Barbara Rašková, Margaréta Hapčová, Hana Celušáková, Daniela Franková, Mária Kopčíková, Diana Demkaninová, Jakub Januška, Katarína Babinská
{"title":"Cognitive Abilities and Executive Functions as Predictors of Adaptive Behavior in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Children: A Comparative Study.","authors":"Barbara Rašková, Margaréta Hapčová, Hana Celušáková, Daniela Franková, Mária Kopčíková, Diana Demkaninová, Jakub Januška, Katarína Babinská","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01341-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01341-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) differ in adaptive functioning, executive functioning, and the distribution of intellectual abilities compared to their typically developing (TD) peers. Research consistently demonstrates a link between executive functions and various aspects of adaptive behavior. This study aims to compare cognitive abilities, executive functions, and adaptive behavior in non- or minimally verbal preschool-aged (3-6 years) children with ASD (n = 53) and TD peers (n = 79). The study examines broad cognitive abilities and executive functions as predictors of adaptive behavior. For this purpose, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning-Preschool Version, and the SON-R 2½-7 intelligence test were utilized. The results indicate that non- or minimally verbal preschoolers with ASD exhibit significant executive difficulties, particularly in working memory, and show marked differences in cognitive abilities compared to TD controls. Significant group differences were observed across all adaptive behavior domains, with the largest effect on Socialization and the smallest on Daily Living Skills. In the ASD group, executive functions and cognitive domains accounted for a substantial portion of the variance in the Communication domain, with slightly less influence observed in Daily Living Skills and Socialization. In contrast, the significant role of cognitive abilities and executive difficulties as predictors of adaptive behavior in everyday functioning was not confirmed for TD children. These findings highlight the critical role of executive functioning as a predictor of adaptive behavior in preschool children with ASD.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327091","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}
Andrea B Goldschmidt, Tyler Mason, Kathryn E Smith, Alison E Hipwell, Stephanie D Stepp, Kate Keenan
{"title":"Shared and Unique Risk Factors for Binge Eating and Binge Drinking in a Community-based Sample of Girls.","authors":"Andrea B Goldschmidt, Tyler Mason, Kathryn E Smith, Alison E Hipwell, Stephanie D Stepp, Kate Keenan","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01342-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01342-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Binge eating and binge drinking commonly onset in adolescence and frequently co-occur with one another, especially among females. Understanding shared and unique risk factors for these behaviors can inform etiological models and elucidation of common and specific prevention/intervention targets. We analyzed self-report data from 1,994 participants of the Pittsburgh Girls Study, a population-based longitudinal study of behavioral and emotional development. We used path analysis to examine the impact of age 14 predictor variables on age 16 binge eating and drinking, adjusting for these behaviors at age 14. We hypothesized that greater negative emotionality, sensation-seeking, and impulsivity would be shared risk factors, whereas higher body mass index and thinness expectancies would be unique to binge eating, and positive alcohol expectancies would be unique to binge drinking. Results showed little comorbidity between binge eating and drinking (1.9% at age 14; 4.4% at age 16). Of the three hypothesized shared risks, only age 14 negative emotionality was associated with both binge eating and drinking at age 16; sensation-seeking was associated with binge drinking only and impulsivity was unrelated to either outcome. None of the hypothesized unique risk factors were associated with binge eating. Contrary to hypotheses, positive alcohol expectancies were related to both binge eating and drinking. While this study requires replication and extension to a greater spectrum of putative risk factors, findings suggest that negative emotionality and positive alcohol expectancies, but not impulse control or appearance-related factors, may be viable targets for unified prevention/treatment protocols delivered in community settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327092","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}
Long Hei, Xinyin Chen, Junsheng Liu, Dan Li, Shihong Liu, Siman Zhao
