Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults: an experience sampling study

Abstract – Background

Findings from primarily cross‐sectional studies have linked more extensive social media use to poorer sleep and affective wellbeing among adolescents and young adults. This study examined bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing, using an experience sampling methodology with the aim of establishing a day‐to‐day temporal link between the variables. The study hypothesized a positive association between increased bedtime social media use and lower affective wellbeing the following day, mediated by poorer sleep.

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Preterm children’s long-term academic performance after adaptive computerized training: an efficacy and process analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract – Background

Adaptive computerized interventions may help improve preterm children’s academic success, but randomized trials are rare. We tested whether a math training (XtraMath®) versus an active control condition (Cogmed®; working memory) improved school performance. Training feasibility was also evaluated.

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Transitioning from child to adult mental health services: what role for social services? Insights from a European survey

Abstract – Purpose

Young people transitioning from child to adult mental health services are frequently also known to social services, but the role of such services in this study and their interplay with mental healthcare system lacks evidence in the European panorama. This study aims to gather information on the characteristics and the involvement of social services supporting young people approaching transition.

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Performance of the German version of the PARCA-R questionnaire as a developmental screening tool in two-year-old very preterm infants

Objective

To validate and test a German version of the revised Parent Report of Children’s Abilities questionnaire (PARCA-R).

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Early regulatory problems and parenting: life-long risk, vulnerability or susceptibility for attention, internalizing and externalizing outcomes?

Multiple or persistent crying, sleeping, or feeding problems in early childhood (regulatory problems, RPs) predict increased risk for self-regulation difficulties.

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Decreased cortical thickness mediates the relationship between premature birth and cognitive performance in adulthood

Cortical thickness (CTh) reflects cortical properties such as dendritic complexity and synaptic density, which are not only vulnerable to developmental disturbances caused by premature birth but also highly relevant for cognitive performance.

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Hippocampal subfield volumes are nonspecifically reduced in premature‐born adults

Reduced global hippocampus volumes have been demonstrated in premature‐born individuals, from newborns to adults; however, it is unknown whether hippocampus subfield (HCSF) volumes are differentially affected by premature birth and how relevant they are for cognitive performance.

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Bullies Get Away With It, But Not Everywhere: Mental Health Sequelae of Bullying in Chinese and German Students

Bullying victimization is associated with adverse mental health consequences, while bullies suffer few or no adverse consequences in Western societies. Yet the universality of these consequences across western and eastern cultures is unknown.

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Precursors of Sibling Bullying in Middle Childhood: Evidence from a UK-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study

Abstract

Background: There is increasing evidence that sibling bullying is associated with various social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. It is, however, unclear which factors predict sibling bullying in middle childhood and whether child-level individual differences make some children more susceptible to sibling bullying involvement.

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Effects of infant motor problems and treatment with physiotherapy on child outcomes at school-age

Highlights

• Motor problems in infancy are associated with poorer outcomes at school-age.

• Mental health is not affected by motor problems in infancy.

• No evidence for a beneficial effect of treatment with physiotherapy was found.

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