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Second Edition of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: Perspectives from Research and Clinical Practice

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Children's Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 9734

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Dr. Elisa Delvecchio

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Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Piazza Ermini 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy
Interests: anxiety disorders; depression; attachment; cultural issues; pretend play; developmental psychopathology; psychological assessment
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Dear Colleagues,

Achieving one’s full developmental potential is a human right. In recent decades, there has been an increased interest in issues that affect children and adolescents and in efforts to improve their health and well-being. For this purpose, appropriate, up-to-date, and sensitive assessment tools and interventions to promote children and adolescents’ positive psychosocial adjustment are crucial. Researchers and health professionals have a core role in this process.

The aim of the current Special Issue is to publish relevant papers dealing with well-being assessment, care, and interventions during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. We look forward to receiving contributions from both research and clinical practice. Multidisciplinary papers based on both quantitative and qualitative approaches are of interest. Studies involving self- and/or other informant reports are welcome, as are those dealing with a multimethod approach. Manuscripts discussing issues across different settings and cultures are appreciated. We welcome the submission of original research papers, case studies, reviews, notes, comments, etc.

We hope that this Special Issue will provide readers with new insights and practical information on how to assess, promote, and improve psychological well-being during childhood and adolescence.

We encourage authors to send an abstract and a tentative title in advance.

Dr. Elisa Delvecchio
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Keywords

  • children
  • adolescents
  • well-being
  • psychological assessment
  • clinical intervention
  • healthcare settings
  • internalizing-externalizing disorders
  • cultural issues
  • parenting
  • COVID-19
  • climate change and healthy environments