{"title":"Aggression and Adjustment Among Chinese Adolescents: The Role of Classroom Cultural Norms.","authors":"Long Hei, Xinyin Chen, Junsheng Liu, Dan Li, Shihong Liu, Siman Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01336-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01336-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Classroom environment may play a significant role in shaping adolescent development. This one-year longitudinal study investigated the moderating effects of classroom cultural norms on the relations between aggression and adjustment among Chinese adolescents. Participants included 2,671 students (47.7% boys) in middle schools, initially in 7th grade (M age = 12.91 years), in China. Data on self- and group-orientations, aggression, and adjustment variables were obtained from multiple sources including self-reports, peer nominations, teacher ratings, and school records. Classroom group-oriented norm significantly moderated the relations between aggression and later adjustment. More specifically, aggression was negatively associated with academic and social competence in classrooms with higher scores on group-oriented norm. Aggression was also positively associated with distinguished studentship and negatively associated with loneliness in classrooms with lower scores on group-oriented norm. The results suggested that adolescents who were more aggressive performed worse in classrooms with a higher group-oriented norm and better in classrooms with a lower group-oriented norm. The study indicates that the context of classroom may affect school and psychosocial adjustment of adolescents high on aggression.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144276189","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}
Esperanza Espino, Ana Margarida Veiga-Simão, Paula Costa Ferreira, Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez, Rosario Del Rey
{"title":"Adolescents Suffering from Long-term Cyberbullying Victimisation: Peer Pressure and Anger Dysregulation as Risk Factors.","authors":"Esperanza Espino, Ana Margarida Veiga-Simão, Paula Costa Ferreira, Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez, Rosario Del Rey","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01339-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01339-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Episodes of cyberbullying victimisation have serious consequences among adolescents, which worsen when their involvement is perpetuated over time. It is therefore important to understand what factors lead to long-term cybervictimisation to prevent it. This one-year longitudinal study examines significant socioemotional factors in the origin and dynamics of cybervictimisation, not yet jointly explored in its perpetuation. Participants were 427 Spanish 7th -, 8th -, 9th - and 10th -grade students (52.9% boys, 46.8% girls, 0.2% other), aged 12-17 (M<sub>age</sub> = 13.08, SD = 1.01). Adolescents completed a series of self-reported questionnaires assessing peer pressure, anger dysregulation, and cybervictimisation. The results revealed that: (a) of the total sample, 5.6% were cybervictims only at T1 and 8.0% only at T2, and 3.6% were long-term cybervictims; (b) all variables were significantly and positively correlated at T1 and T2, except cybervictimisation at T1 and anger dysregulation at T2; (c) scores varied according to gender and age; and (d) peer pressure can increase the risk of long-term cybervictimisation, specifically in cases where anger dysregulation levels are moderate or low. The results highlight the importance of considering moderating mechanisms involved in increasing the risk of long-term cybervictimisation as well as the need to promote positive peer group dynamics and emotion management to avoid perpetuating the problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144267509","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}
S F Gonçalves, N Gonzalez, J Merranko, J Raytselis, R S Diler, C D Ladouceur
{"title":"Differences in Reward and Punishment Sensitivity among Adolescents with Depression Varying in Manic Symptoms.","authors":"S F Gonçalves, N Gonzalez, J Merranko, J Raytselis, R S Diler, C D Ladouceur","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01331-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01331-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescent depression is heterogeneous. Given maturational changes in reward systems during adolescence, we examined how differences in reward sensitivity (RS) and punishment sensitivity (PS) relate to the presence of manic symptoms during depressive episodes (i.e., mixed features depression) in adolescents. Participants included 161 12-18 year-olds (104 assigned female at birth), including 124 with moderate to high levels of depression (DEP<sub>nomix</sub>) of which 54 endorsed mixed features (DEP<sub>mix</sub>), and 37 healthy controls (HC). We compared groups based on their questionnaire and behavioral measures of RS and PS. Compared to HC, DEP<sub>mix</sub> and DEP<sub>nomix</sub> had trait RS characterized by higher impulsivity (p's < .001; η<sup>2</sup> = .21) and lower reward responsiveness (p's < .003-.006; η<sup>2</sup> = .08), as well as higher trait PS (p's < .001; η<sup>2</sup> = .08). DEP<sub>mix</sub> had higher RS drive than DEP<sub>nomix</sub> when controlling for acuity of mixed features (p < .05). These results indicate the potential utility of integrative treatments that can target both excesses and deficits in RS, particularly in youth with DEP<sub>mix</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144250060","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 Espinosa, Ivan Blanco, Nuria Martin-Romero, Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez
