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Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)
Attachment theory and research are drawn upon in many applied settings, including family courts, but misunderstandings are widespread and sometimes result in misapplications. The aim of this consensus statement is, therefore, ...
Relationship between Teachers’ Attitudes towards Challenging Behaviours and the Choice of Management Strategies among Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
(International Journal of Current Innovations in Advanced Research, 2018)
Teachers working with learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often
feel ill prepared to manage challenging behaviours presented by them. Quite often, when they
are faced with cases of challenging behaviour, ...
Interaction of Reward Seeking and Self-Regulation in the Prediction of Risk Taking: A Cross-National Test of the Dual Systems Model
(APA, 2016)
Dual systems models of adolescent risk taking posit that height ened risk taking at this age is the result of a maturational imbalance
between brain systems responsible for reward processing, which
mature early in ...
Prevalence and Gender Disparity in Substance Use and Abuse among Adolescents in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu East Sub-county, Kisumu, Kenya
(Research gate, 2021)
Substance use and abuse is a serious problem in Kenya. Kisumu County leads in substance use and abuse among 12–25-
year-olds. There is, however, a dearth of studies on the prevalence and gender disparity in adolescents’ ...
Household Income Predicts Trajectories of Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries
(SAGE, 2019)
This study examined longitudinal links between household income and parents’ education and children’s trajectories of internalizing and
externalizing behaviors from age 8 to 10 reported by mothers, fathers, and children. ...
Gender and Age Differences in the Relationship between Sensation-Seeking and Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior among Adolescents
(international journal of psychology and Education studies, 2022)
The study examined gender and age differences in the relationship between sensation seeking and sexual risk behaviors among secondary school students in Kenya. The study was conducted in Kisumu Municipality. Kisumu was ...
Predicting Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Across Cultures: A Machine Learning Approach
(Springer US, 2023-04-19)
Adolescent mental health problems are rising rapidly around the world. To combat this rise, clinicians and policymakers need to know which risk factors matter most in predicting poor adolescent mental health. Theory-driven ...
Strategies used by Students to Cope with Mental Health Issues in Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2023-07-11)
Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common among students worldwide, Kenya has not been spared. Studies have shown that approximately 20% of school students are now affected by diagnosable mental illnesses, with ...