An-Katrien Hulsbosch, Saskia Van der Oord, Gail Tripp
{"title":"Academic Achievement in Children with ADHD: the Role of Processing Speed and Working Memory.","authors":"An-Katrien Hulsbosch, Saskia Van der Oord, Gail Tripp","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01346-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01346-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Academic underachievement is often reported in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Research shows working memory (WM), and processing speed (PS) have a predictive role in their academic difficulties. Recent evidence suggests both cognitive functions are related, where slower PS underlies WM deficits. This relationship is not accounted for in the current literature on academic underachievement in children with ADHD. In the current study, the role of PS and WM in the association between ADHD symptom severity and academic achievement is investigated in a sample of 504, 6 to 12 years old children diagnosed with ADHD. Academic achievement is assessed across three subjects (mathematics, reading and spelling), by three measurement methods (standardized tests, parent, and teacher ratings). In addition, the role of PS is investigated in the relationship between ADHD symptom severity and WM. Findings show the association between inattention symptom severity and achievement on all three academic subjects is statistically mediated by PS and WM sequentially. For mathematics and spelling performance, PS was a single mediator in this association. Further, PS statistically mediated the relation between inattention symptom severity and WM performance. Hyperactivity/impulsivity symptom severity predicted mathematics performance directly, but none of the indirect effects were significant. The current results show that PS plays an important role in the academic achievement of children with increased inattention symptoms, as well as the WM deficits often reported in this population. These findings have important implications for theoretical accounts of ADHD, as well as academic interventions, currently focusing primarily on WM deficits.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Potential Pathways Linking Childhood Maltreatment and Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Hassan Soleimani-Rad, Hanieh Goodarzi, Erfan Abdollahi-Chirani, Saeid Rahimi, Hadise Eyvazzadeh-Gharajeh, Abbas Abolghasemi","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01345-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01345-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While previous studies have highlighted a link between childhood maltreatment and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), the psychological mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear-especially during adolescence. This cross-sectional study investigated cognitive, emotional, and behavioral mechanisms associated with BDD in adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment. Participants included three groups: adolescents with BDD (n = 61), psychiatric controls (n = 68), and healthy controls (n = 70). All participants completed standardized clinical interviews, self-report questionnaires, and behavioral tasks assessing childhood maltreatment, social-cognitive processing, emotion regulation, and cognitive-behavioral control. Compared to psychiatric and healthy controls, adolescents with BDD reported a higher prevalence of emotional abuse and neglect, greater fear of negative evaluation, and more threat-related interpretive biases. They also showed elevated maladaptive schemas and emotion regulation difficulties, increased attention to appearance-related emotional stimuli, and reduced cognitive control and behavioral inhibition. Findings suggest that childhood maltreatment-particularly emotional abuse and neglect-may be associated with cognitive-affective and neurobehavioral vulnerabilities in adolescents with BDD. These results highlight potential targets for early identification and intervention strategies during this sensitive developmental stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144609768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabiola Bizzi, Marta Tironi, Federica Conte, Emanuela Brusadelli, Francesca Locati
{"title":"How Child's Attachment, Mentalizing, Mental Functioning, and Emerging Personality Interplay with Age Differences and Clinical Status?","authors":"Fabiola Bizzi, Marta Tironi, Federica Conte, Emanuela Brusadelli, Francesca Locati","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01347-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01347-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social cognition processes like mentalizing and mental functioning (i.e., specific psychological capacities underlying how individuals experience themselves and others, regulate emotions, form relationships, and manage internal conflicts) are crucial during development. Rooted in early attachment relationships, they contribute to determining the level of organization of an individual's personality. However, little is known about how these processes differ by age and clinical status, especially in middle childhood and early adolescence (aged 8-13). This study investigates (1) age-related differences in mentalizing, attachment, mental functioning, and personality organization, (2) the impact of internalizing and externalizing problems, assessed both by their parents and clinical providers, compared to non-clinical groups on these processes, and (3) the interaction between age and clinical status. The sample included 137 children and early adolescents, including non-clinical (N = 67, M<sub>age</sub> = 11,08, 40,3% female), and with internalizing (N = 