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{"title":"Early childhood sleep patterns and association with caregiver-child relationships in rural China: caregiver depression as a mediator.","authors":"Yuyin Xiao, Boya Wang, Shanshan Li, Qi Jiang, Hanwen Zhang, Scott Rozelle","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf090","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Caregiver-child relationships are closely related to early childhood development outcomes. This study explores the association between child sleep patterns and the caregiver-child relationship in rural China and the mediating role of caregiver depression.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Drawing on a survey of 776 children aged 5-25 months and their primary caregivers, we used ordinary least squares regression to analyze whether children's sleep patterns are associated with the caregiver-child relationship. We conducted mediation analyses to explore how caregiver depression mediated the association between children's sleep patterns and the caregiver-child relationship, and whether the association differed between mother- and grandmother-caregiving households. In analyzing the caregiver-child relationship, we used two of the most widely examined descriptive axes: care and control, where care is measured by the degree of warmth between the caregiver and the child, and control is measured by invasiveness (as opposed to autonomy), which reflects the degree to which the caregiver perceives the child as intrusive or overly demanding.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results show that caregivers of children with more sleep difficulties perceived less warmth and more invasion in their relationship with the child. Maternal depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between children's sleep and caregiver-child interactions by predicting caregivers' perceived invasion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings provide new evidence on the relationship between children's sleep patterns and caregiver-child relationships in rural areas. Efforts to improve child development in low-resource settings should attend to both caregiver depression and child sleep quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"383-392"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13221187/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving nonadherence in adolescents with kidney disease: a scoping review of interventions.","authors":"Dena Werner, Sandra Amaral, Charles Varnell, Heather Gardiner","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag031","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Advancements in immunosuppression have remarkably improved short-term allograft outcomes for adolescents with chronic and end-stage kidney disease (CKD/ESKD). However, long-term outcomes remain suboptimal, with nearly 35.4% of patients losing their allograft within 10 years. Adolescents are a high-risk group for premature graft loss and increased mortality compared with other age groups, and this is hypothesized to be partially due to higher rates of treatment nonadherence and underlying psychiatric comorbidities.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This scoping review provides an overview of existing interventions that were designed to improve treatment adherence among adolescent patients with CKD/ESKD. A comprehensive search of existing studies was conducted using four databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Data were charted using an Excel spreadsheet, and information extracted included author, year, country, study design, sample characteristics, interventions, measures, and key findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the inclusion criteria, nine studies were included in this review. Five articles focused on the pre-transplant phase, where participants either had early stages of kidney disease, were on dialysis, or were waitlisted for a transplant; and four focused on implementing interventions to improve adherence post-transplant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings offer valuable insights for the field, particularly the importance of implementing multicomponent interventions that target the developmental and psychological needs of adolescent patients. Critical knowledge gaps and implications for future research directions to improve adherence and long-term outcomes for this population are emphasized.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13477210/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147700286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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 sibling closeness among survivors of pediatric cancer.","authors":"Amanda P Swartz, Matthew C Hocking","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf114","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sibling relationships have important implications for individual development and functioning. Evaluating this relationship within the family context is important as it both operates within and is influenced by the family. Research on sibling relationship quality among survivors of pediatric cancer is limited. This study assessed survivor-reported sibling closeness, and the individual- and family-level factors associated with closeness within six months after completing cancer treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a secondary analysis of a larger study including survivors of pediatric brain tumors and solid tumors. Participants included survivors (n = 73; ages 7-14; Mage = 10.87; Female = 39.7%) that reported having a sibling (Mage = 11.66; Female = 53.4%) and their caregiver (Mage = 43.22; Female = 80.8%). Caregivers completed measures of survivor and family functioning, and a demographic survey. Survivors reported on sibling relationship quality. T-tests, correlations, and a linear regression evaluated hypothesized associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In univariate analyses, sibling order was significantly related to closeness such that survivors with an older sibling reported higher levels of closeness compared to those with a younger sibling. Correlations revealed that older sibling age, better family functioning, and fewer survivor externalizing symptoms were significantly related to higher levels of closeness. Linear regression analysis indicated that family functioning was significantly associated with sibling closeness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Family functioning is uniquely related to sibling relationship quality in survivors of pediatric cancer, beyond individual survivor- and sibling-related factors. Longitudinal research should examine how sibling relationships vary over time, from diagnosis, through treatment, and into remission.