Growing use of mobiles phones (MP) and other wireless devices (WD) has raised concerns
about their possible effects on children and adolescents' wellbeing. Understanding whether …

Objective: Anger, irritability, and aggression are among the most common reasons for child
mental health referrals. This review is focused on two forms of behavioral interventions for …

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal relations among child
maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer acceptance and rejection, and psychopathology …

Experiences with peers constitute an important developmental context for children wherein
they acquire a wide range of behaviors, skills, and attitudes that influence their adaptation …

Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.
The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including …

The impact of bullying in all forms on the mental health and safety of adolescents is of
particular interest, especially in the wake of new methods of bullying that victimize youths …

Within the past two decades, an" affect revolution"[Fischer and Tangney, Self-conscious
Emotions: The Psychology of Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, and Pride 1995: 3-22] in …

A developmental cascade model linking competence and symptoms was tested in a study of
a normative, urban school sample of 205 children (initially 8 to 12 years old). Internalizing …

The third edition of Life Span Human Development helps students gain a deeper
understanding of the many interacting forces affecting development from infancy, childhood …

This chapter first traces peer experiences and relationships from their building blocks in
infancy and early childhood through their advances in adolescence. It then discusses the …