Regardless of age, gender, and culture, studies show children of divorced parents experience
increased psychological problems.
Not exact matches
It identifies the key
problem of people in our times as inner deadness; its goal is to
increase psychological aliveness by facilitating growth toward wholeness.
«The findings concerning identification and reporting,» said the authors of a 2013 study, [17] are particularly alarming given the growing body of both short - term and long - term issues associated with concussive injuries, such as
psychological issues, school - related
problems,
increased risk of subsequent concussions and potential quality - of - life issues associated with concussions.»
When parents have mild to moderate conflict that involves support and compromise and positive emotions, children develop better social skills and self - esteem, enjoy
increased emotional security, develop better relationships with parents, do better in school and have fewer
psychological problems.
Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an
increased risk for many behavioral and
psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.
Throughout the world, physical punishment is associated with
increased psychological maladjustment and mental health
problems such as anxiety and depression, as well as drug and alcohol abuse.
Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health
problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general
psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by
increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37
They further found that partner - prescribed sexual perfectionism predicted decreases in sexual esteem and
increases in sexual anxiety, suggesting that it is a
psychological factor that may contribute to sexual self - concept
problems in woman.
Meanwhile, according to recent studies and reports, nearly all directors of college and university counseling centers are seeing an
increase in the demand for their services and the severity of the
psychological problems they see.
«Some of the health conditions documented to be associated with shift work include an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, a number of
psychological and mood disturbances, reproductive
problems and most recently the evidence related to cancer was evaluated.
Much like
psychological stress, intense exercise will also
increase your cortisol levels, adding to the
problem you're already facing.
Sexual misconduct also
increases the incidence of medical
problems including the risk of contracting or transmitting sexually transmitted diseases and survivors having to deal with possible
psychological trauma as a result of their experiences.
Students who have parents deployed to a war zone are more vulnerable to a range of
psychological, emotional and social issues, including an
increased level of stress and anxiety, health
problems, behavioural disorders and academic under - achievement.
Overall, the consensus in the scientific literature is that climate change will
increase the number of people exposed to extreme events and, therefore, to subsequent
psychological problems, such as worry, anxiety, depression, distress, loss, grief, trauma and even suicide.
Women with prior history of
psychological treatment have the greatest
increase in further
psychological problems after implant removal.
If you notice your child or teen is distressed for a longer period of time, and Gurwitch added this may show up in «
problems with sleep,
problems with attention and focus, and
increased irritability,» she recommends that parents reach out to their school guidance counselor, a local
psychological association or even their pediatrician for further help.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Introduced a care strategy coined «Into the Spirit», the objective of which was to establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional and
psychological care patients and family • Decreased nurse staffing issues by 50 % by hiring extra staff to be deployed during staff shortage •
Increased nursing staff efficiency by 40 % by providing intense training over a period of three months • Directed a team of 55 nurses and support staff over five years without any significant
problems
directly
increase children's vulnerability to
psychological problems but also intensify the
etiological roles children's insecurity and
psychological problems play in
increasing destructive
increases in their
psychological problems one year later.
increased children's subsequent levels of
psychological problems through its association with
increases in teen
psychological problems which, in turn, predicted greater interparental dysphoria
In reflecting bidirectionality in relationships between interparental and child functioning, children's
psychological problems predicted
increases in interparental dysphoria during childhood and adolescence.
We can conclude that obese children are more likely to experience
psychological or psychiatric
problems than non-obese children, that girls are at greater risk than boys, and that risk of
psychological morbidity
increases with age.
Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in
psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of
increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health
problems, behavioural
problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21
More importantly, stress tackling through
problem - focused coping, along with seeking social support and positive thinking which were found significantly
increased in this study, has been suggested to enhance
psychological adjustment to the disease (McCabe et al., 2004).
In addition, the
psychological well - being
problems tend to
increase in children whose mothers or both parents migrating for employment.
Felitti and colleagues1 first described ACEs and defined it as exposure to
psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction including substance abuse (
problem drinking / alcoholic and / or street drugs), mental illness, a mother treated violently and criminal behaviour in the household.1 Along with the initial ACE study, other studies have characterised ACEs as neglect, parental separation, loss of family members or friends, long - term financial adversity and witness to violence.2 3 From the original cohort of 9508 American adults, more than half of respondents (52 %) experienced at least one adverse childhood event.1 Since the original cohort, ACE exposures have been investigated globally revealing comparable prevalence to the original cohort.4 5 More recently in 2014, a survey of 4000 American children found that 60.8 % of children had at least one form of direct experience of violence, crime or abuse.6 The ACE study precipitated interest in the health conditions of adults maltreated as children as it revealed links to chronic diseases such as obesity, autoimmune diseases, heart, lung and liver diseases, and cancer in adulthood.1 Since then, further evidence has revealed relationships between ACEs and physical and mental health outcomes, such as
increased risk of substance abuse, suicide and premature mortality.4 7
For example, adults who experience parental divorce as a child have lower socioeconomic attainment, an
increased risk of having a nonmarital birth, weaker bonds with parents, lower
psychological well - being, poorer marital quality, and an elevated risk of seeing their own marriage end in divorce.7 Overall, the evidence is consistent that parental divorce during childhood is linked with a wide range of
problems in adulthood.