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"377-382"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13100503/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146126825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Large language model applications for pediatric psychology.","authors":"Abigail S Robbertz, Lauren E Harrison, Lori E Crosby","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf112","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf112","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"375-376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13100497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interventions to promote resilience in sexual and gender minority youth in the clinical setting: a scoping review.","authors":"Seth J Drey, Hallie R Decker, Emily J Noonan, Prabathi M Gunathilake, Gina Genova, Amber Pendleton, Ryan M Combs","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag012","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) face significant health disparities, partly explained by minority stress exposure. SGMY may benefit from clinical interventions that boost resilience, a measurable, dynamic process characterized by successful coping with stressors such as minority stress. This scoping review aimed to identify existing literature that describes clinical interventions that promote resilience among SGMY, including studies that support the implementation of interventions, map key concepts related to resilience in clinical settings, highlight existing research gaps, and inform future practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, Social Services Abstracts, Social Work Abstracts, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global were searched in February of 2024. Studies published since 2010 were included if they assessed resilience or resilience-promoting clinical interventions among SGMY.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 5,520 studies retrieved, six met the inclusion criteria. Interventions included screeners, single-session interventions, and the First Assessment Single-Session Triage model, a nurse-led clinical resilience intervention. Resilience was measured via mental health outcomes and qualities such as self-perception, outlook, and connection. Key resilience-promoting factors included caregiver support, mental health care access, and social and medical transition. Studies highlighted positive impacts on SGMY well-being but also revealed limitations in diversity and generalizability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the growing interest in supporting SGMY, few clinical interventions explicitly target resilience building. Primary care providers and specialists working in primary care settings are well positioned to screen for and support resilience using validated tools, brief interventions, and caregiver engagement. Future research should develop and test inclusive, scalable interventions that address intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental resilience factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"330-343"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146202723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"I wish someone had told me: development of the teaming up for Type 1 diabetes through telehealth intervention.","authors":"Kimberly P Garza, Nicholas David W Smith, Kelsey R Brzezinski, Marissa A Feldman, Jill Weissberg-Benchell","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf110","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis can be overwhelming for families. Family support during the first year may improve psychosocial outcomes. Grounded in theory and based upon the lived experiences of youth with T1D and their caregivers, the Teaming up for T1D through Telehealth (Triple T) intervention was developed to promote psychosocial adjustment during the first year post-diagnosis. We describe the development of a personalized telehealth intervention supported by a video library depicting common T1D experiences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Age-specific focus groups and subsequent individual interviews explored the successes, challenges, fears, and advice of youth and their families within 2 years of diagnosis. Children (8-12 years; n = 10), teens (13-17 years; n = 11), their caregivers (n = 27), and caregivers of children diagnosed younger than 8 years (n = 12) participated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Focus groups informed the development of a video library and 6 personalized telehealth sessions throughout the first year post-T1D diagnosis. Five main themes emerged and informed video development: Reassurance that families will be \"Okay,\" strategies for getting to \"Okay,\" managing activities, handling diagnosis disclosure, and family teamwork. Test videos were reviewed by focus groups and revised based on feedback. The video library remained accessible throughout the intervention. The telehealth sessions reviewed families' successes and challenges, provided behavioral health strategies to promote coping and adherence, and recommended specific videos based on each discussion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This approach to telehealth was informed by youth and caregiver experiences and recommendations. This approach may directly address the needs of families and inform future interventions and education following a T1D diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"356-367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145906756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents-Short Form: Measurement invariance across age and gender.","authors":"Morgan C Morrison, Jason B Sharp, William T Hynes, Samuel O Peer","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf108","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Psychosocial competencies encompass adaptive affect, behavior, and attention regulation across social-behavioral demands. Despite said competencies in childhood uniquely predicting developmental trajectories, there are few pragmatic, validated measures assessing these competencies. One exception is the Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents-Short Form (PSICA-SF), a free caregiver-report measure supported by past psychometric research. However, this study is the first to assess its measurement invariance across caregiver genders, child genders, and age-bands.