40, M<sub>age</sub> = 10,85, 52,5% female) and externalizing symptoms (N = 30, M<sub>age</sub> = 10,77, 10% female) groups. Participants were assessed using the Child Reflection Functioning Scale and the Psychodiagnostic Chart of the PDM-2 (Child and Adolescent version) applied to the Child Attachment Interview. Parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist. Younger children showed lower levels of mentalizing, attachment security, and personality functioning than older peers. Groups with externalizing and internalizing problems exhibited significant deficits in mentalizing abilities and personality organization compared to non-clinical participants. The interaction between age and clinical status revealed that mentalizing and personality deficits were most pronounced in middle childhood for internalizing groups. The findings suggest that social cognition processes evolve with age but are significantly disrupted in clinical groups, particularly in middle childhood. Differential deficits in populations with externalizing and internalizing problems highlight the need for specific interventions targeting mentalizing, mental functioning, and attachment relationships to support healthy development during these critical stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144585064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathryn Berluti, Steven W Kasparek, Joseph S Venticinque, Katie A McLaughlin, Abigail A Marsh
{"title":"Independent Impacts of Maltreatment and Amygdala Volume on Worsening Callous-Unemotional Traits in High-Risk Youths.","authors":"Kathryn Berluti, Steven W Kasparek, Joseph S Venticinque, Katie A McLaughlin, Abigail A Marsh","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01329-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01329-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Callous-unemotional traits are a major risk factor for aggression and other externalizing behaviors. These traits frequently co-occur with maltreatment exposure, and both of these variables have been independently linked to changes in amygdala structure and function. However, relatively little research has explored how trauma exposure and amygdala structure and function combine to shape callous-unemotional traits. We assessed maltreatment exposure and callous-unemotional traits at two timepoints in children and adolescents who were aged 8-16 years at baseline (54.37% Male, 45.63% Female). We also used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess amygdala volume and activation in a subset of these youths at baseline (N = 161) and 18 months later (N = 117) using both linear and non-linear approaches. At baseline, maltreatment exposure and callous-unemotional traits were both independently associated with reduced right and left amygdala volume. Lower amygdala volume at baseline and maltreatment exposure independently predicted increases in callous-unemotional traits 18 months later. However, the effect of maltreatment on callous-unemotional traits was not mediated by amygdala volume. We find that accounting for maltreatment and amygdala volume, but not amygdala activation, improves the prediction of future callous-unemotional trait severity. These findings provide the first longitudinal evidence that maltreatment and lower amygdala volume independently predict worsening callous-unemotional traits in high-risk youths.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1107-1120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12206202/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining Patterns of Depressive Symptoms Among Black Youth in Economically Disinvested Urban Communities: A Latent Class Analysis.","authors":"Jasmine Alli, Noni Gaylord-Harden, Esther Jenkins","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01314-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01314-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study used a person-centered analytic approach to identify distinct classes of depressive symptoms among Black adolescents in under-resourced, urban communities and examined demographic and contextual factors related to class differences. Participants were 403 Black adolescents (ages 11-15, 54% female) who completed self-report surveys. Latent class analysis identified three depressive symptom classes: A Moderate Anhedonia/Mild Dysphoric Mood class endorsing moderate affective symptoms with lower cognitive and somatic symptoms; a High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic class endorsing high cognitive, affective, and somatic symptoms; and a Mild Somatic Complaints class with moderate endorsement of somatic symptoms and lower cognitive and affective symptoms. Girls were more likely to be in the High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic class and the Mild Somatic Complaints than the Moderate Anhedonia/Mild Dysphoric Mood class. Youth with fathers who had higher levels of schooling were more likely to be in the High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic class than both the Moderate Anhedonia/Mild Dysphoric Mood and Somatic Complaints classes. Additionally, youth with more community violence exposure were more likely to be in the High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic class than the Moderate Anhedonia/Mild Dysphoric Mood, whereas youth with lower levels of community violence exposure were more likely to be in the Mild Somatic Complaints class than both the Moderate Anhedonia/Mild Dysphoric Mood and High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic classes. Finally, youth with more peer and family support were more likely to be in the Mild Somatic Complaints class than the High Cognitive-Affective-Somatic class. These findings highlight the heterogeneity of depressive symptom expression among Black adolescents and the importance of sociocultural considerations in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"983-998"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Liu, Yaoyao Zhang, Fang Ran, Jinyi Zeng, Yanling Liu