{"title":"Cognitive Biases and Emotional Symptomatology as Predictors of Changes in Peer Victimization: A Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling Study.","authors":"Fabiola Espinosa, Ivan Blanco, Nuria Martin-Romero, Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01337-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01337-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bullying and peer victimization are major public health concerns among adolescents. In recent years, a bidirectional relationship between emotional symptoms and peer victimization has been proposed. Cognitive theories emphasize the role of cognitive biases (i.e., attention and interpretation) in the onset and maintenance of emotional symptoms. Considering this framework, this study aimed to examine whether cognitive biases predict temporal changes in peer victimization (i.e., physical, verbal-relational, and cyberbullying) by contributing to higher levels of emotional symptomatology. A sample of 179 adolescents aged 13-16 years old (M = 14.5) was assessed at two time points by completing self-report measures of peer victimization (CMIE-IV), depressive and anxious symptoms (SMFQ and GAD, respectively), and an experimental task (SST) for the assessment of cognitive biases of attention and interpretation. Structural equation modeling was conducted to examine whether emotional symptoms at T2 mediated the relationship between cognitive biases at T1 and changes in different forms of peer victimization from T1 to T2 (i.e., three months). Results showed an indirect effect of attention bias on changes in different types of peer victimization through interpretation bias and depressive symptoms. Likewise, attention bias had a direct effect on interpretation bias, and interpretation bias had a direct effect on depressive symptoms. These findings support the central role of cognitive biases in understanding the occurrence of depressive symptomatology and its potential impact on adolescents' higher risk of suffering from different peer victimization experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200313","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}
Khatereh Arbabi, Christine Jean Yeh, Parvaneh Rahmati Sangkar
{"title":"Exploring the Lived Experiences of Iranian Adolescents Exhibiting Suicidal Behavior and Ideation.","authors":"Khatereh Arbabi, Christine Jean Yeh, Parvaneh Rahmati Sangkar","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01295-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01295-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicide is a complex phenomenon influenced by various individual and contextual factors that may inform prevention efforts. This research is part of a comprehensive project conducted in the chain clinics of Iris Company (pseudonym) throughout Iran. 1). The objective of the study was to expand the current literature on adolescent suicidality by qualitatively exploring the lived experiences of adolescents with a history of at least one suicide attempt and suicidal ideation through in-depth semi-structured interviews. 2).</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>The sample included 69 Iranian adolescents (38 females and 31 males) aged 15-19 years from diverse cultural and societal backgrounds across various regions of Iran. 3).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were analyzed using the Colaizzi method of phenomenological analysis (Praveena & Sasikumar, 2021), resulting in six main themes and 14 sub-themes. The main themes were: (1) overwhelming emotional pain, (2) influence of traditional cultural values, (3) desire for stronger connections, (4) openness to treatment, (5) wish to improve life, and (6) feeling trapped in the present. 4).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study addresses gaps in prior research and aims to advance the understanding of adolescent suicide prevention. The authors emphasize the importance of family and relational contexts in understanding suicide risk among adolescents and highlight the roles of family therapy and peer support in developing prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"891-904"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12137395/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383694","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}
Elana S Israel, Cope Feurer, Aliona Tsypes, Brandon E Gibb
{"title":"Parental History of Major Depressive Disorder Moderates the Relation Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Reward Responsiveness in Children.","authors":"Elana S Israel, Cope Feurer, Aliona Tsypes, Brandon E Gibb","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01310-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01310-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we examined associations between census-derived indices of neighborhood disadvantage and children's reward outcome processing and whether these relations would be stronger among children already at risk for alterations in reward processing due to having a parental history of major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to children of never depressed parents. Participants were 224 children aged 7-11 years old and their parent. Parents were required to either have a history of MDD or no lifetime history of any depressive disorder. To measure reward outcome processing, we focused on the reward positivity (RewP) event-related potential (ERP) elicited following gain and loss outcome feedback while children completed a monetary reward task. Census-derived measures of