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{"title":"Community perceptions about causes of suicide among young men in Botswana: an analysis based on fuzzy cognitive maps","authors":"Iván Sarmiento, Leagajang Kgakole, Puna Molatlhwa, Indu Girish, Neil Andersson, Anne Cockcroft","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2262941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2262941","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTSuicide is common in Botswana, particularly among young men. Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) can support participatory research by depicting local stakeholder knowledge about causes of health outcomes. This study used FCM to explore local perceptions about causes of suicide among young men in rural communities close to the capital, Gaborone. In nine sessions, groups of young men, young women, older men, and older women separately mapped their knowledge of factors related to suicide among young men (46 people in total). Two trained facilitators, fluent in the local language, led the group sessions. The maps depicted risk and protective factors as nodes connected by arrows to show causal relationships. Participants also ranked the strength of each link on a scale of one (weakest) to five (strongest). Fuzzy transitive closure calculated the maximum influence of each factor, taking into account all other influences on the map. We combined maps by different stakeholders and grouped the 130 unique factors across the maps into 17 broader categories which emerged from an inductive thematic analysis of all the node labels. Financial difficulties, relationship problems, and family issues were the strongest categories of perceived causes of suicide by young men. Mental health problems played an intermediary role between more distal causes and suicide. There were differences in maps of different gender and age groups, but the strongest influences were consistent across groups. Young women, but not young men, identified men’s lack of self-esteem as a strong cause of suicide. The FCM findings offer a starting point for community discussions to seek local solutions to youth suicide.KEYWORDS: Southern Africamental healthself-harmcommunity interventionsparticipatory researchviolence AcknowledgmentsWe thank the men and women who contributed their time and knowledge in the FCM sessions. Sandra Cano checked the digitised maps.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data supporting this study’s findings are available on request from the corresponding author. According to agreements with participating communities and to ensure the protection of participants and data governance, the requester will need to present a plan for data analysis, and participating communities must authorise their use for the specified purposes.Ethics reviewThis study is part of a Grand Challenges Canada project (Grant number R-ST-POC-1909–28463), which received ethical approval from the Botswana Ministry of Health under the Health Research and Development Division IRB (Reference HPDME 13/18/1).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by Grand Challenges Canada under Grant number R-ST-POC-1909-28463Notes on contributorsIván SarmientoIván Sarmiento is an independent researcher at CIET, a member of the Groups of Studies in Traditional Health Systems, and the program administrator of Participatory Research","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136211265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychosocial aspects in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia","authors":"Diah Kusuma Arumsari, Andi Cahyadi, Mia Ratwita Andarsini, Ferry Efendi, Adwina Nurlita Kusuma Wardhani, Maria Christina Shanty Larasati, I Dewa Gede Ugrasena","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2260601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2260601","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTChildren with transfusion-dependent thalassemia experience stressful conditions related to chronic anemia, repeated blood transfusions, and iron chelation adherence. They are vulnerable to emotional and behavioral problems and psychosocial disturbances. An observational evaluation of psychosocial issues in children with TDTs aged 4–18 using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ). Psychosocial part in children with TDTs often experiences difficulties in childhood under 10 years old, compared to adolescents (11–18 years) for emotional symptoms and conduct problems. Boys and girls had similar psychosocial problems regarding emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity-inatttention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. In a quarter of cases, they had emotional symptoms, conduct, and hyperactivity-inattention issues, especially in younger children. Interestingly, younger children have more problems than adolescence in peer relations even though they are still under strict parental supervision. Difficulties in emotion, conduct, and hyperactivity would affect their relationship life. Children may try to be accepted by their social environment (prosocial) even though they realize that there are problems in their emotional life and peer relationships. Regular screening of the psychosocial aspects should be followed by counseling because regular transfusion and iron chelation are necessary for long-term management.KEYWORDS: Childtransfusion-dependent thalassemiapsychosocial aspectsemotional and conductpeer relationshipprosocial behavior AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to thank all the staff of the Division of Hematology-Oncology and Residents of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDisclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.Ethical declarationResearch ethics were obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of Clinical Research Unit (CRU) on Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia under the ethics number 0462/KEPK/VIII/2022.Additional informationFundingThis research did not receive financial assistance from sponsors.Notes on contributorsDiah Kusuma ArumsariDiah Kusuma Arumsari, She is a research assistant in Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Child Health, Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. She was doing the conceptualization, methodology, writing the manuscript, data sampling and analysis. Email: dka.diah@gmail.comAndi