 4&5), the ELOM Social-Emotional Rating Scale, and linear growth (height-for-age), in the last quarter of 2021. ELOM 4&5 is standardised for South Africa and measures
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Who are the Happy Girls? Gender Comparison Using a Biopsychosocial Approach: Health Behavior School-Aged Children Study in Portugal During Covid-Pandemic Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Tania Gaspar, Marina Carvalho, Fábio Botelho Guedes, Ana Cerqueira, Margarida Gaspar de Matos
From an ecological perspective, this study aimed to understand and characterize the similarities and differences between girls and boys regarding the perception of happiness. This paper is based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 study. 5809 students from 6th (29.6%), 8th (33.5%), and 10th (37%) grades responded, of whom 50.9% were female, with a mean age of 14.09 years (SD = 1
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Fiscal Policy and Child Poverty in Ethiopia Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Alemayehu A. Ambel, Getachew Yirga Belete, Oliver Fiala
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Quantifications of the Rights of the Child: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Elizabeth Kaletski, K. Anne Watson, Victoria Hawley
Research on human rights has often focused on civil, political, and personal integrity rights to the exclusion of other categories of rights. Children’s rights have been one of these often-overlooked categories, at least in part because of the much more recent creation of relevant international law. While many practitioners do work to further children’s enjoyment of their rights, this has not been
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Effect of the Duration of Preschool Attendance on Academic Achievements—Evidence from PISA 2018 Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Jiaqi Yang, Kexin Qin, Yehui Wang
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The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Construction of the Family Affluence Scale: Findings from 16 Countries Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Maartje Boer, Concepción Moreno-Maldonado, Maxim Dierckens, Michela Lenzi, Candace Currie, Caroline Residori, Lucia Bosáková, Paola Berchialla, Tamsyn Eida, Gonneke Stevens
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Local Geographic Variations in Children’s School Readiness - A Multilevel Analysis of the Development Gaps in England Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 K. Purdam, P. Troncoso, A. Morales-Gomez, G. Leckie
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Children’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization and the Influence on Their Subjective Well-Being: a Population-Based Study Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Shazly Savahl, Sabirah Adams, Phadiel Hoosen
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Parent-Child Expectation Discrepancy and Adolescent Mental Health: Evidence from “China Education Panel Survey” Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Linxiao Zhang
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Metaphorical Dialogue: an Innovative Strategy for Capturing Children’s Experience of Subjective Well-being Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Christine Gervais, Johanne Thomson-Sweeny, Naïmé Daoust-Zidane, Maude Campeau, Isabel Côté
Researchers conducting child-centered studies are expected to develop strategies that allow them to not only gain access to and accurately understand children’s experiences, but also position children’s participation and empowerment in the forefront. One possible way to promote this research approach is through the use of metaphorical methods. However, little is known about the use of such methods
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How Adolescents in Residential Care Perceive their Skills and Satisfaction with Life: Do Adolescents and Youth Workers Agree? Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Coral Gallardo-Masa, Rosa Sitjes-Figueras, Edgar Iglesias, Carme Montserrat
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School Violence, School Bonding and Adherence to School Norms and its Association with Life Satisfaction Among Chilean and Foreign Students Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Jorge J. Varela, Constanza González, Mónica Bravo-Sanzana, Roberto Melipillán, Fernando Reyes-Reyes, Daniela Pacheco-Olmedo
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Return to School Anxiety after Covid-19 in High School Students: A Field Study in Turkey Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Aylin Arici, Sayra Lotfi, Hatice Selin Irmak, Beyza Erkoç, Taner Artan
Objectives The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety levels experienced by students during the return to school and to evaluate them in terms of different variables. Method The sample of the study consists of 981 students aged 14–17 who live in Zonguldak and continue their high school education. Data collection tools of the research are; Personal Information Form and Beck Anxiety Inventory
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Children’s Time Use Patterns and Subjective Well-being in Asian Countries Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Eunho Cha, Joan P. Yoo
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Individual and Sociodemographic Factors Associated to Prosocial Behaviors and Academic Performance in Portuguese Preschool and Elementary School Children: Highlights from a National Study After COVID-19 Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Marina Carvalho, Cátia Branquinho, Catarina Noronha, Barbara Moraes, Nuno Rodrigues, Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Scientific knowledge has long been showing the intrinsic link between health and well-being with education highlighting the positive health impacts from improvements in education. The present study was developed with the main goal of analyzing the individual and sociodemographic predictors of prosocial behavior and academic performance in preschool and elementary school children. Data on 3623 school
