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}
{"title":"The Prospective Impact of Perceived Social Support Profiles on Mental Health for Justice-Involved Youth.","authors":"Morgan Stutts, D A Briley, Joseph R Cohen","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01311-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01311-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Qualitative research highlights the importance of perceived social support for well-being in juvenile justice-involved youth, but to date, little quantitative research has tested the generalizability of these findings. We sought to address this gap by utilizing a person-centered approach to articulate (a) common interpersonal profiles in justice-involved youth, (b) their relation to prospective well-being, and (c) the impact of identity and placement on the relation between support profiles and psychopathology over time. At baseline, 1,354 adjudicated adolescents (Age<sub>M</sub> = 16.04 years; 86.4% male; 41.4% non-Hispanic Black) completed self-report measures for perceived support from parents and friends. Respondents additionally completed measures of depression, anxiety, aggression, and suicidal ideation across 11 waves spanning 7 years. Latent profile analyses identified five support profiles: Isolated, Conflicting Support, High Parent Support, Low Parent Support, and Moderate Support. Latent growth curve modeling suggested that Low Parent Support youth were at increased risk for all outcomes, while High Parent Support adolescents experienced reduced anxiety and aggression. Disparities existed across gender and race/ethnicity in profile composition, and placement moderated our findings. These findings suggest that interpersonal or familial-based preventive-interventions may be vital for reducing the elevated rates of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in justice-involved youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1017-1031"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143796818","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}
Kathleen C McCormick, Dustin Haraden, Christopher Davis, Jane Mendle
{"title":"Correction: Growing Up in the Pandemic: Examining Associations Between Reproductive Development and Depressive Symptoms in Pre- and Pandemic Girls.","authors":"Kathleen C McCormick, Dustin Haraden, Christopher Davis, Jane Mendle","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01334-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01334-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121010","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}
Zhi Li, Elizabeth D Handley, Patrick T Davies, Dante Cicchetti
{"title":"Understanding the Heterogeneity of Maltreatment Effect: the Role of Temperamental Sensitivity.","authors":"Zhi Li, Elizabeth D Handley, Patrick T Davies, Dante Cicchetti","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01315-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01315-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the impact of maltreatment on child psychopathology, research has shown that the effects of maltreatment can vary depending on individual characteristics. Guided by differential susceptibility theory, this multi-method longitudinal study examined the role of temperamental sensitivity in shaping the relation between maltreatment and the development of child psychopathology over time. Participants included 316 maltreated and 269 non-maltreated children who attended a research summer camp and were followed over two measurement occasions spaced roughly one year apart (Wave 1: M<sub>age</sub> = 9.35 years old; 47.1% girls, 66.7% Black, 21.1% White). Maltreatment status and timing were determined via examination of Department of Human Services records for the maltreated group. Camp counselors rated temperamental sensitivity at the first wave using the Temperamental Sensitivity Q-scale. Child internalizing and externalizing problems were rated by counselors at both measurement occasions. Findings indicated that maltreatment, whether measured broadly or by developmental timing (reflecting early onset and prolonged exposure), was linked to greater increases in externalizing problems over time. Greater temperamental sensitivity was associated with greater decreases in externalizing problems but greater increases in internalizing problems. The relation between childhood maltreatment and changes in internalizing problems was moderated by temperamental sensitivity. While children with high temperamental sensitivity showed higher increases in internalizing problems regardless of maltreatment experiences, children with lower temperamental sensitivity exhibited greater increases in internalizing problems only if exposed to childhood maltreatment. These findings highlight the role of temperamental sensitivity in high-risk contexts and provide a more nuanced understanding of the impact of childhood maltreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1091-1105"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812683","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}
Kathleen C McCormick, Dustin Haraden, Christopher Davis, Jane Mendle
