School Psychology Article Feed
February 9th, 2025
Gratitude for Bystander Action Varies by Peer Intervention and Social Norms.
Nguyen H; Frey KS; Lin H; Onyewuenyi AC pubmed id: 39822705The study looked at how kids from different cultures feel thankful after other kids step in during bullying. Kids in "face" cultures liked it when someone helped calm things down, while kids in "honor" cultures felt thankful when someone stood up for them. Overall, kids were most thankful when others tried to make peace.
An Omega-Hierarchical Extension Index for Second-Order Constructs With Hierarchical Measuring Instruments.
Raykov T; DiStefano C; Ransome Y pubmed id: 39822397The paper talks about a new way to measure how much a main factor influences other parts in a test. This new way can be easily used with computer programs and helps understand test scores better.
Faster implicit motor sequence learning of new sequences compatible in terms of movement transitions.
Dyck S; Klaes C pubmed id: 39820476Learning new motor sequences can be quicker if they are similar to ones you already know. In this study, people learned a series of key presses faster if the new sequence was like the one they practiced before. This shows that practicing something a lot can help you learn similar things more quickly later.
Effects of described demonstrator ability on brain and behavior when learning from others.
Selbing I; Becker N; Pan Y; Lindström B; Olsson A pubmed id: 39819873People can learn by watching others, and they often think they learn better from those who are described as skilled. However, in this study, people did just as well no matter how skilled the person they were watching was said to be.
Six weeks that changed the preterm infant brain: lessons learned from the Family Nurture Intervention randomized controlled trials.
Ludwig RJ; Myers MM; Welch MG pubmed id: 39817039This research looked at two big studies over 9 years. They compared regular care for very sick babies in hospitals with regular care plus something called Family Nurture Intervention.
Siblings of adults with intellectual disabilities in Chinese societies: A scoping review.
Xun K; Bigby C; Araten-Bergman T pubmed id: 39815968The study looked at how adult brothers and sisters help their siblings with intellectual disabilities in Chinese societies. It found that siblings mainly see their role as taking care of their brothers and sisters, especially as their parents get older, different from Western views which look at both sides of the relationship. The study suggests that future research in China should look more at the friendship side of these relationships, not just the caregiving part.
Epidemiology of constipation and its associated factors in an ageing population of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland: A cross-sectional study.
Fitzpatrick DJ; McCallion P; McCarron M; Burke EA pubmed id: 39815967Constipation affects many older people with intellectual disabilities, especially women and those living in care homes. The study found that doing some physical activity can help reduce constipation. It's important to monitor bowel health in this group.
COVID-19 in patients with Down syndrome: Characteristics of hospitalisation and disease progression compared to patients without Down syndrome.
Hofmann V; Orthmann Bless D pubmed id: 39815966People with Down syndrome are more likely to get really sick from COVID-19 because of their genes and other health problems. This study looked at how age and sickness levels differ between those with and without Down syndrome.
Supporting healthy ageing for people with intellectual disabilities in group homes: Staff experiences.
Araten-Bergman T; Bigby C pubmed id: 39815965The study looks at what the staff and managers of supported homes think about the help older people with intellectual disabilities need. It also talks about how they change their services to fit the needs of these older residents when the money for each person changes.
Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university.
Mampaso Desbrow J; Moraleda Ruano Á; Galán-Casado D; Ruiz-Vicente D pubmed id: 39815964This study looks at what people at universities think about having students with intellectual disabilities. Researchers want to understand how these students fit in and what others think about them.
The perspectives of agents working in positions of authority within health sector organisations regarding the involvement of experts by experience with an intellectual disability: An exploratory study.
van den Bogaard KJHM; de Beer MGD; Frielink N; Embregts PJCM pubmed id: 39815962People in charge of health organizations talked about how to include individuals with intellectual disabilities in their work and shared ideas on the best ways to do this.
Communities of practice for implementing methods to reduce involuntary care in intellectual disability care: Insights from tacit and experiential knowledge exchange.
Bisschops EH; Clasien de Schipper J; Salhi Z; Embregts PJCM; Schuengel C pubmed id: 39815961In the Netherlands, groups that help people with intellectual disabilities want to make their care better. They are trying new ways to cut down on care people don’t ask for by using shared knowledge through groups called Communities of Practice.
The experiences of parents arranging the move of their young adult offspring with intellectual disabilities to 24-hour residential settings; a continuing puzzle.