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An online-recruited sample of 865 caregivers (women 62.5%, men 37.5%) of youth aged 2-10 years (boys 54.7%, girls 45.3%) completed the PSICA-SF. Ratings were compared for boys and girls, maternal and paternal ratings, and early and middle childhood. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses examined configural invariance across the PSICA-SF's 3-factors (i.e., prosociality, compliance, attention regulation) tested by subsample via fit indices (i.e., CFI, TLI, RMSEA, SRMR) and metric and scalar invariance via changes in indices across nested models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results supported the PSICA-SF's configural, metric, and scalar invariance across variables of interest. Further, scalar invariance of models allowed for meaningful examination of latent mean differences across-groups. Specifically, per PSICA-SF scores, girls and youth in middle childhood typically had higher overall and domain-specific competencies (ds = 0.23-0.30 and 0.14-0.41), and maternal caregivers generally reported greater prosociality (d = 0.28).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results further validate the PSICA-SF as a brief, multi-informant measure of youth psychosocial competencies across tested caregiver and child genders and age-bands-helping bridge a key instrument gap in pediatric research and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"344-355"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146229194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent and child factors that affect unintentional injury in late childhood.","authors":"Emily Weinberger, Barbara A Morrongiello","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf099","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined how parent factors (i.e., permissive parenting, beliefs about the benefits of injuries) and child factors (i.e., risk-taking propensity, disclosure of information to parents about location and activities, secret keeping) predict the occurrence of injuries in pre-adolescents and adolescents. To garner a more comprehensive understanding of how parent gender and child gender each impact injury risk across developmental stages in later childhood, mothers' and fathers' perspectives were examined, and sons and daughters were considered separately.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>One hundred eighteen parent-child triads provided survey data (61 pre-adolescent, 57 adolescent). Children reported on disclosures about their activities and whereabouts to their parents and intentional secret keeping. Mothers and fathers each reported on their child's injury history and risk-taking propensity, as well as their permissiveness in parenting and beliefs about the benefits of their child sustaining minor injuries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater risk-taking propensity predicted injuries for sons but not daughters, across both pre-adolescence and adolescence, and based on both mothers' and fathers' reports. Parental belief in the benefits of injuries was associated with more frequent injuries among pre-adolescents. Parental knowledge about their children's activities and whereabouts significantly reduced injury risk for adolescents. Fathers' permissiveness and sons' keeping secrets from fathers both predicted higher injury risk in adolescence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Parent and child attributes both contribute to injury risk in later childhood, but the effects differ as a function of the developmental level of the child and the gender of the parent and child. Implications for injury prevention are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"317-327"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between youth constipation, emotional/behavioral symptoms, and family quality of life.","authors":"Erika Chiappini, Julia Modell, Seoyeon Yoo, Lisa Santo Domingo","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf111","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Functional constipation is common in youth and negatively impacts quality of life. It is also linked to increased behavioral and emotional symptoms. While the impact of mental health problems on individual and family well-being is known, the combined association of youth behavioral/emotional symptoms and constipation severity on family quality of life remains unclear. This study examined the relationship between these factors and constipation-related family quality of life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 231 children and adolescents (ages 2-18 years; M = 7.62, SD = 3.41; 50.6% female; 63.2% white) seen for an initial visit in a pediatric multidisciplinary functional constipation clinic. Families completed questionnaires assessing constipation severity (bowel movement frequency, accidents, abdominal pain, withholding), behavioral/emotional symptoms (Pediatric Symptom Checklist), and constipation-related health-related quality of life (Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation [POOPC]). Hierarchical linear regression was used to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater frequency of bowel accidents, greater withholding behaviors, and higher Pediatric Symptom Checklist total scores were each significantly and independently associated with higher POOPC scores (lower health-related quality of life). Together, these factors accounted for 37% of the variance in POOPC scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In youth with functional constipation, bowel accidents, withholding, and parent-reported behavioral/emotional symptoms are significant predictors of poorer constipation-related family quality of life, highlighting the importance of addressing both medical and behavioral aspects in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"368-374"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145844378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary: the path to safer children: identifying factors for unintentional injury in late childhood.","authors":"Angelina R Davis, Jiabin Shen","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsag003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"328-329"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}