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Doom JR, Han D, Rivera KM, Tseten T. Childhood unpredictability research within the developmental psychopathology framework: Advances, implications, and future directions. Dev Psychopathol 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38506038 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424000610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Greater unpredictability in childhood from the level of the caregiver-child dyad to broader family, home, or environmental instability is consistently associated with disruptions in cognitive, socioemotional, behavioral, and biological development in humans. These findings are bolstered by experimental research in non-human animal models suggesting that early life unpredictability is an important environmental signal to the developing organism that shapes neurodevelopment and behavior. Research on childhood unpredictability has surged in the past several years, guided in part by theoretical grounding from the developmental psychopathology framework (shaped largely by Dr. Dante Cicchetti's innovative work). The current review focuses on future directions for unpredictability research, including probing intergenerational effects, the role of predictability in resilience, cultural and contextual considerations, and novel developmental outcomes that should be tested in relation to childhood unpredictability. We urge the integration of multidisciplinary perspectives and collaborations into future research on unpredictability. We also provide ideas for translating this research to real-world practice and policy and encourage high-quality research testing whether incorporating predictability into interventions and policy improves developmental outcomes, which would support further dissemination of these findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jenalee R Doom
- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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Doom JR, Deer LK, Mickel T, Infante A, Rivera KM. Eating behaviors as pathways from early childhood adversity to adolescent cardiometabolic risk. Health Psychol 2024:2024-56637-001. [PMID: 38407101 DOI: 10.1037/hea0001340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To identify specific eating behavior pathways that mediate associations between financial difficulties, negative life events, and maternal depressive symptoms from 0 to 5 years and cardiometabolic risk in adolescence. METHOD Hypotheses were tested with data from birth to age 15 years using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a birth cohort in the United Kingdom (n = 3,887 for current analyses). Mothers reported on financial difficulties, negative life events, and maternal depressive symptoms at multiple points from 0 to 5 years and reported on worry about child overeating at 8 years. Youth self-reported restrained, emotional, and external eating at age 14. Youth completed a cardiometabolic health assessment at age 15 where waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, and insulin resistance were measured. Longitudinal structural equation modeling with bootstrapping was used to test mediation models. RESULTS Greater negative life events and maternal depressive symptoms predicted greater parental worry about child overeating at age 8, which directly predicted greater restrained and emotional eating at 14 and cardiometabolic risk at 15. Restrained and emotional eating at 14 directly predicted greater cardiometabolic risk at age 15. CONCLUSIONS Negative life events and maternal depressive symptoms in infancy/early childhood are associated with cardiometabolic risk in adolescence through pathways of parental worry about child overeating in middle childhood and youth-reported restrained and emotional eating in adolescence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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Rivera KM, D'Anna-Hernandez KL, Hankin BL, Davis EP, Doom JR. Experience of discrimination reported during pregnancy and infant's emerging effortful control. Dev Psychobiol 2024; 66:e22455. [PMID: 38388206 PMCID: PMC10928799 DOI: 10.1002/dev.22455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Discrimination reported during pregnancy is associated with poorer offspring emotional outcomes. Links with effortful control have yet to be examined. This study investigated whether pregnant individuals' reports of lifetime racial/ethnic discrimination and everyday discrimination (including but not specific to race/ethnicity) reported during pregnancy were associated with offspring emerging effortful control at 6 months of age. Pregnant individuals (N = 174) and their offspring (93 female infants) participated. During pregnancy, participants completed two discrimination measures: (1) lifetime experience of racial/ethnic discrimination, and (2) everyday discrimination (not specific to race/ethnicity). Parents completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised when infants were 6 months old to assess orienting/regulation, a measure of emerging effortful control. Analyses were conducted in a subsample with racially/ethnically marginalized participants and then everyday discrimination analyses were repeated in the full sample. For racially/ethnically marginalized participants, greater everyday discrimination (β = -.27, p = .01) but not greater lifetime experience of racial/ethnic discrimination (β = -.21, p = .06) was associated with poorer infant emerging effortful control. In the full sample, greater everyday discrimination was associated with poorer infant emerging effortful control (β = -.24, p = .002). Greater perceived stress, but not depressive symptoms, at 2 months postnatal mediated the association between everyday discrimination and emerging effortful control. Further research should examine additional biological and behavioral mechanisms by which discrimination reported during pregnancy may affect offspring emerging effortful control.