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Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health: Do Physical Custody Arrangements in Post-separation Families Matter? Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Sven Alexander Brocker, Anja Steinbach, Lara Augustijn
Most analyses of children’s well-being in separated families are based on reports provided by parents. Thus, the question arises whether discrepancies between parents’ proxy reports and children’s self-reports exist and whether they impact explanatory models of children’s well-being. Since a family’s physical custody arrangement could systematically affect parents’ ratings of their children’s mental
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Locked Down: The Gendered Impact of Social Support on Children’s Well-Being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Jasper Dhoore, Bram Spruyt, Jessy Siongers
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Navigating the Social Media Seas: Understanding the Complex Relationship between Social Media Use and Adolescent Well-being Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Jessy Siongers, Bram Spruyt
Despite the sharp rise of studies on social media, there is still little consensus concerning the impact of social media use on adolescents’ well-being. We argue that this is due to the narrow focus on quantitative aspects of social media (e.g. frequency of use) and the use of very specific indicators of well-being. This research contributes to the literature by (1) looking at both quantitative indicators
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Risk or Opportunity? How is Children’s Subjective Well-Being Affected by Their Parents During Public Health Emergencies Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Guofang Liu, Qingxuan Meng, Qian Su
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Exploring Child-Patient Autonomy: Findings from an Ethnographic Study of Clinic Visits by Children Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-07 Kristi Paron
In research into the involvement of children in decision-making about their health and treatment there is an over-reliance on interviews (with children, parents and doctors) as a research method. What actually happens during clinic visits in terms of child-adult communication and how children participate in decision-making has been largely overlooked. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring how
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Childhood Poverty Duration and Its Long-Term Effects on Income and Education in China: A Survival Analysis Based on CHNS Data Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Yuxiang Xie
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Poverty as a Driver of Stigma among Finnish Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic– Evidence from the 2021 Children’s Voice Survey Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Emily Vuorenlinna, Sanni Välimäki, Marja Lindberg, Aino Sarkia, Mia Hakovirta, Mikael Nygård
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Differences and Similarities in Youth Social-emotional Competence Measurement Between North American and East Asian Countries: Exploratory Graph Analysis using the OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills Data Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Juyeon Lee, Alvin Junus
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The Perspective of School-Age Adolescents on Cyberbullying in Türkiye: A Qualitative Study Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Türkan Doğan, Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer, Ercan Akın, Nilüfer Koçtürk, Duygu Betül Koca, Ece Nur Boranlı, Ahmet Metin
Cyberbullying has become a global threat among adolescents. The aim of the present study, based on a qualitative methodology, is to investigate the perspective of adolescents on cyberbullying in Türkiye. A qualitative research method was employed in the study’s design. Individual interviews were conducted with fifteen participants based on inclusion criteria, including being a high school student and
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How do Children Rate Their Health? An Investigation of Considered Health Dimensions, Health Factors, and Assessment Strategies Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Jacqueline Kroh, Julia Tuppat, Raffaela Gentile, Hanna Reichelt
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Determinants of the Outcomes of a Household’s Decision Concerning Child Labor or Child Schooling Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Azeem Gul, Sareer Ahmad, Amanat Ali, Asad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Sulaiman
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Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Internal and External Factors Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Nabilah Amalina Rozi, Asteya Prima Percaya, Sherly Saragih Turnip
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Considering a Bifactor Model of Children’s Subjective Well-Being Using a Multinational Sample Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Shazly Savahl, Ferran Casas, Sabirah Adams
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Parental Neglect During COVID-19 and Children’s Life Satisfaction in Rural Communities: A Moderated Mediation Model of Avoidant Attachment and Self-Compassion Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Angyang Li, Shuo Wang
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My Parents Inspire Me to Succeed: Enhancing Academic Well-Being Through Resilient Mindset and Mental Toughness Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Gökmen Arslan
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“I Prefer to Live Only on Bread, but to Live with Love”: Muslim Palestinian-Arab Youths’ Perceptions of Child Neglect Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Ibtisam Marey-Sarwan, Ayala Cohen, Daphna Gross-Manos