CahyadiAndi Cahyadi, He is a pediatric hematology-oncologist at Hematology Oncology Division, Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. He was do","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136308833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inequalities in the home learning environment during the pandemic: a closer look at Syrian refugee children’s home learning environment in Türkiye prior to COVID-19","authors":"Hazal Colak Oz, Meltem Aran, Nazli Aktakke, Emre Üçkardeşler, Yali Hajhassan","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2254038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2254038","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThe home learning environment of children became critical during the COVID-19 school closures, and already-existing deprivations of children increased inequalities in access to education during the COVID crisis. This study documents the home learning environment for the Turkish host community and Syrian refugee children in the pre-pandemic year. In order to achieve this end, a composite home learning environment (HLEQI) is calculated using the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) in Türkiye, which includes a sample of Syrian children. This study reveals that Syrian children were already burdened with disadvantages regarding their home learning environment quality, with the average HLEQI calculated for Turkish children as 61.7% and Syrian children at 36.5%. Moreover, when examining the individual components of this composite index, our study reveals substantial gaps in the supportive home learning environment for both Turkish and Syrian children, with the latter facing even greater challenges. These gaps span across various dimensions of the composite index, encompassing aspects such as access to remote learning infrastructure, adequate study space at home, and quality interaction with adults. The study underscores the need for targeted interventions to address these disparities and ensure an equitable learning environment for all children, regardless of their background or circumstances.KEYWORDS: Home learning environmentmicro datasetsCOVID-19refugee studies AcknowledgmentsThe original research included in this article was presented in an earlier form in the report “Documentation of Education Response in Türkiye during the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effect on Children’s Access to and Retention in Education” which was prepared for UNICEF Türkiye Country Office by Development Analytics. This study does not reflect the official views of UNICEF, and any errors in the text remain that of the authors.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. ESSN is the largest humanitarian programme in the history of the EU, ‘aiming to support the most vulnerable refugees in Türkiye through unrestricted cash transfers to meet basic needs’ (WFP, Citation2017). Through time, the number of recipients of the programme increased continuously. ESSN covered 1 million individuals in September 2017, 1.2 million in February 2018 and currently (before C-ESSN), it reached 1.8 million individuals in June 2021 (TRC, Citation2021).2. In DHS the question is ‘Does the household have internet connection?’ The question does not emphasize or distinguish between mobile connection or fixed connection.3. According to the EUROSTAT’s definition (Citation2021), a person is considered as living in an overcrowded household if the household does not have at its disposal a minimum number of rooms equal to: one room for the household; one room per couple in the household; one room for each single person aged 18 or more; one room per pair of single","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135059151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exam anxiety of the adolescents in Turkey: association between quality of life and sleep quality","authors":"Dilek Küçük Alemdar, Emine Ela Küçük","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2254549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2254549","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTExam anxiety can affect the sleep quality of adolescents, and insomnia can further increase anxiety in adolescents. In the study, a descriptive and relational research was performed with the aim of investigating the correlation between exam anxiety levels with sleep and quality of life among adolescents. The study included 303 students attending high schools located in a province in Turkey. The data were collected using ‘Personal Information Form’ and the ‘Exam Anxiety Inventory’ (EAI), ‘Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index’ (PSQI), and ‘Quality of Life for Children Scale’ (KINDL). During the analysis of data; descriptive statistical methods, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis were used. There was a positive weak correlation between the PSQI total points with EAI-total test points (r = 0.349; p = 0.000), and a negative and very weak correlation between KINDL total points with EAI-total test points (r=-0.195; p = 0.001) for adolescents. According to regression analysis, the exam anxiety of adolescents was identified to be a significant determinant of sleep quality and quality of life (p < 0.05). As a result of our research, it appears that exam anxiety among adolescents negatively affects sleep quality and quality of life. For this reason, it is recommended to perform screening, assessment and intervention studies to determine and reduce the exam anxiety of adolescents in the early period.KEYWORDS: Adolescentexam anxietysleep qualityquality of life Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Additional informationFundingNo financial support was received by any of the authors for the research of this paper.Notes on contributorsDilek Küçük AlemdarDilek Küçük Alemdar, PhD is an associate professor in the, Department of Pediatrics Nursing at Ordu University Health Science Faculty.Emine Ela KüçükEmine Ela Küçük, PhD is an associate professor in the, Department of Public Health Nursing at Giresun University Health Science Faculty.