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View article: Perceptions About Family Foster Care and Intention of Becoming a Foster Family: A Short Report
Perceptions About Family Foster Care and Intention of Becoming a Foster Family: A Short Report Open
Family foster care (FFC) is associated with positive developmental outcomes for children. However, the recruitment and retention of foster families prepared to respond to children's needs are a cross‐cutting challenge worldwide and require…
View article: How Do Professionals Portray Adolescents' Resilience in Residential Care? A Qualitative Study
How Do Professionals Portray Adolescents' Resilience in Residential Care? A Qualitative Study Open
Adolescents in residential care may achieve positive outcomes despite previous adverse experiences. However, literature focuses more on negative outcomes than resilience. Supportive relationships between professionals and adolescents in re…
View article: Socioemotional development of infants and toddlers in the first months of foster care: A brief synthesis of 25 years of research
Socioemotional development of infants and toddlers in the first months of foster care: A brief synthesis of 25 years of research Open
Over the past 25 years, research has highlighted the protective role of foster care over institutionalization, particularly for young children. When foster caregivers provide responsive care, children benefit from a nurturing, individualiz…
View article: Attitudes About Child Maltreatment among Immigrant Mothers from São Tomé and Príncipe
Attitudes About Child Maltreatment among Immigrant Mothers from São Tomé and Príncipe Open
Child maltreatment is a pervasive global public health concern with profound societal implications, affecting millions of children and adolescents worldwide. This study aimed to explore attitudes towards child maltreatment among immigrant …
View article: Profiles of adults most likely to become a foster family: A latent profile analysis
Profiles of adults most likely to become a foster family: A latent profile analysis Open
These findings highlight the value of theory-informed profiling to inform targeted recruitment strategies for prospective foster families.
View article: Pre-Adoption Experiences and Attachment Disorders in Portuguese Adopted Children
Pre-Adoption Experiences and Attachment Disorders in Portuguese Adopted Children Open
Background According to the DSM-5, attachment disorders can be categorized as two distinct types: Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED). The literature has suggested that children who have ex…
View article: Development and initial validation of the me and my child interview to assess parental acceptance–rejection
Development and initial validation of the me and my child interview to assess parental acceptance–rejection Open
Parental acceptance–rejection exerts a key influence on child psychological adjustment. The present study aimed to contribute to this topic by focusing on the development and initial validation of a new assessment tool—that is, the Me & My…
View article: The All4Children project to assess the initial implementation of the Integrated Model of Family Foster Care in Portugal: A description of the study protocol
The All4Children project to assess the initial implementation of the Integrated Model of Family Foster Care in Portugal: A description of the study protocol Open
Background The All4Children project addresses the urgent need to transition from institutionalization to family-based care for out-of-home children in Portugal. Despite evidence highlighting the detrimental effects of institutionalization,…
View article: Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1
Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1 Open
This study examined the predictive role of child cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioural dimensions assessed at the age of 4½, as well as of the traditional variables related to academic school readiness before the entry to primary s…
View article: Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1
Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1 Open
This study examined the predictive role of child cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral dimensions assessed at the age of 4 ½, as well as of academic school readiness before the entry to primary school, on mathematics achievement at …
View article: Variability of soil moisture on three sites in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula in 2022/23
Variability of soil moisture on three sites in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula in 2022/23 Open
Soil moisture represents one of the crucial parameters of the terrestrial environments in Antarctica. It affects the biological abundance and also the thermal state of the soils. In this study, we present one year of volumetric water conte…
View article: Controlling parenting and executive functioning in children born preterm
Controlling parenting and executive functioning in children born preterm Open
This study investigated the relations between mothers’ and fathers’ controlling behaviors and the executive functioning of children born preterm. Sixty-eight preterm children and their parents were assessed when the children were 3 ½ years…
View article: Cortisol reactivity and negative affect among preterm infants at 12 months during a mother-infant interaction task
Cortisol reactivity and negative affect among preterm infants at 12 months during a mother-infant interaction task Open
The purpose of this study was to investigate correlates of preterm (PT) infant's cortisol reactivity and the association to infant negative affect, during a mother-infant interaction procedure. Participants included 48 infants born prematu…
View article: New observations on the kynematics of Hurd rockglacier (Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula)
New observations on the kynematics of Hurd rockglacier (Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula) Open
<p>Rockglaciers have been identified by various authors in the South Shetlands archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region, with Serrano and Lopez-Mart&#237;nez (2000) having described 9 rockglaciers and 11 protalus lobes in th…
View article: Early family adversity, stability and consistency of institutional care and infant cognitive, language and motor development across the first six months of institutionalization
Early family adversity, stability and consistency of institutional care and infant cognitive, language and motor development across the first six months of institutionalization Open
This study extends research on the effects of institutionalization-by examining the trajectories of cognitive, language and motor development of 64 Portuguese infants and toddlers across the first six months of institutionalization, while …
View article: Relations Between Theory of Mind and Academic School Readiness: The Moderating Role of Child Gender
Relations Between Theory of Mind and Academic School Readiness: The Moderating Role of Child Gender Open
This study investigated the prospective relationship between preschoolers’ theory of mind (ToM) skills and academic school readiness, while exploring the possible moderator role played by child gender. The participants were 75 children who…
View article: EARLY MALTREATMENT AND CURRENT QUALITY OF RELATIONAL CARE PREDICT SOCIOEMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED INFANTS AND TODDLERS
EARLY MALTREATMENT AND CURRENT QUALITY OF RELATIONAL CARE PREDICT SOCIOEMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED INFANTS AND TODDLERS Open
The present study is focused on child socioemotional problems 6 months after institutionalization, by considering the putative predictive role of child maltreatment, of developmental functioning at admission and the following months, and o…
View article: Development and validation of an observational measure of symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Development and validation of an observational measure of symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder Open
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is presumed to be a consequence of social neglect and deprivation of the kind particularly associated with institutional care. Despite its clinical relevance there is a lack of assessment tools for RAD ba…
View article: Being a mother of preterm multiples in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage: perceived stress and psychological symptoms
Being a mother of preterm multiples in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage: perceived stress and psychological symptoms Open
The results of the present study have important implications for practice. Mothers of preterm multiples are at higher risk to present mental health difficulties, in comparison to mothers of singletons, especially when exposed to socioecono…
View article: Inhibited attachment disordered behavior in institutionalized preschool children: links with early and current relational experiences
Inhibited attachment disordered behavior in institutionalized preschool children: links with early and current relational experiences Open
Inhibited attachment disordered behavior (IADB) is characterized by difficulty in establishing an attachment relationship with a primary caregiver; is associated with persistent social and emotional problems; and is observed most frequentl…