Vereijken FR; Giesbers SAH; Jahoda A; Embregts PJCM pubmed id: 39815960Moving away from home is an important step for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. But not much is known about how parents feel when their adult children move to special homes with 24-hour help.
Clinical supervision in positive behaviour support: A brief report on the perspectives of practitioners in Australia.
Goodall S; Bellon M; Fisher A pubmed id: 39815949The research looks at how PBS practitioners in Australia do clinical supervision and what they recommend. It focuses on how they make sure things work well for helping people behave better.
Parents' tacit knowledge of their child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A qualitative study.
Kruithof K; Hoogsteyns M; Zaal-Schuller I; Huisman S; Willems D; Nieuwenhuijse A pubmed id: 39815947Parents have special knowledge that helps them take care of kids with big learning and physical challenges. This study wanted to learn more about the secret knowledge parents have and how they use it.
Measurement properties of the German version of the Cambridge examination for mental disorders of older people with Down syndrome and others with intellectual disabilities (CAMDEX-DS).
Loosli SV; Neumann LC; Wlasich E; Prix C; Koll L; Weidinger E; Vöglein J; Wagemann O; Danek A; Nübling G; Levin J pubmed id: 39815946The CAMDEX-DS is a tool to help doctors find out if people with Down syndrome have Alzheimer's disease. It includes a talk with someone who knows the person well and some brain tests. Researchers looked at how well this tool works in German.
Relatives' experiences of quality of healthcare services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in Sweden.
Matérne M; Holmefur M pubmed id: 39815945This study looked at what family members think about the healthcare that adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities get. It focused on how these family members feel about the healthcare services since their loved ones can't communicate well.
Reducing the risks of maltreatment of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Development of a research-based intervention.
Tabin M; Khemka I; Hickson L pubmed id: 39815943This study talks about making a new program to help older adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who might be treated badly. The goal of the program is to keep them safe and reduce the chances of them getting hurt.
My plan for a good life, right to the end: An accessible approach to advance care planning.
McKenzie N; Mirfin-Veitch B; Trip H; Conder J pubmed id: 39815942This study looked at how to help people with intellectual disabilities plan for their future care. It tried to make it easier and better for them to be part of these plans.
Inclusive mainstream services for people with intellectual disabilities: A relational approach.
Wiesel I; Bigby C; van Holstein E; Gleeson B pubmed id: 39815941People with intellectual disabilities have the right to be included in society like everyone else. However, they often aren't allowed to use regular services or don't get good results when they do.
Work stress and professional quality of life in disability support workers: The mediating role of psychological flexibility.
Holding MA; Parkinson L; Taylor D pubmed id: 39815940This study looked at how work stress is linked to burnout, compassion fatigue, and how happy people feel helping others. It also checked if being mentally flexible helps with these feelings.
A comparison of the sensory needs of autistic adults with and without intellectual disabilities: A short report.
Bradshaw J; Pringle J; Milton D; Beadle-Brown J pubmed id: 39815937This research studied sensory experiences in autistic adults, some with intellectual disabilities and some without. The goal was to learn about their sensory issues and the environments they live in.
A comparative analysis of the prevalence and predictors of chronic pain in older adults with and without intellectual disability in Australia.
Wark S; Hussain R; Janicki MP; Knox M; Parmenter T pubmed id: 39815934This paper looks at the differences in how much pain older people feel, especially those with or without intellectual disabilities. It also examines what health and social factors are linked to ongoing pain in these groups.
Home literacy environment and literacy outcomes in individuals with Williams syndrome and Down syndrome.
Lettington J; Van Herwegen J pubmed id: 39815932The study looked at how reading and writing happen at home for people with Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. People with Down syndrome were better at reading and writing, while those with Williams syndrome were better at speaking. Doing informal reading activities helped people with Down syndrome get better at reading.
Down syndrome or Rett syndrome in the family: Parental reflections on sibling experience.
Gray C; Leonard H; Wong K; Reed S; Schmidt K; Skoss R; Li J; Salt A; Bourke J; Glasson EJ pubmed id: 39815931Siblings of kids with intellectual disabilities have special family experiences, and these can change depending on what kind of disability their brother or sister has.
Families' perspectives on the process of community transitions of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Baranowski M; Cameranesi M; Mignone J; McCombe L; Kostal K; Heschuk J; Shooshtari S pubmed id: 39815930This study looks at how families feel when their loved ones with disabilities move from big institutions to live in smaller homes in the community. It focuses on understanding families' thoughts about this change.