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135154248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Violence experienced by orphans in institutionalized care and family settings in Nigeria","authors":"Akinjide Gabriel Akintomide, Oyeyemi Bukola Babalola, Opeyemi Oyewunmi Ekundayo, Taofeek Kolawole Aliyu, Monsurat Mojirayo Afolabi, Joshua Olayemi Salami, Olubukola Olakunbi Ojo","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2253512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2253512","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTOrphans are vulnerable to abuse and violence due to the precarious situation they find themselves in. Some of these abuses could differ based on where the orphans live. This study was therefore designed to compare the violence experienced by orphans in institutionalized and family settings. It also determined the influence of residential placement on violence experienced by orphans in orphanages and family settings in Nigeria. The study employed a concurrent mixed-methods research design. The sample comprised 3893 orphans (2418 living in family settings and 1475 living in orphanages) who were between the age ranges of 10–17 years. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample for the study. A self-developed instrument titled “Orphans Needs and Vulnerability Questionnaire” was administered on the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and chi-square. The results indicated that orphans experienced varying forms of violence in both family and institutional settings. The result further showed a prevalence of 1.6% for physical violence in the family setting and 0.2% in the orphanages. The results also revealed that flogging (1st), fetching water from a far distance (2nd) and verbal abuses (3rd) were the most ranked violence experienced by orphans in the family settings while, flogging (1st), severe/corporal punishment (2nd) and verbal abuses (3rd) were the most ranked violence experienced by orphans in the orphanages. Furthermore, the results showed that there was a significant influence of residential placement on violence experienced by orphans in Nigeria (χ2 = 57.104, p &lt; 0.05) with the family settings more engaged in violence against the orphans. The study concluded that orphans in family settings experienced more violence than orphans in orphanages. It is recommended that special intervention programmes to protect orphaned children from physical, psychological and sexual abuse in family settings should be put in place.KEYWORDS: Violenceorphansinstitutionalized carefamily setting AcknowledgmentsThis research was funded by TETFund Nigeria as part of National Research Fund activities of the organization.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Supplemental dataSupplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2253512.Ethical considerationsEthical clearance for the study was obtained from the Health Research Ethic Committee (HREC), Institute of Public Health of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (Reference number – IPHOAU/12/1453, Date – 14 November 2019). Written and verbal consents were obtained from orphanages, homes and individual respondents who participated in the study. Every respondent had the right to withdraw from the study at any stage and no one was penalized for withdrawing or not participating in the study.Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the Tetfund nrf","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135154262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are vulnerable adolescents more prone to smartphone and Internet addiction? A cross-sectional study among adolescents in Switzerland","authors":"Agnieszka Siwiak, Joan-Carles Suris, Lorraine Chok, Sophie Stadelmann, Tanguy Corre, Yara Barrense-Dias","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2253511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2253511","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTIn this study, we wanted to assess the association between the level of vulnerability and two behavioural addictions – smartphone and Internet addictive use. Data were drawn from an online in-school survey on screen use carried out among 10th graders (aged 13–14 years) in the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) from November 2019 to February 2020. The analytic sample included 2893 adolescents (50.1% males), with a mean age of 13.1 years. We defined adolescent’s vulnerability based on the following social determinants of health: family socioeconomic status, relationship with parents and academic performance. We categorized participants into three groups depending on their level of vulnerability: Not Vulnerable, Moderately Vulnerable and Highly Vulnerable. Then, we conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to compare them in terms of SA and IA while considering other explanatory factors including gender, age, residence area, place of birth, educational track, family structure, emotional well-being, being overweight, physical activity, problems with sleep, screen time and parental rules regarding screens and Internet use. We found that almost 28% of adolescents were identified with some degree of vulnerability. Our results showed that adolescents in the Moderately and Highly Vulnerable groups are more likely to develop SA and IA with increased rates observed in the Highly Vulnerable adolescents in the bivariate model. However, in the multivariate model, this relationship only remained significant for the Moderately Vulnerable group. Our findings further suggest that there are other factors significantly associated with vulnerability including age and gender. Given our overall results, it is important to acknowledge that even developed countries contend with the problem of vulnerability among adolescents. A better understanding of this subject, as well as possible consequences and appreciation of the factors defining vulnerability, is needed if inequities are to be addressed.KEYWORDS: Smartphone addictionInternet addictionadolescentsvulnerability Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).EthicsThis study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the canton of Vaud (Protocol #2019-01232).Additional informationFundingThe media and Internet study was funded by The General Directorate of Public Health of the Canton of Vaud.Notes on contributorsAgnieszka SiwiakAgnieszka Siwiak holds a MSc in health science and was a research collaborator in the Research Group on Adolescent Health for 6 months.Joan-Carles SurisJoan-Carles Suris is now retired but he was the head of the Research Group on Adolescent Health (Unisanté). He was also Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lausanne and