{"title":"Network Analysis of Basic Psychological Need Frustration and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Xin Liu, Yaoyao Zhang, Fang Ran, Jinyi Zeng, Yanling Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01319-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01319-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies have shown a reciprocal relationship between basic psychological need frustration and depressive symptoms in adolescents. However, the underlying pattern of this relationship remains unclear. This longitudinal study employed network analysis to examine the central nodes, bridge nodes, and dynamic changes in the network structure of psychological need frustration and depressive symptoms among 1,381 Chinese adolescents (51.85% girls; M<sub>age</sub> = 15.17, SD = 0.49, range: 13-16). The results revealed that competence frustration, mood, fatigue, and worthlessness were central nodes, exhibiting strong connections with other nodes in the network. Furthermore, competence frustration and worthlessness functioned as bridge nodes, linking psychological need frustration with depressive symptoms. Notably, the network structure remained stable over time, with no significant changes observed. These findings highlight the critical role of competence frustration and worthlessness in the co-occurrence of psychological need frustration and depressive symptoms. Targeting these nodes in interventions may help reduce adolescent distress and improve mental health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1121-1133"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patterns of Adversity from Family, Peers, and Teachers in Chinese Adolescents: Predicting Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Through Positive Reappraisal and Rumination.","authors":"Mingxiao Liu, Sihan Liu, Aiyi Liu, Xinchun Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01294-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01294-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Family, peers, and teachers are the three pillars that significantly shape adolescents' lives. Traumatic events originating from these domains (i.e., family, peers, and teachers) can have profound implications on adolescents' mental health. Using a three-wave dataset with a 6-month interval, this study investigated 2,166 Chinese adolescents (51.9% girls, M<sub>age</sub> = 13.44 ± 0.72), who completed questionnaires assessing family adversity, peer victimization, and teacher maltreatment at Time 1, cognitive emotion regulation strategies at Time 2, followed by assessments of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) symptoms at Time 3. The latent profile analysis and Bolck, Croons, and Hagenaars (BCH) method were used for data analyses. Four groups were identified: low risk (82.6%, n = 1,790), family adversity (6.5%, n = 140), peer adversity (7.8%, n = 170), and multiple adversities (3.0%, n = 66). The direct model showed that compared with the \"low risk\" group, adolescents in the \"family adversity\" and \"peer adversity\" groups showed a significantly higher risk of developing CPTSD symptoms. Additionally, compared with the \"low risk\" group, adolescents in the \"family adversity,\" \"peer adversity,\" and \"multiple adversities\" groups exhibited higher level of CPTSD symptoms only through increased rumination. These findings underscore the critical impact of adversity from family, peers, and teachers on the mental health of adolescents, highlighting the importance of targeted interventions on rumination to mitigate the risk of CPTSD in these vulnerable groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1033-1046"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144050947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Schneider, Anja C Rukundo-Zeller, Manassé Bambonyé, Jean-Arnaud Muhoza, Thierry Ndayikengurukiye, Lydia Nitanga, Amini Ahmed Rushoza, Anselm Crombach
{"title":"Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Related Mental Health Deterioration Using a Narrative Family Intervention in Burundi.","authors":"Julia Schneider, Anja C Rukundo-Zeller, Manassé Bambonyé, Jean-Arnaud Muhoza, Thierry Ndayikengurukiye, Lydia Nitanga, Amini Ahmed Rushoza, Anselm Crombach","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01328-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01328-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the severe impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on trauma-related disorders, preventive interventions are scarce, especially in (post-)conflict regions. We developed and evaluated a narrative family communication approach for sexually abused Burundian female children and adolescents (N = 102). The intervention cohort (n = 55) received psychoeducation, parental skill training, and preventive narrative exposure therapy. Intervention participants reported improved parental acceptance at 3- and 12-month follow-ups (3mFUP, 12mFUP), and showed greater improvement in overall mental health between initial assessment (IA) and 3mFUP (d<sub>rm</sub> = -0.70) and between IA and 12mFUP (d<sub>rm</sub> = -1.36) compared to non-treated controls (d<sub>rm</sub> = -0.33, d<sub>rm</sub> = -0.02, respectively). Moreover, PTSD symptoms were significantly less pronounced in the intervention cohort than in the control cohort at both follow-ups. Our findings suggest that the preventive narrative family intervention might effectively buffer against devastating mental health consequences, including emerging PTSD symptoms, in the aftermath of CSA. The study and its outcome measures were preregistered at Clinical Trials ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ ) with the registration number NCT05136105.