This study compared education levels, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and perceived social support adolescent young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with those a control group peers no history serious illness. The links between socio-demographic medical factors AYA survivor outcomes were investigated.The participants included (n = 205) recruited during follow-up visits, from the secondary schools, youth groups universities. All filled in self-report questionnaires regarding HRQoL support....

This study explores parental ethnotheories of children's temperament through mothers' responses to McDevitt and Carey's Behavioral Style Questionnaire (1978) for 299 children aged 3 8 years interviews with their parents, in Australia, Italy, t

Theoretical perspectives and research in sociology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, cultural psychology converge recognizing the significance of children's time spent various activities, especially family context. Knowing how is deployed, however, only gives us a partial answer to children acquire competence; other part must take into account culturally constructed meanings from perspective those who organize direct daily lives. In this article, we report on study routine activities that...

With modern therapies and supportive care, survival rates of childhood cancer have increased considerably. However, there are long-term psychological sequelae these treatments that may not manifest until pediatric survivors into adulthood. The prevalence post-traumatic stress disorder in young adult ranges from 6.2 to 22%; associated risk factors age at the assessment, female gender, low education level, some disease-related factors. aim this study was investigate, adolescent (AYA) cancer,...

This research revealed the children with difficulties in attentional functions among healthy attending primary school and aimed to identify possible sociodemographic factors, such as child’s age, gender, grade, that could influence attentive performance. The participants were 105 aged 6–10 years (M age = 8.6; SD 1.04), schools. Family economic condition was mostly at a medium level (63.5%), parents most frequently had 13 of schooling. computerized test KiTAP administered assess their...

The purpose was to contribute the validation of TFPI, a new tool assess phonetic development Italian-speaking children aged 18–47 months. Since currently, norm-referenced instruments for Italian are lacking, TFPI would fill this gap. We recruited 52 monolingual 24–47 months with typical development. They were administered complete i.e., naming task and repetition task; however, only their performances from analyzed. sessions audio-recorded, in order be later segmented annotated Praat, then...

ABSTRACT In literature, there is a paucity of research examining the outcomes mentoring programs for mentors. The goal this study was to enhance understanding long‐term impact experiences on mentors' social well‐being by testing model in which perceived influence work choices, volunteer choices and level active participation community are associated with self‐efficacy, civic engagement (attitudes behaviours), and, turn, wellbeing. This surveyed cohorts former mentors ( N = 203; 83% female)...

We present the work conducted to arrive at deriving behavioural indicators that could be used guide clinical judgement in determining presence and severity of deficits intellectual functioning adaptive behaviour for purpose making a diagnosis disorders development.An interdisciplinary expert panel provided guidance developing functioning. A national dataset on sample individuals with disability was develop behaviour. The data were analysed using cluster analysis procedure define different...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete lockdown in many countries and Italy was the first country interested Europe, as cases spread very quickly with high rate of mortality. While strategy is an essential step curb exponential rise cases, it can have significative impact on mental health population involved, that still not well known must be explored. objective present research investigate Quality Life (QoL) Symptoms PTSD (PTSS) encountered during quarantine period (April 2020) due...

Abstract Objective To assess post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in mothers of children over 2 years leukemia treatment, to identify possible early family and child predictors this symptomatology indicate the temporal trajectory PTSS. Methods Participants were 76 Italian (mean age = 37.30 years; SD 6.07) receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic ( n 69) or myeloid 7) leukemia. Mothers had 12.05 education (SD 3.87), their incomes average (52.1%), high (26%) low (21.9%) norms, never...

Adolescents with cancer may demonstrate problems in their self-esteem and schooling. This study aims to screen the preadolescents adolescents more at risk perception schooling difficulties post-five years from end of therapy. Twenty-five paediatric ex-patients healed leukaemia were recruited Haematology-Oncologic Clinic (University Padua). The mean age children was 13.64 (Standard Deviation (SD)) = 3.08, range 10–19 years), most treated for acute lymphoblastic (ALL) (84%) relatively equally...

This study was aimed at comparing adolescent and young adult (AYA) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) paediatric cancer survivors a control group of healthy peers in terms Health-Related Quality Life (HRQOL) frequency posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The participants were 32 AYA HSCT 28 matched peers. were, on average, 19.4 years old (SD = 3.8), with an average age 8.1 4.3) diagnosis, mean time, since treatment completed, 8.5 3.2). majority (78.1%) did not show clinical...

There is still little research on psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction and reported problems in preadolescents adolescents under therapy for leukaemia, also comparing them with their healthy peers. The present study aimed to analyse the satisfaction, hope, wellbeing problems' intensity 60 patients aged 8-18 during first year of therapy, identify those more at risk compare reports matched A battery self-reported questionnaires was administered hospitalisation or day hospital admissions...

Caress-like is a crucial component of caregiving and key factor in mother-infant interactions. Mother’s experience touch during her own childhood (i.e., tactile biography) has been found to be related maternal actual use caress-like stroking) exchanges. Evidence also suggests that interoceptive sensibility self-perceived sensitivity inner-body sensations) might sensitive abilities. However, further empirical investigation needed understand what extent biography have an impact on mothers’...

The aim of this study consists in the measurement psychological health and adaptation mothers children during first 12 months treatment for leukaemia identification possible early predictors. Ninety-four were followed longitudinally at one week (T1), month (T2), six (T3) (T4) post-diagnosis. instruments used were: PTSD symptom checklist, BSI-18, Problem Scale, Ladder life an in-depth interview (EFI-C). Couple connectedness, family routine reorganisation, parental communication around child's...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lockdown in many countries and Italy was the first one interested Europe. strategy is an essential step curb exponential rise of cases, but it very demanding for population involved especially children their families. aims present study are: (a) explore psychometric properties COPEWithME questionnaire, a new tool evaluate parents' ability support promote child resilient behaviors, (b) investigate relation between resilience behaviors with stress-related...

The aims of this study were: to assess cognitive and mood problems, perceived social support coping strategies in adolescence early adulthood; understand how are related age, gender years schooling; identify possible stable modifiable predictors problems adopting LISREL software. participants were 517 adolescents young adults (age M = 18.95 years, SD 3.2, range: 14 - 25); 59% female with a mean 13.10 schooling (SD 2.7). Participants enrolled secondary schools, association groups or...

This study examined the psychometric properties and replicability of De Vellis's (1993) Parent Health Locus Control (PHLOC) scales in an Italian sample. The version PHLOC was administered to 470 mothers birth 3-year-old children. Varimax rotated confirmatory factor analysis identified six original subscales, namely Child, Divine, Fate, Media, Parental, Professional influences over child health. Internal consistency subscales good (α > .70), test-retest correlations were adequate (r .80)....

CNS-directed therapies for the treatment of leukemia can adversely affect acquisition new skills, such as reading/writing and math. Two years after end treatments, children show gross fine motor skill delays that may persist even when patients are considered healed. The goal present study was to assess skills difficulties in pre-school with one year treatment. Particular attention has been paid those who had undergone Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) relationship between age...