Abstract Background Studies of aggression often confound physical with verbal aggression, indirect relational opposition, competition and other externalizing behaviours. Developmental models have suggested that onset occurs after the hyperactive, stubborn oppositional behaviour. Yet little is known about development before school entry. Method The age frequency was studied in a population sample 17‐month‐old children. Results 511 maternal reports on 11 physically aggressive behaviours...

Objective: Our study sought to explore patterns of disclosure child sexual abuse (CSA) in a sample adult men and women. Method: A telephone survey conducted with representative adults ( n = 804) from Quebec assessed the prevalence CSA patterns. Analyses were carried out determine whether groups differed terms psychological distress symptoms posttraumatic stress, logistic regression was used examine factors associated prompt disclosure. Results: Prevalence 22.1% for women 9.7% men. About 1...

Contributing to the family violence and conflict literature, we examine prospective concurrent risk factors associated with verbal physical aggression toward mothers by 15/16 year-old adolescent sons daughters. Data from Quebec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children is used influence socioeconomic factors, inherent individual environment parenting process as predictors (in last 6 months). A childhood behavioural pattern characterised generated highest adolescent-directed mothers....

This study examined the controversial practice of grade retention and children's academic behavioral adjustment using data from Quebec Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Children. We employed an autoregressive modeling technique to detect impact being held back during primary school on subsequent performance development until age 12 years. The results indicate both a short- long-term negative influence for boys girls. Children's anxious, inattentive, disruptive behaviors persisted and, in some...

Background: Three different explanations have been given for the observation that adolescent gang members report more delinquent behaviour than their counterparts who do not affiliate with gangs: a) adolescents commit crimes join gangs (selection hypothesis); b) membership facilitates deviant (facilitation c) selection and facilitation work interactively (enhancement hypothesis). The aim of this study was to test these hypotheses, while controlling self‐reported delinquency, friends’...

This brief report tests the mediating effect of self-esteem in relationship between body dissatisfaction and symptoms depression anxiety. A sample 409 adolescents (females = 58.4%) aged 14 18 years completed Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Contour Drawing Rating Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, Center Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Overall, results indirect effects analysis were significant both anxiety depression, which confirmed role self-esteem. Thus, a negative...

This 13-week randomized clinical trial aimed to compare group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) and a topical steroid in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia, most common form dyspareunia.Participants were 97 women randomly assigned 1 2 conditions assessed at pretreatment, posttreatment 6-month follow-up via structured interviews standard questionnaires pertaining pain (McGill Pain Questionnaire, 11-point numerical rating scale during intercourse), sexual function (Female Sexual...

The purpose of this study was to advance knowledge dating violence behaviors among adolescent victims child sexual abuse (CSA), first, by determining the prevalence psychological and physical reciprocity violence, second, investigating influence certain CSA characteristics violence. Respondents included 126 females ages 13 17 years. More than 45% reported experiencing some sort in their relationships. Psychological reciprocal more 90% cases. Multiple regression analysis revealed a...

This study was the first to investigate relationship between adult romantic attachment and marital satisfaction in a clinical sample of 172 distressed couples seeking therapy. Fifty-six therapy-seeking nondistressed were also assessed for comparison. Analyses variance showed that avoidance distinctive characteristic couples. Actor-partner analyses revealed (for men women) anxiety women only) predictive dissatisfaction Gender-stereotype discordant partner effects found. Results suggest...

This study examines childhood variables that tend to deflect life‐course trajectories away from finishing high school. We examined unexpectedly graduating in the presence of three empirical risk factors (having a mother did not finish school, being single‐parent family early childhood, and having repeated grade primary school) absence these same (low risk). The comparison groups comprised individuals who expectedly graduate (first case) graduated (second case). found experienced all...

Summary Two groups of police investigators were trained in the use National Institute Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) interview protocol. After training, one group (n = 8) received written feedback on each they conducted, whereas other 11) did not. The objective study was, first, to evaluate effect NICHD protocol implementation types questions details provided by children and, second, impact post‐training feedback. Interviewees alleged sexual abuse victims between ages 3 14 years....

Maternal support offered to sexually abused children following disclosure may be a crucial factor in children's recovery. A person-centered approach was used examine how profiles of nonoffending mothers could better describe their ability after disclosure. Cluster analyses based on total 226 recruited from child protective services yielded four distinctive groups mothers: resilient, avoidant-coping, traumatized, and anger-oriented reaction. These differed measures support, parenting,...

This study investigated the relationships between a history of childhood maltreatment, frequency disturbing dreams, their associated distress, and presence psychopathology in 352 female undergraduate volunteers. Participants completed questionnaires assessing dream recall, bad nightmare frequency, psychological well-being, trauma. Four groups were based on type severity maltreatments experienced. Women reporting more severe forms maltreatment reported higher frequencies levels greater...

Disclosure of child sexual abuse can be traumatic for nonoffending parents. Research has shown its impact on mothers' mental health, which includes heightened psychological distress, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Very little is known, however, about their physical health or fathers' health. The self-perceived parents after disclosure was compared to determine gender-related differences in this regard. Interviews were conducted with 109 mothers 43 fathers 6- 13-year-old...

Objectives To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)-based intervention determine if is associated with significant signal on empathy emotional competencies. Design Two pre–post proof-of-concept studies. Setting Participants were recruited at University Montreal’s Psychology Department (Study 1) CHU Sainte-Justine Hematology-Oncology 2). Study 1: 12 students completed 8-week programme (mean age 24, range 18–34). 2: 25 professionals 48, 27–63)....