Sentences with phrase «potential as a protective factor»

While current findings suggest spousal support plays a mediating role in family adaptation, greater understanding of the importance of the marital relationship in families of young children with ASD are needed, including its potential as a protective factor, in successful adaptation.

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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.

From Safe Sanctuaries to Strong Communities: The Role of Communities of Faith in Child Protection Melton & Anderson Family and Community Health, 31 (2), 2008 View Abstract Discusses the potential contributions of faith communities to child abuse prevention efforts, examines the role of religiosity as a protective factor, and describes two community initiatives that are engaging churches in child abuse prevention.

A recent investigation from the UK Millennium Cohort Study found that a variety of parenting, home learning, and early education factors explained a small portion of the socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in children's cognitive ability by age 5.2 Although some US studies have examined selected factors at different stages of childhood, 24 — 27 few have had comprehensive data to examine the socioeconomic distribution of a wide variety of risk and protective factors across early childhood and their role as potential independent mediators of the SES gradients in cognitive ability at kindergarten entry.

This secondary instrument looked at multiple child welfare factors, including: history of child maltreatment, child welfare system involvement, and out - of - home placement, as well as potential protective factors, as reported by the youth who were interviewed.

Moreover, maternal internalizing symptoms were associated with both physiological indices in their children, specifically with higher HRV but lower IS, suggesting an interesting relationship between maternal psychological problems and autonomic processes related ER (as a potential protective factor) in their children.

Additionally, there are several potential risk factors (such as negative life events, family conflict, medical illness) and protective factors (such as social support, adaptive coping strategies, self - efficacy) for poor mental health and mental wellbeing (WHO 2012) that were not measured and might have added to the predictive strength of the study.

This study, espousing an ecological — transactional theoretical approach, investigates the role of supportive relationships with parents and friends as potential protective factors against the development of adolescent sexual risk behavior.

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

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].

Potential implications for intervention / prevention efforts focused on developing children's prosocial skills as a possible protective factor for relationally victimized youth are discussed.

While resources pertaining to individual capabilities have been the focus of much past research, there is much to be said about the potential protective factors of aspects of the family unit, as discussed below.

As a result, further clarification of the rationale for and validity of constructs used in this area is required to determine potential risk and protective factors for families in order to develop appropriate support and intervention resources.