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The impact of youth internalising and externalising symptom severity on the effectiveness of brief personality-targeted interventions for substance misuse : a cluster randomised trial
(Elsevier, 2017-07-14)
Highlights : Personality-targeted interventions reduce binge drinking in high-risk youth ; Youth with high (vs. low) externalising symptoms benefitted more from the intervention ; Personality-targeted interventions may ...
Using mobile technology to reduce engagement in stereotypy : a validation of decision-making algorithms
Mobile technology to reduce stereotypy
(SAGE, 2017-12)
We developed an iOS app, the iSTIM, designed to support parents of children with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) in reducing common repetitive vocal and motor behavior (i.e.,
stereotypy). The purpose of our study was to ...
Effects of a parent training programme for the treatment of young children with separation anxiety disorder
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to be an effective
treatment for anxiety disorders in children. However, the majority of studies conducted
to date have included heterogeneous samples of children combining ...
Does shyness interact with peer group affiliation in predicting substance use in adolescence?
(American Psychological Association, 2017-11-20)
Cigarette use and binge drinking are risky behaviors emerging during adolescence. Although many beneficial factors are well documented, studies linking shyness to substance use are somehow conflicting, which may be due to ...
A prospective, longitudinal, study of men with borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid antisocial personality disorder
(BMC, 2017-12)
Background: Some evidence suggests that the prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is elevated among
male criminal offenders. It is not presently known whether offending, and violent offending, are limited to ...
Can sports mitigate the effects of depression and aggression on peer rejection?
Sport, mental health, and peer rejection
(Elsevier, 2017-05-31)
This study examined whether sports participation moderates the longitudinal link of depressive and aggressive symptoms with increased peer rejection. The sample consisted of 291 adolescents (50.5% girls), assessed at ages ...
Comparing two methods to promote generalization of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-30)
Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare the effects of serial and concurrent training on the generalisation of receptive identification in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Methods: We taught one ...
Using the dual-criteria methods to supplement visual inspection: An analysis of nonsimulated data
Dual-criteria methods 1
(Wiley, 2017)
The purpose of our study was to examine the probability of observing false positives in non-simulated data using the dual-criteria methods. We extracted data from published studies to produce a series of 16,927 datasets ...
Effects of background music on socially reinforced problem behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Sage, 2017)
Prior research has shown that background music may be effective at reducing problem behaviors maintained by non-social (sensory) reinforcement in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, no study has examined ...
Generalization following tablet-based instruction in children with autism spectrum disorders
(Sage, 2017-06)
Given that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often require one-to-one individualized instruction, using tablets as
teaching tools may represent an interesting option in classrooms with high student to teacher ...