«However, further mechanistic studies are required to investigate whether irisin could
act as a protective factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and age - related disorders.
This suggests that communities may be able to
act as protective factors by supporting violence prevention efforts.
The program is built around the development of six senses that
act as protective factors against mental health problems:
Of particular interest, risks associated with poverty were mediated by disruptions in the quality of the caregiving environment, particularly instability and disorganization of the family, while affectional ties within the family and within extrafamilial informal support systems
acted as protective factors.
It also suggests that increased dispositional mindfulness may
act as a protective factor against the effects of negative emotional reactivity by neuroticism.
For example, high positive emotionality
acted as a protective factor for elementary school children exposed to poor parenting practices.
Not exact matches
How might peers
act as an exacerbating (make things worse) or
protective (make things better)
factor for young children prone to internalizing problems?
The analysis has shown that a range of socio - economic and socio - demographic characteristics, early development issues and parenting experiences
act as risk
factors for, or
protective factors against, the development of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties at primary school entry.
Parental and school support were assumed
as protective factors that might interact with one another in
acting as buffers for adolescents against the risk of peer - victimization.
Indeed, there is evidence that parental educational level
acts as an important
protective factor in the association between parental psychopathology and maladaptive parenting (Greeff et al. 2006; Serbin et al. 1998).
Among family
factors, social support including support from a partner (Ekas et al. 2010; Dunn et al. 2001; Bromley et al. 2004) may
act as buffers or
protective factors.
Alternatively,
protective factors act to reduce the impact of risk
factors on family outcomes,
acting as potential buffers to improve wellbeing, restore homeostasis and support successful adaptation [23].
Against our hypothesis and contradicting previous studies, parental ADHD
acted as a minor
protective factor for the development of comorbid ODD in ADHD [23].