{"title":"Growing Up in the Pandemic: Examining Associations Between Reproductive Development and Depressive Symptoms in Pre- and Pandemic Girls.","authors":"Kathleen C McCormick, Dustin Haraden, Christopher Davis, Jane Mendle","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01322-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01322-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2020, youth experienced transformative change, as schools shut down and adolescents' social and school lives moved fully online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid this upheaval, adolescents also experienced the normative changes of the pubertal transition, a well-known time of rapid physical and psychosocial change that coincides with increases in depressive symptoms for youth. The present analysis draws on a sample of N = 596 female youth recruited continuously from 2014 to 2023 to explore how an altered social landscape may change the experience of puberty. Multiple linear regression was utilized to examine cohort differences in the associations between pubertal status and timing with depressive symptoms, as well as associations between months since menarche and age at menarche with depressive symptoms. We found that previously established associations between pubertal status and timing with depressive symptoms were not replicated in the pandemic cohort; however, months since menarche was significantly associated with depressive symptoms in both pre- and pandemic cohorts. Our findings stress the importance of considering broader socio-historical context in studying adolescent development. They also highlight the value of considering the continuous reproductive development that occurs after menarche and extends the critical period for the development of internalizing symptoms in adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1077-1090"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144047561","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}
Nicholas D Thomson, Sophie L Kjaervik, Silvana Kaouar, Eva R Kimonis
{"title":"Parenting Under Pressure: How Child Limited Prosocial Emotions Shape the Stress-Warmth Connection.","authors":"Nicholas D Thomson, Sophie L Kjaervik, Silvana Kaouar, Eva R Kimonis","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01338-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01338-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144498256","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}
Gretchen R Perhamus, Jamie M Ostrov, Dianna Murray-Close
{"title":"Parenting and Peer Victimization in the Development of Callous-Unemotional Behaviors: Moderation by Irritability and Basal Cortisol.","authors":"Gretchen R Perhamus, Jamie M Ostrov, Dianna Murray-Close","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01343-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01343-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study tested three aims regarding the socializing roles of peer victimization and harsh parenting in the development of callous-unemotional (CU) behaviors. First, we investigated whether peer victimization's promotive effects on the development of CU behaviors extend downward to early childhood and persist above effects of harsh parenting. We then considered whether, consistent with recent theoretical models, the effects of family and peer stressful experiences may be stronger for those who are emotionally (i.e., higher irritability) or physiologically (i.e., higher basal salivary cortisol) sensitive. Aims were tested over one year across the transition from preschool to kindergarten using a community sample (N = 263, M<sub>age</sub> = 4.32 years, SD = 0.31 years, 47.7% female). Harsh parenting and CU behaviors were measured using parent report. Irritability and physical and relational victimization were measured using teacher report. Basal cortisol was assessed from saliva samples collected on three consecutive days in the morning. Hypothesized effects of peer victimization were not supported. However, consistent with hypotheses, harsh parenting predicted increases in CU behaviors specifically for youth with high levels of irritability (i.e., > 2.12 SDs from the mean; B = 0.26, p =.05). Finally, lower cortisol directly predicted increased CU behaviors (B = - 0.23, p <.001). Findings provide support for negative emotional reactivity as a moderating factor in the effects of harsh parenting on the development of early childhood CU behaviors, whereas HPA axis hypoactivity may directly increase risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144477129","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":"Intraindividual Variability in Adolescent Impulsivity: The Predictive Role of Family and Peer Relationships.","authors":"Gregory M Fosco, Lan Chen, Jessica DeFelice","doi":"10.1007/s10802-025-01340-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10802-025-01340-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescent impulsivity is a robust risk factor for adolescent problem behaviors. Historically, impulsivity has been conceptualized as a trait characteristic; however, recent work conducted with adult samples indicates impulsivity also exhibits state-like qualities, fluctuating within persons from day to day. If this is also true for adolescents, it suggests that there are days of higher and lower risk for problem outcomes. This study was designed to (a) demonstrate that impulsivity exhibits meaningful within-person variability in adolescents as it does with adults, and (b) to evaluate family and peer relationship dynamics that may explain daily within-person changes in impulsivity. This study collected baseline surveys and 21 consecutive daily surveys from a sample of 135 parents and adolescents (54.8% female). Parents and adolescents reported on daily family cohesion and conflict and parent-adolescent closeness and conflict; adolescents reported on daily peer relationship satisfaction and rejection, and impulsivity. Multilevel models indicated that on days of elevated family conflict, parent-adolescent conflict, and peer rejection, adolescents experienced higher than usual impulsivity, especially in analyses of adolescent-reported data. In parent-report data, days of elevated parent-adolescent conflict (in the context of low parent-adolescent connectedness) also was associated with elevated adolescent impulsivity. These findings underscore the dynamic quality of adolescent impulsivity and indicate that interpersonal conflict may be a key day-level risk factor for elevated impulsivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":36218,"journal":{"name":"Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144334039","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}
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}