Positive Development in Neuropsychology for Young Population
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 273
Special Issue Editors
Interests: child psychology; forensic psychology; neuroscience and neuropsychology; positive child / youth development; resilience; adverse childhood experiences; brain and cognitive development; developmental psychopathology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Resilience refers to the process of positive adaptation in spite of adversity. The implications of resilience science and research are wide-ranging and cross multiple fields and populations. Despite the robust research base on psychosocial aspects of resilience, research into the neurobiological and neurocognitive mechanisms of this critical process remains underdeveloped. This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers across disciplines who examine biological, neurobiological, and neurocognitive mechanisms of the process of resilience and positive adaptation (broadly construed) using a variety of populations, experimental methods, and outcomes. Investigations using preclinical animal models, high-risk human samples, clinical samples, and examinations of healthy populations are all welcome. We are looking for investigations across the age range and studies using both experimental and quasi-experimental methods, as well as observational designs. Research does not have to adhere to a theoretical model of resilience, but all papers should be centered around the concept of positive (as opposed to negative) outcomes following adversity. Adversity is also broadly understood to include any significant hardship or stressor that may reasonably be assumed to negatively impact normal functioning or development. Some examples would include child maltreatment, poverty, chronic stress, violence exposure (interpersonal or societal), discrimination, and traumatic injury/loss. Although all papers should include the use of neurobiological or neurocognitive methods, positive outcomes of interest may include psychopathology/mental health, social/relational outcomes, cognitive functioning (broadly), executive functioning, decision making, and research on the integrity of specific brain regions or pathways.
Dr. Adam T. Schmidt
Guest Editor
Becca K. Bergquist
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- clinical psychology
- resilience
- positive development
- adversity experience
- neurobiological or neurocognitive methods
- child psychology
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