Author(s): Fairbank EJ; Borenstein-Laurie J; Alberts NM; Wrosch C;

Objective: High levels of optimism (and low levels of pessimism) are associated with improved physical health in adults. However, relatively less is known about these relations in youth. The present study aimed to review the literature investigating optimis ...

Article GUID: 38879445

Author(s): Deroche MLD; Wolfe J; Neumann S; Manning J; Hanna L; Towler W; Wilson C; Bien AG; Miller S; Schafer E; Gemignani J; Alemi R; Muthuraman M; K ...

Over the first years of life, the brain undergoes substantial organization in response to environmental stimulation. In a silent world, it may promote vision by (i) recruiting resources from the au ...

Article GUID: 38846536

Author(s): D' Amico M; Denov M; Khan F; Linds W; Akesson B;

Global health research typically relies on the translation of knowledge (from health professionals to the community) and the dissemination of knowledge (from research results to the wider public). However, Greenhalgh and Wieringa [2011. Is it time to drop t ...

Article GUID: 27043374

Author(s): Linkiewich D; Martinovich VV; Rinaldi CM; Howe N; Gokiert R;

This study evaluated the relationship between parental autonomy support and preschool-aged children's display of autonomy. Specifically, we examined if mothers' and fathers' use of positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness during p ...

Article GUID: 33691509

Author(s): Maïano C; Morin AJS; April J; Tietjens M; St-Jean C; Gagnon C; Dreiskämper D; Aimé A;

In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of a French version of the Perceived Motor Competence in Childhood (PMC-C) questionnaire. The participants were 219 French-speaking children (aged 5-12 years), recruited from elementary schools in the C ...

Article GUID: 33765895

Author(s): Sander-Montant A; López Pérez M; Byers-Heinlein K;

Children have an early ability to learn and comprehend words, a skill that develops as they age. A critical question remains regarding what drives this development. Maturation-based theories emphasise cognitive maturity as a driver of comprehension, while a ...

Article GUID: 37402336

Author(s): Tuerk C; Saha T; Bouchard MF; Booij L;

Objective: Cognitive functioning is essential to well-being. Since cognitive difficulties are common in many disorders, their early identification is critical, notably during childhood and adolescence. This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive lit ...

Article GUID: 37259540

Author(s): Alberga AS; Edache IY; Sigal RJ; von Ranson KM; Russell-Mayhew S; Kenny GP; Doucette S; Prud' homme D; Hadjiyannakis S; Cameron JD; Gol ...

Background: There are well-recognized benefits of behavioral interventions that include exercise for children and adolescents with obesity. However, such behavioral weight management programs may p ...

Article GUID: 37034563

Author(s): Pitt H; Thomas SL; Randle M; Cowlishaw S; Arnot G; Kairouz S; Daube M;

Background: The normalisation of gambling for young people has received considerable recent attention in the public health literature, particularly given the proliferation of gambling marketing aligned with sport. A range of studies and reports into the hea ...

Article GUID: 35549692

Author(s): Li Z; Zhang X; Wang B; Shen G; Zhang Q; Zhu Y;

Indoor exposure to organic flame retardants (FRs) has raised extensive concern due to associated adverse health effects. Indoor-exposure induced daily intakes of six widely used FRs individually ranged 0.002-611 ng/day and 0.02-463 ng/day, respectively, for ...

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Author(s): Byers-Heinlein K; Jardak A; Fourakis E; Lew-Williams C;

Language mixing is common in bilingual children's learning environments. Here, we investigated effects of language mixing on children's learning of new words. We tested two groups of 3-year-old bilinguals: French-English (Experiment 1) and Spanish-E ...

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