Educating the educated: The impact of educational interventions on knowledge, attitudes and confidence of healthcare professionals in caring for patients with intellectual disability: A systematic review.
Hay G; Wilson NJ; Ong N; Benson P; Gallego G pubmed id: 39815875The paper talks about how doctors and nurses can have different feelings or thoughts that might change how they help people with intellectual disabilities. It looks at what kinds of training have been done to help these doctors and nurses feel more sure and informed when taking care of these people.
Whose voice is it anyway? Adults with intellectual disabilities and future planning: A scoping review of qualitative studies.
Belperio I; Walker R; Bigby C; Wiesel I; Rillotta F; Hutchinson C pubmed id: 39815874Future planning helps people with intellectual disabilities and their families figure out what help they will need as they get older. This process often includes adults with disabilities, family members, and service providers, but it's not clear whose opinions are most important or how they differ.
Exploring sexual health in people with mild intellectual disabilities: A concept mapping study on the perspectives of relatives and support staff.
de Wit W; Roeg D; Frielink N; Embregts PJCM pubmed id: 39815873Sexual health is about feeling good and being healthy in your body and mind about things related to being a boy or a girl. Since people with mild intellectual disabilities often need help from their families and staff, it's important to know what those helpers think about sexual health.
Challenges to accessing behaviour support services for people with intellectual disability before and after the NDIS.
Dreyfus S; Nolan A; Randle M pubmed id: 39815870This study looked at how easy it is for people to get behavior support services through Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
An Australian online training and support program for caregivers of children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Families linking with families.
Gibbs A; Flanagan J; Gray L pubmed id: 39815869Australia doesn't have many ways to help families with kids affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). A group called NOFASD worked with a university in New Zealand to start a 7-week online program that helps caregivers find ways to support their families better.
On-the-job training supports for people with intellectual disability employed in aged care.
Alexander J; Gendera S; Robinson S; Fisher KR; Howe K pubmed id: 39815868Traineeships help people with intellectual disabilities learn job skills. But, how they get trained in the workplace during these programs hasn't been studied much.
Reasonable adjustments to the application of the comprehensive care standard within an Australian mainstream internal medicine outpatient clinic attended by adults with Down syndrome.
Wallace RA pubmed id: 39815867The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care wants to make changes to health care rules to help people with intellectual disabilities. These changes will make sure that everyone gets the care they need.
Young people with intellectual disability speak out about life after school: "I want to do more in life than just…be a disability person".
Mogensen LL; Drake G; McDonald J; Sharp N pubmed id: 39815866The study looked at how young people with learning challenges feel when they leave school to start adult life. It found out how hard this change can be for them.
A measure of modifiable lifestyle factors shaping subjective cognitive reserve in the general population.
Moret-Tatay C; Tormos Muñoz JM; Pascual-Leone A pubmed id: 39811107The study looked at a new way to measure how people feel about their mental abilities in different areas like eating, exercising, sleeping, thinking, wanting to learn, being social, staying healthy, and making life plans.
The association between transformational leadership and teachers' creativity: professional resilience and job satisfaction as mediators.
Kaya A pubmed id: 39811106The study looked at how special leadership skills in schools affect teachers' feelings about their jobs, resilience, and creativity. It found that good leadership helps teachers feel happier and stronger, but it doesn't directly make them more creative. However, being resilient does help teachers be more creative, and principals should work on their leadership skills to support this.
Disentangling emotional source memory: a mega-analysis on the effects of emotion on item-context binding in episodic long-term memory.
Ventura-Bort C; Katsumi Y; Wirkner J; Wendt J; Schwabe L; Hamm AO; Dolcos F; Weymar M pubmed id: 39807356Sometimes, people remember exciting or emotional things better than boring ones. But, even if something is remembered well because it's exciting, it might not help remember the details around it or related boring information.
Clinical validity of IntelliSpace Cognition digital assessment platform in mild cognitive impairment.
Huijbers W; Pinter NK; Spaltman M; Cornelis M; Schmand B; Alnaji B; Yargeau M; Harlock S; Dorn RP; Ajtai B; Westphal ES; van Elswijk G pubmed id: 39807355Researchers used a special computer program to test memory and thinking skills in older adults. They found that the people with memory problems did worse in most tests, especially in remembering and planning. The new computer tests were better at finding these problems than older tests.
Clarifying Misconceptions About School-Based Health Care.
