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View article: Are board games useful for people with dementia? A preliminary study for a non-pharmacological intervention
Are board games useful for people with dementia? A preliminary study for a non-pharmacological intervention Open
Introduction The diagnosis of dementia presents a serious public health concern and a challenge for the entire scientific community. Among the potential lines of intervention, board games can be considered a non-pharmacological strategy. T…
View article: Cyberbullying. How to Deal with this Phenomenon using the Restorative Justice Paradigm
Cyberbullying. How to Deal with this Phenomenon using the Restorative Justice Paradigm Open
Due to the negative impact cyberbullying has on adolescents’ health, there is a great attention on preventing such situations in schools. The action research approach carried out in one school will be illustrated, focusing on the methodolo…
View article: Aging with board games: fostering well-being in the older population
Aging with board games: fostering well-being in the older population Open
Introduction The increase in the average age of the population has resulted in a greater focus on interventions designed to facilitate successful Ageing. Notwithstanding its potential, the strategy of the board game remains relatively unde…
View article: With a little help from our pediatrician: An intervention to promote mathematics-related home activities through regular well-child visits
With a little help from our pediatrician: An intervention to promote mathematics-related home activities through regular well-child visits Open
Introduction Children’s involvement in mathematics-related activities in the home environment is associated with the development of their early numeracy over the preschool years. Intervention studies to promote parents’ awareness and provi…
View article: Weight-based teasing, body dissatisfaction, and eating restraint: Multilevel investigation among primary schoolchildren.
Weight-based teasing, body dissatisfaction, and eating restraint: Multilevel investigation among primary schoolchildren. Open
Findings showed that weight-based teasing may be negatively associated with health and psychological wellbeing not only among children who experience weight-based teasing episodes, but also among other members of a class in which weight-ba…
View article: Math anxiety interferes with learning novel mathematics contents in early elementary school.
Math anxiety interferes with learning novel mathematics contents in early elementary school. Open
Whereas some evidence exists that math anxiety may interfere with math performance from the very beginning of primary school, no study to date has attempted to investigate whether math anxiety may also interfere with early math learning (i…
View article: The Early Elementary School Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (the EES-AMAS): A New Adapted Version of the AMAS to Measure Math Anxiety in Young Children
The Early Elementary School Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (the EES-AMAS): A New Adapted Version of the AMAS to Measure Math Anxiety in Young Children Open
In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in understanding how and when math anxiety (MA) develops. The incidence and effects of MA in primary school children, and its relations with math achievement, have been investigated. N…
View article: The Weight of Weight Stigma. Negative Stereotypes and Cognitive Performance in Children and Adults with Obesity
The Weight of Weight Stigma. Negative Stereotypes and Cognitive Performance in Children and Adults with Obesity Open
Obesity is a highly stigmatizing condition, and lack of intelligence is a stereotypical trait often ascribed to individuals with excess weight. Even though research suggests that obesity reduces cognitive proficiency throughout the life sp…
View article: Children’s sense of reality: The development of orbitofrontal reality filtering
Children’s sense of reality: The development of orbitofrontal reality filtering Open
Orbitofrontal reality filtering denotes a memory control mechanism necessary to keep thought and behavior in phase with reality. In adults, it is mediated by the orbitofrontal cortex and subcortical connections and its failure induces real…