Family functioning, identity, and problem behavior in Hispanic
immigrant early adolescents.
Family functioning, identity, and problem behavior in His panic
immigrant early adolescents.
Not exact matches
Early in his career, Steven sought ground - level experiences, working as an HIV / AIDS prevention educator for
adolescents, case manager for recently arrived gay and bisexual Latino
immigrants, and volunteer associate director at the Brazilian Rainbow Group.
Scholars at the Wellesley Centers for Women have conducted research studies and evaluations on issues related to child and
adolescent development, including issues around race, ethnicity,
immigrant status, and identity; the effects of
early child care; the value of physical activity; preventing depression; examining unique family dynamics; and exploring sexuality and evaluating sex - education programming.
In a birth cohort study, risk of psychosis in adulthood was raised by a factor of 4 if the mother, during pregnancy, reported that a baby was unwanted.49 Separation from parents in
early life has been found to predict an increased risk of psychosis in genetically vulnerable children, 50,51 and the association between
immigrant status and severe mental illness may be at least partially explained by the high rates of
early separation in migrant populations.52
Adolescents at high genetic risk of psychosis have also been found to be at increased risk of psychosis in later life if they report adverse relationships with their parents.53