Mary Kay I; Bode S; Skinner D pubmed id: 39806775Health programs in schools help kids, but some people argue about whether it’s okay to have doctors and health services in schools. This idea has been around for a long time, but there are still concerns.
Research on the driving mechanism of tourists' ecological protection behavior in intangible cultural heritage sites.
Zhang W; Ran H pubmed id: 39802980The study looks at how tourists can help protect the environment when visiting places with important cultural traditions. It found that people's personal beliefs and attitudes are the biggest reasons they choose to act in eco-friendly ways. The research used surveys to learn what makes tourists willing to protect nature, and this can help protect special cultural sites.
Development and validation of career sustainability scale for mid-career employees.
Kim S; Lee H; Jin S pubmed id: 39802979The study talks about how people can have better careers by thinking about now and the future together. They made a tool to help people in the middle of their careers, especially those changing jobs. This tool helps them see how they can keep their careers strong and growing.
The effect of gesture expressivity on emotional resonance in storytelling interaction.
Rühlemann C; Trujillo J pubmed id: 39802978The paper talks about how gestures help people feel emotions during storytelling. It asks if storytellers use more gestures as the story gets exciting and if those gestures make people have certain responses. The study found that gestures are important in making people feel connected and understanding each other’s emotions.
Validation of a transdiagnostic psychopathology ecological momentary assessment protocol in a university student sample.
Jover Martínez A; Lemmens LHJM; Fried EI; Guðmundsdóttir GR; Roefs A pubmed id: 39786846Researchers studied a real-time survey method that asks people questions throughout their day to learn about their symptoms and different factors affecting them. Most people found the surveys a little hard, but many still completed them, and students with more mental health issues found them more challenging. The study showed this survey method works well for understanding changes in feelings and behaviors over time.
The Impact of Missing Data on Parameter Estimation: Three Examples in Computerized Adaptive Testing.
Liu X; Loken E pubmed id: 39780953In computerized adaptive testing, students get questions that are right for their skill level, but not everyone gets the same questions. This can make it tricky to figure out how well the test really measures things, but if we use all the information from the test, we can still understand the results well. Researchers need to use all the answers from the test phase to make sure their findings are correct.
Physical embodiment and anthropomorphism of AI tutors and their role in student enjoyment and performance.
Ackermann H; Henke A; Chevalère J; Yun HS; Hafner VV; Pinkwart N; Lazarides R pubmed id: 39779711The study looked at how different kinds of tutor agents, like on-screen robots and physical robots, affect students learning and enjoyment when using an intelligent tutoring system. The presence of a physical robot didn't help students do better on tasks, but it did make them enjoy learning more at first. However, how students viewed the robots could sometimes make learning harder.
What is it like to be a lizard? Directed attention and the flow of sensory experience in lizards and birds.
Irwin LN pubmed id: 39776975The study looked at how often lizards and birds move their eyes to understand their awareness and thinking. Birds change their focus more often than lizards and show more complex behaviors. The study found that different species have unique ways of experiencing the world based on their lifestyle and behavior.
The and of Vincent van Gogh: neuropeptides of bondedness and loss.
Lee SW; Cullen KR; Rim SR; Toddes C pubmed id: 39776974The researchers talk about two important feelings people have. One makes you feel connected to someone or something, and the other happens when you miss those connections. They use science about the brain to explain how these feelings work and how they might affect things like being creative or feeling alone.
Perceived social support and psychological wellbeing: testing the moderated mediation model of self-compassion and culture.
Tannous-Haddad L; Barel E; Tzischinsky O pubmed id: 39776973The study looks at how being kind to yourself and not being too hard on yourself can affect your feelings and mental health. It checked if these things help link social support to feeling good, feeling sad, anxious, or stressed for both Arabs and Jews in Israel.
The influence of proactive personality on students' knowledge sharing: the chain mediating effect of class climate and learning engagement.
Lin Y; Jin Y; Yang R pubmed id: 39776972This study looked at how students' proactive personalities help them share knowledge at school. It also examined how class climate and learning engagement affect knowledge sharing.
Mental health dynamics between mothers and siblings of children with disabilities.
Zahl E; Cogo-Moreira H; Fredriksen T; Kirchhofer S; Orm S; Vatne T; Botta M; Fjermestad K pubmed id: 39776971Families with a child who has a disability often face big challenges that affect how happy and healthy parents and siblings feel. The study looked at how the mental health of parents and siblings might affect each other in these families.