Sentences with phrase «few behavioral studies»

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Studies have shown that children with good omega - 3 intake do better in school and have fewer behavioral problems.

Children in the study had higher reading scores and fewer behavioral difficulties.

Many studies suggest that children raised in a two - parent family have a higher standard of living and fewer behavioral and emotional problems.

Dr. James McKenna is a leading researcher in the field of bed - sharing and has quite a few studies quoted on the Mother - Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at University of Notre Dame website: http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/media.html The more important point here is that no professional should tell you what to do.

Studies show that children who develop responsibility, cooperation and courage have higher self - esteem, fewer behavioral problems and more courage to face life's challenges.

Compared to studies examining the effects of behavioral sleep programs such as extinction - based techniques in infants over 6 months of age, fewer studies have looked at such strategies in infants under 6 months of age.

Few studies have been conducted that examine SCP and its consequences, but it can be drawn from research on parental corporal punishment that SCP likely has negative impacts on children's social, behavioral and mental well - being, say the researchers.

Few studies, «some very old and all inconclusive,» have probed how cognition changes in aging chimps, says behavioral neuroscientist Agnès Lacreuse at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Studies over the past few years have suggested that toxoplasmosis infections in humans, too, may cause behavioral changes — from subtle shifts to outright schizophrenia.

Even fewer interventions are tailored for racial and ethnic minorities, and not one intervention has been evaluated with sexual - and gender - minority people,» said Robert Coulter, M.P.H., a doctoral candidate in Pitt Public Health's Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and lead author of both studies.

This study is one of the few to examine CO2 - induced behavioral alterations in an estuarine species.

While research on SEL programs generally focuses on behavioral, social - emotional, cognitive, and academic outcomes, a few studies demonstrate promising economic benefits.

The study, which followed over 1,500 school - age kids in the UK, reported that teens who spent more quality time with a grandparent had fewer emotional and behavioral problems than their peers.»

A study done by Beth Strickler, DVM, DACVB, looked at owner engagement and 6 specific behavioral issues in cats.2 Strickler was able to demonstrate that the more involved owners were in engaging their cats daily, the fewer behavior - related issues they reported.

Previous presentations have included Robert Perry from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation speaking about grant writing, Kim Saunders from Petfinder.com, Carter Luke discussing MSPCA's MA Companion Animal Population Study, and Dr. Amy Marder presenting her work in behavioral assessment of shelter dogs, to name a few.

However few studies have examined possible behavioral and cognitive differences between these two groups of dogs.

One study, published in 2015 showed troubled teens who interacted with therapy dogs exhibited fewer behavioral issues, did better in school and developed better social skills.

This form of training is recommended by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior because studies show that positive training is associated with fewer behavioral problems and greater obedience than methods that involve punishment and / or encourage human dominance.

Studies show that children who develop responsibility, cooperation and courage have higher self - esteem, fewer behavioral problems and more courage to face life's challenges.

Numerous studies have found it to be an effective method for treating trauma ---- treatment effects are maintained over time and fewer sessions are needed to elicit results than for example Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Exposure Therapy.

First, the few studies that have followed participants beyond the immediate intervention period (6 months or less) have noted a decay of intervention effect on behavior over time, 5,6 prompting members of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Panel: Intervention to Prevent HIV Risk Behavior to identify sustainability of program effectiveness as 1 of the most important questions that professionals who are concerned with risk prevention face.7 A challenge for behavioral change interventions in general, this issue is particularly vexing for interventions that target decreased involvement in sex and substance use with advancing age during adolescence.8, 9 Second, multiple behaviors (sex without a condom, sex with multiple partners, substance use before sex, etc) directly and indirectly place individuals at risk for acquisition of HIV.

Higher IQ and socioeconomic status were associated with better educational outcomes (more Study members with degrees and fewer without any qualifications), whereas parent and teacher ratings of antisocial and hyperactive behavioral problems at 5 years of age were associated with poorer outcomes (P ≤.001).

Despite decades of research describing the harmful effects of family poverty on children's emotional and behavioral development, eg,12 - 17 experimental or quasi-experimental manipulations of family income that could go beyond description are rare18 and tend to examine the effect of such manipulations on physical health or academic attainment, rather than emotional or behavioral functioning.19, 20 Other analyses of the Great Smoky Mountains data set have focused on educational and criminal outcomes.21 The few studies looking at emotional or behavioral outcomes tend to have a short time frame.22, 23 Some studies of school - based interventions have followed up with children through to adulthood, 24,25 but we have found none that have looked at the long - term effects of family income supplementation on adult psychological functioning.

Other studies, however, have found continued contact to be related to improved psychological scores, fewer behavioral problems, and better peer relationships (Peterson and Zill, 1986; Wallerstein and Kelly, 1980).»

First, both meta - analyses did not disentangle child gender effects on parenting from effects of temperament or gender - specific behavioral differences, probably because too few studies included pertinent data.

Few studies have examined trait - by - trait moderation on behavioral problems and their results are inconsistent.

Taken together, the few available behavioral studies suggest that children with disruptive problems (ODD or CD) and higher levels of CU traits differ from children with disruptive problems but lower levels of CU, by showing less attentional orienting (i.e., engagement) to emotional faces.

Studies show they have fewer behavioral problems and less chance of abuse.

This relatively small public school in Providence offers a few stimulating opportunities for undergraduate psychology students, such as a behavioral neuroscience minor and a concentration in chemical dependency and addiction studies.

Unlike the few studies that have examined the association between parental alcohol use during childhood and offspring emotional and behavioral outcomes [51,52], we found little evidence in support of this association.

Prior research has established the influence of maternal depression on the child's behavioral and emotional health3, 27,28 and its relevance for pediatric practice.29, 30 Several studies have analyzed the independent effects on children of mothers» and fathers» mental health, but few have examined the more clinically relevant question of how the mental health of parents jointly influences child outcomes.16, 31,32 The largest study of the joint effects of mothers» and fathers» mental health on children was a population - based study of twins and their parents.16 Similar to our results, the combination of maternal and paternal depression was associated with the largest increase in children's depressive symptoms.

As well, few studies have used behavioral coding to measure parent co-regulation in ASD research.