Social and Cultural Influences and Their Impact on Learning Across Childhood and Adolescence

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlton W. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence

scholarly journals SOCIAL ANXIETY IN CHILDREN: EXPLORING INSECURE ATTACHMENT AND PARENTAL BEHAVIORS IN THE CONSTELLATION OF SOCIETAL AND CULTURAL MODERATORS

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Lotem KAROLINSKY
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Parental Behaviors ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Extensive Body

The associations between insecure attachment, negative parental behaviors, and social anxiety in childhood and adolescence have long been established theoretically and documented by empirical research. Still, it is clear that those associations operate through various moderators that should be addressed, among which are societal, economical, and cultural variables whose effect can be neither ignored nor overlooked. The vicissitudes of individual psychological development are shaped by environments, both physical and symbolic, in which those individuals are embedded: indeed, the cross-cultural studies that compared between Western and non-Western samples consistently reveal interrelatedness between secure/insecure attachments, parenting practices, and socioeconomic and cultural influences. In the light of the above, the present article addresses the interplay between insecure attachment, parental behaviors, and social anxiety in children as a multi-layered constellation of risk-factors which are informed by the broad network of socioeconomic and cultural dimensions. The integrative review of extensive body of literature demonstrates that this constellation cannot be complete without elucidating the role of fathers in parenting that may contribute to developing social anxiety, as well as without taking into consideration characteristics of cultures and society which shape and inform both parental practices and their perceptions.

The Development of Gratitude in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia O’Brien ◽  
Sara E. Mendonça ◽  
Uzama S. Price
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Older Children

Gratitude develops over the course of childhood and adolescence. However, the processes involved are largely unknown. We propose that cultural context may play an important role in gratitude development. As a whole, this special issue examines cultural influences on the development of gratitude. In this article, we focus on the development of gratitude in the United States. According to Kağıtçıbaşı, the United States would demonstrate features of autonomy and separateness. We describe the culture of the United States and Greensboro, North Carolina, specifically. To examine gratitude development in the United States, we recruited 426 children between 7 and 14 years of age ( M = 10.23 years) in Greensboro, North Carolina. In this sample, we found that older children were more likely to express connective gratitude and also to save their money. It is important to understand the features of culture that encourages the expression of gratitude.

Social Communication Intervention for an Adult with Asperger Syndrome: Experiences, Perspectives, and Challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Siva priya Santhanam
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Social Abilities ◽  
Old Adult ◽  
Social Communication Intervention ◽  
Highly Able ◽  
Organizational Needs

Adults on the autism spectrum, despite having received intervention throughout their childhood and adolescence, continue to experience challenges with everyday social interactions, forming and maintaining relationships, and social abilities needed in work settings. This article presents a case example of a 22-year-old adult with Asperger syndrome, and highlights the issues in providing intervention for highly able young adults on the autism spectrum. A unique feature of this report is the inclusion of the client's own insights into his experiences, perspectives, and challenges with the intervention. The approaches used to address his social communication and organizational needs are outlined, and clinical implications discussed.

Predictors of Problematic Video Game Usage in Childhood and Adolescence

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Mößle ◽  
Florian Rehbein
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
School Children ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Longitudinal Control ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Usage Patterns

Aim: The aim of this article is to work out the differential significance of risk factors of media usage, personality and social environment in order to explain problematic video game usage in childhood and adolescence. Method: Data are drawn from the Berlin Longitudinal Study Media, a four-year longitudinal control group study with 1 207 school children. Data from 739 school children who participated at 5th and 6th grade were available for analysis. Result: To explain the development of problematic video game usage, all three areas, i. e. specific media usage patterns, certain aspects of personality and certain factors pertaining to social environment, must be taken into consideration. Video game genre, video gaming in reaction to failure in the real world (media usage), the children’s/adolescents’ academic self-concept (personality), peer problems and parental care (social environment) are of particular significance. Conclusion: The results of the study emphasize that in future – and above all also longitudinal – studies different factors regarding social environment must also be taken into account with the recorded variables of media usage and personality in order to be able to explain the construct of problematic video game usage. Furthermore, this will open up possibilities for prevention.

Factors Related to Childhood Suicides

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Soole ◽  
Kairi Kõlves ◽  
Diego De Leo
Keyword(s):  
Child Death ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
External Causes Of Death ◽  
External Causes ◽  
Causes Of Deaths ◽  
Gender Asymmetry ◽  
Control Study

Background: Suicide among children under the age of 15 years is a leading cause of death. Aims: The aim of the current study is to identify demographic, psychosocial, and psychiatric factors associated with child suicides. Method: Using external causes of deaths recorded in the Queensland Child Death Register, a case-control study design was applied. Cases were suicides of children (10–14 years) and adolescents (15–17 years); controls were other external causes of death in the same age band. Results: Between 2004 and 2012, 149 suicides were recorded: 34 of children aged 10–14 years and 115 of adolescents aged 15–17 years. The gender asymmetry was less evident in child suicides and suicides were significantly more prevalent in indigenous children. Children residing in remote areas were significantly more likely to die by suicide than other external causes compared with children in metropolitan areas. Types of precipitating events differed between children and adolescents, with children more likely to experience family problems. Disorders usually diagnosed during infancy, childhood, and adolescence (e.g., ADHD) were significantly more common among children compared with adolescents who died by suicide. Conclusion: Psychosocial and environmental aspects of children, in addition to mental health and behavioral difficulties, are important in the understanding of suicide in this age group and in the development of targeted suicide prevention.

Review of Behavior Pathology of Childhood and Adolescence.

1974 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 633-633
Author(s):  
JEANNE HUMPHREY BLOCK
Keyword(s):  
Childhood And Adolescence

Rorschachs in Childhood and Adolescence

1960 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 200-201
Author(s):  
IRWIN J. KNOPF
Keyword(s):  
Childhood And Adolescence
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