Sentences with phrase «as a protective factor for»

«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.

Resilience as a protective factor for teachers» intention to leave the teaching profession.

The importance of positive friendships and connection to the queer community as protective factors for mental health was highlighted, and further opportunities for social connection and support are important

Key relationships in a child's life serve as protective factors for children's mental health.

Parental emotion coaching and child emotion regulation as protective factors for children with oppositional defiant disorder.

Building strong connections to early childhood education and care services, schools, families and community serve as a protective factor for children and assists in developing a strong sense of self and their resilience.

If a difficult temperament would put a child at greater risk for RAD, then as Zeanah also suggested a temperament characterized by positive affect could serve as a protective factor for RAD.

Distal and Proximal Religiosity as Protective Factors for Adolescent and Emerging Adult Alcohol Use (2015)

Recent longitudinal studies (birth to adulthood) at the University of Minnesota have found that secure attachment has served as a protective factor for children whose families have experienced high levels of stressful life events.

Further, the current study highlighted the importance of perceived peer acceptance as a protective factor for young women.

These findings expand our understanding of maternal meta - emotion philosophy as a protective factor for preschoolers who have witnessed domestic violence.

These findings suggest that race / ethnicity may be a risk factor for more negative or intrusive involvement by parents, whereas maternal education may serve as a protective factor for more positive collaborative involvement.

For example, high positive emotionality acted as a protective factor for elementary school children exposed to poor parenting practices.

Familism values as a protective factor for Mexican - origin adolescents exposed to deviant peers.

Conversely, other studies have found that Latino parenting is characterized by high warmth and acceptance (Domenech Rodriguez, Donovick, & Crowley, 2009) and family cohesion, which has been identified as a protective factor for Latino adolescents (Rivera et al., 2008).

The potential relevance of FP as a protective factor for children against a wide range of adjustment problems is discussed.

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All families complete a Parent Survey or similar assessment in order to determine the presence of various factors associated with increased risk for child maltreatment or other adverse childhood experiences, as well as identify family strengths and protective factors.

Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well - being.

In other words, an emotionally close father - child relationship not only serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors, but it is also a potential source of health for the entire family.

She shows us how to shift our focus from the excesses of hyper - parenting and our unhealthy reliance on our children for status and meaning to a parenting style that focuses on protective factors known to contribute to both academic success as well as a sense of purpose, well - being, connection, and meaning in life.

Advances in research have demonstrated that the proximity of the infant to the parents during sleep is a protective factor against both SIDS and unexplained infant death, as well as valuable for bonding and sleep - time parenting.

As Maurizio Battino, researcher at UNIVPM and Director of the study, said: «This is the first time a study has been published that supports the protective role of the bioactive compounds in strawberries in tackling recognised markers and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.»

Vitamin D represents a candidate protective factor for type 1 diabetes as it regulates the immune system and autoimmunity.

The findings are also relevant for policymakers and clinicians, as universal health coverage and free provision of healthcare — and prescriptions in some cases — via the NHS might have worked as a protective factor during economic hardship.

Myelin is the protective sheath that insulates nerve fibers in the brain, and it is the primary site of injury in MS.. What's more, the scientists were able to pinpoint a specific protein in the blood, the blood - clotting factor fibrinogen, as the trigger for the disease - causing process.

Affinity for the teens» own culture, which has been found to be a protective factor in other populations, was nearly three times as high as American orientation among survey participants.

As an example, we designed the following question for querying the ontology: «What Brucella virulence factors are also protective antigens?»

Analysis of the Discovery Phase sequence data is anticipated to identify many new sequence variants that may be implicated as new genetic risk and protective factors in older adults at risk for AD.

But previous findings have been mixed as to whether the need to be perfect is a risk factor for suicide, a protective factor, or nether.

Protective factors are highlighted and valuable exercises and worksheets for breast care are included, such as The Breast Health Balance Sheet, an extensive questionnaire that helps to determine risk factors.

There is also strong evidence supporting a valid association for monounsaturated fatty acid intake and a prudent diet (protective factors) as well as a western diet (harmful factor) among studies of high methodologic quality.

While it is now widely recognised that social - emotional wellbeing is a protective factor for wellbeing and mental health, as well as a key to educational success, the current emphasis on academic achievement and data - driven accountability in schools tends to relegate social and emotional learning to one side.

Key elements of service programs (such as positive relationships with adults, opportunities to develop social competence, and involvement in a local community) are cited as powerful protective factors for young people and recent Australian studies have demonstrated a correlation between service activity and reduced rates of depression, isolation, mental disorders, psychological stress and (in some cases) even physical health conditions (Berry, 2007).

