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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in resident...

In Portugal, 98% children under the age of three removed from their birth families are living in Residential Care (RC) centres. The early placement of children in RC can dramatically affect their development. This study aims to: identify the frequency of internalizing, externalizing and total problems, as well as the average number of words used by young children in RC; compare the frequency of these children’s...

Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in resident...

Abstract: In Portugal, 98% children under the age of three removed from their birth families are living in Residential Care (RC) centres. The early placement of children in RC can dramatically affect their development. This study aims to: identify the frequency of internalizing, externalizing and total problems, as well as the average number of words used by young children in RC; compare the frequency of these ...

Saúde mental de crianças e adolescentes portugueses em acolhimento residencial

Em Portugal existem mais de 8000 crianças em Acolhimento Residencial (AR). Neste estudo participaram 77 crianças em AR (63,6% rapazes). Através da Bateria ASEBA foi possível observar que os participantes apresentaram níveis clínicos de problemas de saúde mental (maioritariamente as raparigas). Estes estão relacionados com o motivo de acolhimento e com o tipo de apoio recebido. A dimensão da casa medeia a relaçã...

Parenting Behavior Questionnaire revised (QEEP-r): Psychometric study and measu...

The current study presents the Parenting Behavior Questionnaire revised (QEEP-r), which offers a measure of adolescents’ perceptions of father and mother’s parenting behaviors (as its first version QEEP), however distinguishing the target of the assessment between father and mother and focusing the dimension autonomy support. Psychometric properties of the measure are addressed as well as measurement invariance...

Social skills in adopted adolescents: A comparative study with non adopted and ...

Adopted adolescents are frequently identified as being at risk in terms of social competence. This study aimed at analysing the social competence of a group of adopted adolescents, by comparing them with a group of adolescents in residential care and another one with no referral to Child Protection Services. One-hundred-thirty-five adolescents aged from 12 to 17 participated in this study, 45 of whom were adopt...

Mental health characteristics and needs in children and adolescents in resident...

Background: Residential Care (RC) consists of the placement of a child in an institution which has permanent facilities, equipment and a staff that guarantees the appropriate care of his/her needs and provides conditions to allow for his/her education, well-being and development. Several studies have showed that the prevalence and severity of mental health problems are greater in children and adolescents in RC ...

Emotional and behavioural problems and psychosocial skills in adolescents in re...

O impacto dos estilos educativos parentais e do desenvolvimento vocacional no r...

Compreender a complexidade da problemática do in/sucesso e/ou do abandono escolar, tem sido uma das preocupações dominantes da investigação nas últimas décadas, sendo não só objeto do interesse geral, como também tem vindo a municiar os discursos críticos em relação à dita escola de massas. Neste sentido, a presente investigação incide na análise dos preditores familiares e individuais do rendimento escolar de ...