Interestingly, girls who had eating
problems in young adolescence but had recovered by mid-adolescence still suffered some
psychological distress, as indicated by
increased reports of symptoms such as perfectionism.
Membership in a single - parent family or stepfamily is associated with
increased levels of significant behavioral, emotional, and academic
problems in children.1, 2 The mechanisms underlying this connection are likely to involve, among other factors, financial adversity,
increased stress directly related to family transitions, and
increased exposure to additional psychosocial risks.3, 4 Compared with the extensive research base connecting family type (ie, membership in a 2 - parent biological family, stepfamily, or single - parent family) and children's
psychological adjustment, little is known about the physical health consequences of membership in diverse family types.
Research shows that high - quality father involvement and support are associated with a number of positive child outcomes, including decreased delinquency and behavioral
problems, improved cognitive development,
increased educational attainment, and better
psychological wellbeing.8 Children with involved fathers, on average, perform better in school, have higher self - esteem, and exhibit greater empathy, emotional security, curiosity, and pro-social behavior.
These demands are psychologically justified by the pure speculation that a lack of nonresidential father primary parenting «equality» in turn «may» prevent possible future father «absence» that in turn «may» cause an
increased future risk of some kind of unestablished
psychological problems for the child.
The study results revealed that as the child's
problem behaviors
increased, parent's
psychological acceptance decreased, resulting in an
increase in parent's mental health
problems.
Scientific research shows that physical punishment does not work in the long run, is associated with an
increased risk for many behavioral and
psychological problems, and is simply unnecessary given that we have non-violent discipline techniques that are very effective.
According to Post-Crescent, the
increasing rate of divorce highlighted the persistence of
psychological effects on children, citing more emotional and behavioral
problems.
Parenting programmes are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as evidence - based interventions for several child
psychological problems including for parents of children with ASD8 and children with intellectual disability.9 Group - based parent programmes can be effective in reducing behavioural
problems in children with ASD, 10 improving dysfunctional parenting styles, 10
increasing parents» ability to facilitate their children's development of communication skills11, 12 and
increasing children's vocabulary.11 Group parent programmes also have the added benefit of providing social support for the parents.13 This is especially important given that parents of children with ASD are more likely to experience depression and stress, particularly parents of young children and of children with high levels of behavioural
problems.4 — 6 Therefore, group interventions show promise as a valuable resource to help parents.
Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental ou
Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor of externalising behaviour
problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental ou
problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health
problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental ou
problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5
Increased child behaviour
problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental ou
problems and parental (especially maternal)
psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour
problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental ou
problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7
Exemplary discoveries Our findings show that aggressive dispositions were moderately stable from kindergarten to grade 6 (e.g.,.56), whereas anxious - withdrawn behaviour was not stable until grades 2 -LRB-.36) and 3 -LRB-.51).3, 4 The percentages of children in a community sample (n = 2775) that could be classified into distinct risk groups were: 15 % aggressive; 12 % anxious - withdrawn, and 8.5 % aggressive - withdrawn (comorbid).5 Predictive analyses showed that aggressive children who exceeded a risk criterion in kindergarten exhibited
increases in
psychological and school maladjustment two years later.6 Anxious - withdrawn dispositions predicted early and later
increases in internalizing
problems.5 Overall, the findings corroborate the premise that aggression and anxious - withdrawal are risks for later maladjustment.
These are just a few questions that are pertinent at this point in time, when interest in mindfulness for parenting issues and children's
psychological problems is
increasing and we have some, but not enough, evidence that mindfulness might be an effective approach for these groups.
Adopted children face an
increased risk of
psychological and emotional
problems, but they also have an optimistic prognosis with professional treatment.
When parents have mild to moderate conflict that involves support and compromise and positive emotions, children develop better social skills and self - esteem, enjoy
increased emotional security, develop better relationships with parents, do better in school and have fewer
psychological problems.
More parental
psychological control predicted
increases in boys» and girls» internalizing
problems and girls» externalizing
problems.
The program reduced depression scores, physical symptoms and sleep
problems, and
increased psychological well - being and satisfaction with life.
Bereaved children and adolescents are at
increased risk for
psychological health
problems including maladaptive grief and depression.
Bereaved children are at
increased risk for
psychological health
problems including maladaptive grief and depression.
Second, divorce clearly
increases the risk that children will suffer from
psychological and behavioral
problems.
High - quality father involvement and support are associated with positive child outcomes, such as decreased delinquency and behavioral
problems, improved cognitive development,
increased educational attainment, and better
psychological well - being.8
How Not to Talk to a Child Who is Overweight by Perri Klass, M.D. Spanking Linked to
Increase in Children's Behavior
Problems (Association for
Psychological Science)
Although research indicates that depressive symptoms from either parent
increases a child's vulnerability to
psychological problems, Pilowsky et al.'s (2014) study highlighted that compared to a father's depressive symptoms, maternal depression had a larger effect on a child's
psychological health.