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Time Spent on Mobile Apps Matters: A Latent Class Analysis of Patterns of Smartphone Use among Adolescents
by Lucia Fortunato, Gianluca Lo Coco, Arianna Teti, Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti and Laura Salerno
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(15), 6439; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20156439 - 25 Jul 2023
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The aims of the present study are: (1) to determine classes of adolescents with homogeneous patterns of smartphone or social media use; and (2) to examine the level of distress across the empirically derived profiles. Three hundred and forty adolescents (Mage = [...] Read more.
The aims of the present study are: (1) to determine classes of adolescents with homogeneous patterns of smartphone or social media use; and (2) to examine the level of distress across the empirically derived profiles. Three hundred and forty adolescents (Mage = 15.61, SD = 1.19; 38.2% females) participated in a cross-sectional survey. Participants provided objective trace data on time spent on smartphones and applications, as well as self-reported social media addiction, social media use intensity, online social comparison, emotion dysregulation, and psychological distress. Latent class analysis (LCA) with total smartphone use categorized participants into three classes. Participants in Class 3 (19%) showed a more impaired functioning profile, with a tendency towards social media addiction and greater levels of distress. LCAs with the amount of time devoted to specific applications are more heterogeneous, and results showed that heavy use of social media apps was not consistently connected to the most impaired psychosocial profiles. Although the amount of mobile screen time can be a characteristic of problematic users, the link between social media usage and an adolescent’s psychological characteristics is mixed. More research is needed to explore the interplay between mobile screen time and social media usage among adolescents. Full article
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Association between Familism and Mental Health in College Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Cecilia Mayorga-Muñoz, Leonor Riquelme-Segura, Elisa Delvecchio and Saulyn Lee-Maturana
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4149; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054149 - 25 Feb 2023
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Familism, also known in the literature as allocentrism, is the cultural propensity of a society to place the family at the center of its value system. Adherence to this value has been related to less depressive symptomatology in young people; however, these results [...] Read more.
Familism, also known in the literature as allocentrism, is the cultural propensity of a society to place the family at the center of its value system. Adherence to this value has been related to less depressive symptomatology in young people; however, these results are not conclusive, since it has also been found that the influence of familism on depressive symptoms is more indirect than direct. This study aimed to explore the direct relationships between familism (allocentrism and idiocentrism) and mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress). Methodologically, the study had a non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design. A sample of 451 Chilean university students responded to an instrument composed of the subscales allocentrism, idiocentrism, depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that family allocentrism was positively and significantly associated with depression (γ = 0.112, p < 0.05), anxiety (γ = 0.209, p < 0.001), and stress (γ = 0.212, p < 0.001), and family idiocentrism was negatively and significantly linked with depression (γ = −0.392, p < 0.001), anxiety (γ = −0.368, p < 0.001), and stress (γ = −0.408, p < 0.001). These findings contribute to supporting actions to reduce negative symptomatology and promote greater well-being in university students. Full article
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Effectiveness of the ELLA Training for the Promotion of Emotional and Social Competences in Lithuanian Preschool Children
by Giedrė Širvinskienė, Dalia Antinienė, Aušra Griciūtė, Liudmila Dulksnienė, Vaidilutė Asisi, Rima Kregždytė, Verena Kerbl and Elfriede Amtmann
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12195; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912195 - 26 Sep 2022
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By developing the emotional and social competences of children of preschool age, one can expect the prevention of emotional and behavioral problems and a better social and academic adaptation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ELLA training [...] Read more.
By developing the emotional and social competences of children of preschool age, one can expect the prevention of emotional and behavioral problems and a better social and academic adaptation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the ELLA training for the promotion of emotional and social competences in 3–6-year-old children in preschool education institutions in Lithuania. In total, 140 children aged 3–6 years participated in the quasi-experimental study, of which 86 children were assigned to the experimental group and 54 were assigned to the control group. Children of the experimental group were given a modified program—the ELLA training for the promotion of emotional and social competences. Children’s emotional and social competences were assessed before and after the program. The EMK 3–6 inventory (germ. Inventar zur Erfassung Emotionaler Kompetenzen bei Drei-bis Sechsjährigen, EMK 3–6) was used to conduct a questionnaire survey of teachers and to carry out an individual assessment performed by psychologists in order to assess the children’s competences. The ELLA training significantly improved children’s emotional and social competences. Based on the teachers’ assessment, the children’s self-regulation abilities improved, and based on the children’s individual assessment conducted by psychologists, the application of the program resulted in the improvement of the children’s primary emotions, secondary emotions, and prosocial behavior competences. Full article
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Developing Metacognition of 5- to 6-Year-Old Children: Evaluating the Effect of a Circling Curriculum Based on Anji Play
by Chen Chen, Jianfen Wu, Yunpeng Wu, Xiaoyun Shangguan and Hui Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11803; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811803 - 19 Sep 2022
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Metacognition plays an important role in young children’s learning and daily life activities. Based on Anji Play, we designed a metacognition enhancement program named Circling Curriculum for Metacognition Training (CCMT). With a quasi-experimental design, we examined the effects of the CCMT program on [...] Read more.
Metacognition plays an important role in young children’s learning and daily life activities. Based on Anji Play, we designed a metacognition enhancement program named Circling Curriculum for Metacognition Training (CCMT). With a quasi-experimental design, we examined the effects of the CCMT program on the metacognition of 5–6 year old Chinese children. Two classes of 5–6 year old children were randomly assigned into an experimental group (n = 25, 10 girls, mean age = 65.92 months, SD = 3.58) and a control group (n = 22, 10 girls, mean age = 66.77, SD = 3.87). The experimental group received the three-month CCMT, while the control group received routine teaching activities without imposing any interventions. All children took the metacognition test before and after the intervention. Results indicated that (1) there was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in all dimensions of metacognitive ability in the pre-test; (2) the experimental group exhibited better metacognitive ability than the control group in most dimensions of metacognitive ability in the post-test; and (3) the gain scores in the metacognitive ability of experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group. The results are very encouraging and suggest that CCMT can foster the development of the metacognitive ability of young children. Full article
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The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
by Si Nae Ahn
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 14740; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214740 - 09 Nov 2022
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This was a systematic review of studies examining the effect of COVID-19 on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents. The review was conducted by examining the current literature and analyzing up-to-date evidence. The studies were extracted from three major [...] Read more.
This was a systematic review of studies examining the effect of COVID-19 on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents. The review was conducted by examining the current literature and analyzing up-to-date evidence. The studies were extracted from three major databases (CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and Web of Science) and analyzed. Studies on children and adolescents whose HRQoL has been affected by COVID-19 were included based on the eligibility criteria. Ultimately, eight studies met these criteria. The evidence of the selected studies was analyzed; the research design, age categories, respondents, evaluation tools, gender differences, and variability before and during COVID-19 were systematically reviewed. This review found differences in these groups regarding oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional well-being, and social well-being. Furthermore, this review highlighted the relative paucity of studies that comprehensively investigate the latest evidence of changes in the HRQoL of children and adolescents due to COVID-19 in preparation for the post-COVID era. Full article
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