neighborhood disadvantage based upon families' addresses included the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), neighborhood crime risk, and the Child Opportunity Index (COI). The general pattern of findings across indices was that higher levels of neighborhood disadvantage were associated with more blunted neural reactivity to both gain and loss feedback, but only among children with a parental history of MDD and not among children of never depressed parents. These results suggest that broader contextual stressors may impact how youth process reward outcome feedback, especially youth already at heightened risk for depression, which may have implications for understanding risk for disorders associated with reward dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"849-860"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693799","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":"Development and Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Symptom Scale (GASS) and Longitudinal Study of Influencing Factors and Mechanism of Anxiety in Secondary Vocational Students: A Moderated Mediation Model.","authors":"Xueting Zhang, Shuwei Hao","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01307-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01307-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to develop and validate a measurement tool for General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and explore the underlying mechanisms of anxiety. Study 1 developed the Generalized Anxiety Symptom Scale (GASS) based on the diagnostic criteria of GAD in ICD-11, and tested its reliability and validity among secondary vocational students. The results showed that GASS had excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.96), and unidimensional factor structure (81.60% variance explained). Criterion validity was supported by significant correlations with the GAD-7 (r = 0.69), and measurement invariance was confirmed across gender and over time. Based on three waves of longitudinal data, Study 2 explored the mechanisms underlying the effects of school climate, stress mindset, and self-compassion on anxiety among secondary vocational students. The results indicated that stress mindset played a partial mediating role between school climate and anxiety. Furthermore, moderated mediation analysis revealed that self-compassion moderated the relationship between stress mindset and anxiety. These findings demonstrate the robust psychometric properties of the GASS as a screening tool for GAD and highlight the interplay between environmental factors, such as school climate, and individual differences, such as self-compassion, in shaping anxiety outcomes, offering valuable insights for both assessment and intervention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"969-981"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143597892","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}
Julianne M Griffith, Erin E Long, Benjamin L Hankin
{"title":"Bidirectional Associations Between Early Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms and Positive Affect Regulation Strategy Use in Daily-Life: An Experience Sampling Method Study.","authors":"Julianne M Griffith, Erin E Long, Benjamin L Hankin","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01306-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01306-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Disruptions in positive affect (PA) have been found to characterize several internalizing disorders, including depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. One factor that may contribute to disruptions in PA are individual differences in PA regulation, or the tendency to upregulate (\"enhance\") or downregulate (\"dampen\") positive emotions in response to pleasant events. Yet, prospective associations between PA regulation and varying forms of internalizing are not well-understood, particularly during adolescence, a period during which risk for the onset these disorders rises. Thus, the present study evaluated bidirectional associations between daily-life PA regulation strategy use and symptoms of depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety in a sample of 151 early adolescents (52.0% girls; 48.0% boys; M<sub>age</sub>[SD] = 12.72[.86]). Youth symptoms were assessed using self-report questionnaires at baseline and one year later. Daily-life enhancing and dampening were assessed 3-4 times per day for 9 days using experience sampling methods at baseline and 1-year (31 total assessments per time point). Results of multilevel correlation models demonstrated concurrent associations between dampening and symptoms of depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. Multilevel structural equation models indicated that greater baseline dampening predicted increases in depressive symptoms across one year. Results also suggested that greater baseline depressive symptoms may predict prospective increases in dampening. Together, findings indicate that dampening is a common feature of varying internalizing symptoms during adolescence, and dampening and depressive symptoms may demonstrate relatively unique patterns of interrelation over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"937-950"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711532","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}