Child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment. Like child abuse, it may adversely influence children’s development, cognitive function, and mental and physical health. Most literature on child neglect addresses professional discourse as opposed to children’s and adolescents’ views. Through a qualitative context-informed paradigm, the aim of this study was to gain a more nuanced understanding
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Social Vulnerability to Pesticide Exposure in Children from an Agricultural Community in Mexico Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Miguel Alfonso Ruiz-Arias, Yael Yvette Bernal-Hernández, Irma Martha Medina-Díaz, Briscia Socorro Barrón-Vivanco, Cyndia Azucena González-Arias, Francisco Alberto Verdín-Betancourt, Carlos Alberto Romero-Bañuelos, Amelia Gascón-Cervantes, Karla Yanin Rivera-Flores, Rebeca de Haro-Mota, Aurora Elizabeth Rojas-García
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Taking Stock of Canadian Population-Based Data Sources to Study Child Maltreatment: What’s Available, What Should Researchers Know, and What are the Gaps? Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Danielle Bader, Kristyn Frank, Dafna Kohen
Violence against children is a complex social, health, and legal issue in Canada associated with poor physical and mental health (PHAC, 2012; Burczyka, 2017). Eliminating violence against children is a target of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations General Assembly in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2022). While the SDGs were developed
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A Preliminary Examination of Student Engagement Before and During COVID-19 in the U.S Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 James J. Appleton, Amy L. Reschly, Roland A. Richard
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Exploring the Determinants that Contribute to and Promote the Wellbeing of Immigrant and Refugee Children in Canada: a Multi-Method Participatory Study Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Hoda Herati, Elena Neiterman, Crystena Parker-Shandal, Samantha B. Meyer
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Effects of COVID-19 Restrictions on Anxiety, Sleep, and Executive Functions among Arab Israeli Children with Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Rafat Ghanamah, Hazar Eghbaria-Ghanamah, Nabil Abu-Saleh, Sujood Kitany
Children are vulnerable to the serious effects of COVID-19 due to the restrictions advanced by governments such as lockdowns, home confinement, and school closing and it is conceivable that the coronavirus might be specifically challenging for those children who are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thus, the current study aims to
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Subjective Well-being of Children Left Behind by Migrant Parents in Six European Countries Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Sergiu Bălțătescu, Tomasz Strózik, Kadri Soo, Dagmar Kutsar, Dorota Strózik, Claudia Bacter
This paper presents a cross-national comparison of the influence of parental migration on children’s subjective well-being (SWB). While studies often focus on the economic implications of adult migration, research on its effects on children’s well-being is scarce, particularly in Europe. Data from surveys of over 13,500 school children in six European countries with a communist legacy were analysed
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Quality of Life Outcomes for Adolescents in Youth Care Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Chris Swerts, Laura E. Gómez, Margo Dewitte, Jessica De Maeyer, Wouter Vanderplasschen
Internationally, Quality of life (QOL) research among children and adolescents has seen a marked proliferation over the past decades. Despite conceptual and methodological progress in this field, there still is much to learn about the QOL of young people involved in child and youth welfare and protection services. The present study investigates how adolescents between 12 and 18 years old in residential
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The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Preschoolers’ Mental Health in Turkey Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Fatih Dereli, Hasan Cem Aykutlu, Tuğba Türk Kurtça
The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of mental health problems among preschool-age children in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the relationship between these problems and pandemic-related factors, considering that the pandemic has impacted society, institutions, families, and family members differently. The research was designed using a descriptive research model
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To What Extent Do Children in Primary Schools Have a Voice in Context of the Right to Participation in Türkiye?: A Case Study Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Ayşe Öztürk, Muhammed Eren, Barış Kalender
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The Relationship Between Deaf Adolescents’ Empathy and Subjective Well-Being in China During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Inconsistent Role of Peer Support and Teacher Support Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Chonggao Wang, Wangqian Fu, Kangjie Geng, Yan Wang
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An Individual-Specific Approach to Multidimensional Child Poverty in India: a Study of Regional Disparities Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-15 Binayak Kandapan, Jalandhar Pradhan, Itishree Pradhan
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Hope, Context, and Equity: Existing Shortcomings and Implications for Future Research on Hope in Children Child Indic. Res. (IF 2.322) Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Crystal I. Bryce, Ashley M. Fraser