Research has shown that participation in the arts, particularly for low - income students, strengthens student academic outcomes and other protective factors such as increased school engagement and civic participation.

These include the widely distributed Guiding Good Choices (formerly Preparing for the Drug Free Years) curriculum which uses research evidence as the foundation to teach parents about risk and protective factors for drug use initiation.

A professional with at least 30 hours of training / education on listening to and reporting the views of the child including: 6.5 hours on child development and structured interviews of children, research on children in family justice decision - making, and ethics of interviewing children; 6.5 hours on child interview skills including building rapport, child friendly interview environments, appropriate language usage and questions, and effectively reporting the views of the child; and 17 hours of other relevant education on topics such as the rights of children, research on the inclusion and exclusion of children in family justice decision - making, the impacts of family breakdown or transition on children, risks and protective factors for children in family justice processes, family dynamics of separation and divorce including high conflict family dynamics.

New study white paper issued January, 2016 demonstrates that Make Parenting A Pleasure ® is effective in improving outcomes for stressed families, assisting highly stressed families in improving Protective Factors that are associated with reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect, such as parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development and the social and emotional competence of children.

The World Health Organisation identifies family connectedness as one of the top five protective factors for youth wellbeing (2007).

The Strengthening Families Five Protective Factors serve as a framework for preventing child abuse.

Additionally, the findings of the current study permitted to think about the role of educational programs based on the development of life skills, demonstrated as widely efficient in various areas of well - being promotion in adolescence, including positive affectivity and resilience as protective factors in different way for boys and girls.

The possible protective role of mediating variables to reduce the impacts of risk factors (including experience of Homophobia for example), such as «identity cohesion» and sense of connection to the queer or broader community require further investigation and provide clues as to protective preventive, early intervention and clinical interventions

Risk and protective factors found in high frequency were those common to the mainstream community (for example, level of education, employment and income, experience of childhood sexual abuse and trauma in adulthood)(and possibly at higher rates to the general population), as well as those unique to the GLBQ community (for example experience of homophobia and «questioning» transition)

The need for greater social support as vital protective factor during the «coming out» transition, via families and services

Advances in prevention in public health2 provide a model for prevention of adolescent health - risk behaviors by focusing on risk and protective factors predictive of these behaviors.3, 4 Research on the predictors of school failure, delinquency, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and violence indicates that many of the same factors predict these different outcomes.5, 6 Recent research has shown that bonding to school and family protects against a broad range of health - risk behaviors in adoles cence.6 Yet, prevention studies typically have focused narrowly on a specific outcome, such as preventing substance abuse, and on attitudes and social influences that predict that outcome.7, 8 Previous studies on prevention have not sought to address the shared risk and protective factors for diverse health - risk behaviors that are the main threats to adolescent health.

Adopted recently by public schools and supported by community leaders, this passages program is designed as a social recovery plan for parents and youth, using 9 rites to reduce risk and increase the following protective factors:

The likelihood of attempting suicide increased dramatically as the number of risk factors to which an adolescent was exposed increased, up to a 14-fold increase with all 3 risk factors present; however, for both male and female adolescents, adding protective factors was equally or more effective than decreasing risk factors in terms of reducing suicide risk.

Notwithstanding these gender - specific risk and protective factors, in most cases, the same factors — ADHD, negative temperament, impulsivity, compromised intelligence — predict antisocial behavior in both males and females, as suggested by the substantial overlap shown in figure 4.99 Although some analysts have argued the need to concentrate on the commonalities in predictors of male and female offending, it is also important to note the areas in which risk factors differ by gender.100 Even if the differences between male and female offenders are confined to only a few key areas, the differences in these areas — for example, sensitivity to victimization, timing of onset of persistent offending, prevalence of mental health problems — can be substantial and can profoundly influence the effectiveness of risk assessments and treatment programs.

Pediatricians can strive to identify and build on protective factors within families, such as cohesion, humor, support networks, skills, and spiritual and cultural beliefs.96, 97 By approaching families from a strengths - based perspective, pediatricians can help build trust and identify the assets on which a family can draw to effectively address problems and care for their children.

Several modifiable risk or protective factors have been identified, such as infant feeding mode (bottle vs breastfeeding), parental responsiveness to infant feeding cues and infant distress, the age of bottle weaning, timing of the introduction of solid food, sweetened beverage consumption and lack of physical activity.84 — 88 Inactivity can delay motor development and further increases the risk for early childhood obesity.85 89 — 91

How might peers act as an exacerbating (make things worse) or protective (make things better) factor for young children prone to internalizing problems?