Approaches to Preventing Early Adolescent Alcohol Use: Early Childhood Risk Factors, Drinking Motives, and Mother-Adolescent AgreementAbstract.Purpose: In the present study, both early childhood- as well as ...
Objective: To examine the association between physical activity and cognitive performance in a longitudinal study. Methods: We analyzed data from 17.333 noninstitutionalized persons aged 50 years or older in 11 European countries who participated in Wave ...
Abstract. Both theoretical reasoning and empirical data suggest that personality and well-being have substantial interrelationships. However, more longitudinal evidence is required, and the relationship lacks research attention from a lifespan ...
Abstract. Prolonged elevation of cortisol, the primary stress biomarker, is associated with impaired cognitive and physical health. Cortisol tends to increase in later life among most, but not all, older individuals. The current study considered whether ...
Abstract. In 1987, we administered a subjective memory questionnaire to 143 40-year-old men, and 30 years later 67 of them again responded to the same questionnaire at age 70. At the follow-up, we also instructed participants to answer the questionnaire ...
<span>Aims:</span> This study explores the relationships between resources and vulnerabilities (Jessor et al., 1991) and increases in substance use among adolescents from two different countries. </p><p> <span class="fett">Methods:</span> In the context ...
Determinants of parental sensitivityParental sensitivity is one key skill in bringing up toddlers and contributes to healthy child development. Research has determined many risk and protective factors for parental sensitivity. In addition to those ...
The Role of Interparental Communication for Parenting and Adolescent Mental Well-Being in Conflict Situations. A Mediator AnalysisAbstract:Theoretical background: Parental conflicts are related to children’s mental health. So far, it ...
A Longitudinal Study of the Prediction of ADHD Symptoms and School Performance in First Grade by Executive Functions in PreschoolAbstract.Theoretical background: Executive functions (EF) are the ability to control or manage one’s ...
Numerous studies have emphasized a stable relationship between subjective age and health. However, few longitudinal studies exist and these have normally tested only one causal pathway. The present study investigated the direction of effects between ...
Sense of Coherence and Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in Adolescents: Results of a Longitudinal Study Over 10 YearsThis research investigated the development of the sense of coherence (SOC) longitudinally between the age of 14 and 24 years in a ...
The 1-year efficacy of a parent-training in the universal prevention of child-behavior problems: Results from mothers and fathersAbstract.Theoretical background: The significance of universal prevention and the state of the art of prevention research is ...
Competent Parents – Satisfied Children? The Child’s Health-Related Qualify of Life and the Influence of the Triple P Over the Course of 10 YearsAbstract.Theoretical Background. In an international comparison, the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of ...
“Draw a Person!” Development of 4- to 6-Year-Old Children Drawings Depending on Intelligence and Hand Motor SkillsAbstract. The motor act of drawing themselves or others makes humans unique. This exceptional hand ...
Augmentative Communication for Everyone? Follow-Up Study on Sign-Learning Behavior in Inclusive Daycare GroupsAbstract. Participation and social integration significantly depend on successful communication. To meet the ...
A brief theoretical and methodological overview is given of the person-oriented and the variable-oriented approach, how these are commonly used in longitudinal research, and what one should take into consideration before choosing either approach. An ...
Abstract.Background: Little is known about the role of resilience in the likelihood of suicidal ideation (SI) over time. Aims: We examined the association between resilience and SI in a young-adult cohort over 4 years. Our objectives were to determine ...
Abstract.Background: The incidence of first suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) peaks during early adolescence. After experiencing their first STBs, adolescents differ greatly in the extent to which they ...
Abstract. We used task-switching (TS) paradigms to study how cognitive training can compensate age-related cognitive decline. Thirty-nine young (age span: 18–25 years) and 40 older (age span: 60–75 years) women were assigned to training and control ...