pediatrician.Lorraine ChokLorraine Chok holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and in Global Health, and she is a research collaborator and project manager in the Research Group on Adolescent Health (Unisanté).Sophie St","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality of life of children and adolescents living with HIV in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Sheeja Perumbil Pathrose, Reynold G Washington, Maryann Washington, Michael Raj, Sreenath K, Sudhesh N T, Steven He, Lucie M. Ramjan","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2254550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2254550","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47531208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sickle cell disease in Sudanese children & psychosocial problems faced by children and parents – a two-scale study","authors":"Alexander Woodman, Magda R. Yousif, A. Jebakumar, Amal A. Ali Mohamed, Rehab Y. AL-Ansari","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2253388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2253388","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell (RBC) disorder transmitted to the child through the parental genes. SCD is a serious public health problem in Sudan, ranging from 18.2% to 30.4%, with the sickle cell anemia gene known to be prevalent in the Khartoum area. This study aimed to explore the psychosocial impact of SCD on affected children and parents and to identify the relationship between psychosocial problems experienced by children and parents with the use of two scales. To address the research aim, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was administered among n = 170 SCD children aged 6–12 years. In addition, the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to measure levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in parents of children with SCD. Most of the children experienced substantially high emotional symptoms (n = 113), with conduct problems (n = 113), hyperactivity (n = 100), and peer problems (n = 86) being close to average. Most of the parents had the normal level of depression (n = 78), anxiety (n = 92), and stress (n = 85), with severe and extremely severe cases being the least recorded. Further analysis of the association between the SDQ scale and DASS-21 showed a significant association between parental stress and children’s conduct problems (p = 0.009), hyperactivity (p = 0.03), and the pro-social behavior of the child (p = 0.03). No association was found between parental anxiety, depression, and emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems. Future research is recommended to explore the incidence of SCD in children at birth and parental actions after diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47849886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the mediating effects of academic performance and self-esteem on the influence of sleep quality on internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents","authors":"Lei Chai, Ziqiang Han","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2251411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2251411","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines the associations between sleep quality and internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents and investigates whether academic performance and self-esteem function as mediators. Data were obtained from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), comprising a sample of 1,016 Chinese adolescents aged between 10 and 15 years. We employed multiple mediation models, using Hayes’ PROCESS macro, for data analysis. The results showed that poor sleep quality was associated with an increase in both internalizing and externalizing problems. Furthermore, academic performance and self-esteem were identified as mediators in these relationships, operating in parallel and sequential manners. Besides maintaining adequate sleep hours, interventions aimed at improving academic performance and self-esteem could potentially alleviate the adverse effects of poor sleep quality on internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43605722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of the literature on community-level child protection in low- and middle-income countries","authors":"Rinske Ellermeijer, M. Robinson, A. F. Guevara, G. O'Hare, C.I.S. Veldhuizen, M. Wessells, R. Reis, M. Jordans","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2023.2230889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2023.2230889","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This systematic review synthesizes the current state of literature on community-level child protection in LMICs. The aim of the review is to present available evidence and effective strategies that implementing agencies can use to support community-level structures, practices, resources and processes. Multiple database searches were conducted, using search terms to capture community-level approaches to child protection in LMICs. The search identified 1,549 unique published articles and 1,745 grey literature resources. After a screening process based on pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 38 published articles and 204 grey literature resources were analyzed. The review highlights (1) a practice-research gap related to community-level approaches generally and more specifically in humanitarian settings; (2) the important role of different socio-ecological levels when implementing community-level interventions; and (3) a number of recommended strategies that implementing agencies can adopt in their work, such as ensuring ownership at community level increasing the potential of sustainability of an approach; linking with existing processes and structures; being inclusive in the approach; and carefully negotiating possible tension between traditional mechanisms and rights-based frameworks. Further studies, with a focus on outcomes for children, families and communities, are needed to broaden the current evidence-base and research on the applicability and effectiveness of community-level approaches in humanitarian settings is recommended to steer implementation in the sector.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"309 - 329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45630981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}