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1061-1076"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12206196/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144031656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Children of War\": Examining the Associations between War Exposure, Maternal PTSD, and Continuous Traumatic Stress on Israeli Children's PTSD.","authors":"Lilach Rachamim, Roy Aloni, Hila Mualem-Taylor, Oriana Glickman, Asaf Goodman, Nathaniel Laor","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01321-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01321-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children in war-torn areas are highly susceptible to post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), influenced by direct exposure to war and maternal PTSS. This risk is further heightened by continuous traumatic stress (CTS). However, the relationship between war exposure, maternal PTSS, CTS, and PTSS in children, particularly in different age groups, has not been extensively studied. The current study investigated Israeli children, with a specific focus on treatment-seeking preschoolers (ages 3-7) and school-aged children (ages 8-12). The sample included 220 dyads of children aged 3-12 and their parents, who were seeking treatment for children's PTSS after the October 7th terrorist attack. They underwent a clinical assessment including sociodemographic information and filled out validated self-report and parent-report questionnaires assessing PTSS. Overall, 69% of preschoolers and 49.2% of school-aged children exhibited probable PTSD, along with 32.4% of their mothers. Maternal PTSS significantly predicted PTSS in preschoolers (b = 0.24, SE = 0.14, p <.01), whereas war exposure significantly predicted PTSS in school-aged children (b = 0.81, SE = 3.84, p <.05). The relationship between CTS condition and children's PTSS was indirectly associated through maternal PTSS, solely among preschool children (b = 4.81, SE = 1.78, 95% CI [1.84, 8.69]). The study highlights early intervention's need to target age-specific vulnerabilities to PTSS in children. It stresses the importance of enhancing parental skills and improving children's resilience towards current and future traumas, particularly in conflict-affected areas. Healthcare services should provide trauma-focused treatment for parents and children to prevent exacerbating symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1047-1059"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12206200/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144022543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jude Mary Cénat, Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, Athourina David, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Grace Jacob, Wina Paul Darius, Idrissa Beogo, Rose Darly Dalexis
{"title":"Racism in Education among Black Youth in Canada and its Association with Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.","authors":"Jude Mary Cénat, Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, Athourina David, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Grace Jacob, Wina Paul Darius, Idrissa Beogo, Rose Darly Dalexis","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01316-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01316-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Racial discrimination in educational settings remains a significant barrier to equitable learning environments and is toxic for the mental health of Black youth in Canada. This study employed a mixed-methods multi-study approach to document the rates, dynamics, and mental health impacts of racial discrimination in education experienced by Black youths aged 14 to 24. Quantitative data were collected from two large samples (N = 558 and N = 914) to measure racial discrimination in education, stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Additionally, qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 32 youths provided deeper insights into their racial discrimination's experiences in educational settings. Over 40% of participants reported racial discrimination in education, which was significantly associated to elevated symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and PTSD. In both quantitative datasets, experience of racial discrimination in education moderated the association between resilience and internalized mental health problems (β = .53, p = .037, β = .34, p = .015, respectively). Racial discrimination in education lowers the protective role of resilience against internalized mental health problems. Thematic analysis of qualitative data uncovered key themes, including pervasive assumptions of low academic potential for Black students by authority figures, lack of appropriate intervention by educators and administrators when racial discrimination occurred, and ongoing enablement of a racist environment within schools. These findings underscore a critical need for systemic reform in Canadian schools and universities to prevent racism and address its mental health impacts. Implementing culturally responsive policies and antiracist interventions can foster safer, more inclusive educational environments, supporting well-being and academic success of Black Canadians youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"999-1015"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143789275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}