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- Kenia M Rivera
- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Borja S, Valdovinos MG, Rivera KM, Giraldo-Santiago N, Gearing RE, Torres LR. "It's Not That We Care Less": Insights into Health Care Utilization for Comorbid Diabetes and Depression among Latinos. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2024; 21:148. [PMID: 38397639 PMCID: PMC10887805 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21020148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Despite robust knowledge regarding the socio-economic and cultural factors affecting Latino* access to healthcare, limited research has explored service utilization in the context of comorbid conditions like diabetes and depression. This qualitative study, embedded in a larger mixed-methods project, aimed to investigate perceptions held by Latinos and their social support systems (i.e., family members) regarding comorbid diabetes and depression and to identify barriers and facilitators to their help-seeking behaviors and treatment engagement. Bilingual and bicultural researchers conducted eight focus groups with 94 participants in a large U.S. metropolitan area and were primarily conducted in Spanish. The participants either had a diagnosis of diabetes and depression or were closely associated with someone who did. This study identified key individual and structural barriers and facilitators affecting healthcare access and treatment for Latinos living with comorbid diagnoses. A thematic analysis revealed structural barriers to healthcare access, including financial burdens and navigating healthcare institutions. Personal barriers included fears, personal responsibility, and negative family dynamics. Facilitators included accessible information, family support, and spirituality. These findings underscore the need to address these multi-level factors and for healthcare institutions and providers to actively involve Hispanic community members in developing services and interventions.
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- Sharon Borja
- Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA;
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- Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA;
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA;
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Doom JR, Deer LK, Dieujuste N, Han D, Rivera KM, Scott SR. Youth psychosocial resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Opin Psychol 2023; 53:101656. [PMID: 37499532 PMCID: PMC10592273 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Globally, youth have experienced heightened levels of stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though many youth showed resilience to mental health problems despite this increased stress. The current review covers emerging literature published in the past three years on resilience factors that promote more positive mental health in youth ages 10-18 years. These factors generally fall into three categories: 1) resilience factors at the level of the individual, 2) social resilience factors, and 3) interventions to enhance youth resilience during the pandemic. We include recommendations for future longitudinal research to better understand and promote resilience given the context of the pandemic, particularly for youth who experienced high levels of adversity.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, USA
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Rivera KM, Doom JR. The role of neighborhood collective efficacy in moderating associations between adversity and internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents. J Community Psychol 2023; 51:1736-1755. [PMID: 36301307 PMCID: PMC10081939 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Neighborhood collective efficacy is associated with lower internalizing and externalizing problems. There is evidence that neighborhood factors may moderate associations between child adversity and behavior problems (e.g., Riina et al., 2014). There is a limited understanding of whether neighborhood collective efficacy moderates the associations between adversity (threat/deprivation) and internalizing and externalizing problems. Our study tested these associations in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 2666). Parental disengagement (deprivation) and parental harshness (threat) severity scores from ages 1-9 years were calculated by using caregiver report. Neighborhood collective efficacy, including its components informal social control and social cohesion, was reported at age 9. Internalizing and externalizing problems were reported at age 15. The lowest level of internalizing problems was reported for adolescents living in neighborhoods with high neighborhood collective efficacy who also experienced low parental disengagement. Among adolescents who lived in neighborhoods with high neighborhood collective efficacy or high informal social control at age 9, higher parental disengagement was associated with higher externalizing problems at 15. Further research is needed to understand complex associations between adversity, neighborhood collective efficacy, and adolescent behavior problems.
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- Kenia M Rivera
- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for adolescents because of disruptions in school and social life. We compiled a diverse group (36.8% nonwhite or multiracial) of high schoolers' open-ended responses to the question: "What are your three biggest challenges right now?" (N = 719 adolescents). METHODS Using open and axial coding, we identified N = 1,902 thematic units (M = 2.64, SD = .701) and 14 thematic categories, including mental health, physical health, family, friends, social connection and community, academics, missing important events, socioeconomic issues, routine, COVID rules and adjustment, contraction/exposure to COVID, technology, and future plans. RESULTS Adolescents most commonly reported challenges related to academics (23.7%) but also cited high numbers of challenges in mental (14.8%) and physical (13.2%) health and friend (11.4%) domains. CONCLUSIONS Efforts should focus on helping adolescents cultivate academic skills needed during school closures, providing mental/physical health resources and helping them navigate peer relationships-especially given ongoing remote education and social distancing due to the pandemic.
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- Samantha R Scott
- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Education, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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Scott SR, Rivera KM, Rushing E, Manczak EM, Rozek CS, Doom JR. "I Hate This": A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescents' Self-Reported Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health 2021; 68:262-269. [PMID: 33288454 PMCID: PMC7867622 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for adolescents because of disruptions in school and social life. We compiled a diverse group (36.8% nonwhite or multiracial) of high schoolers' open-ended responses to the question: "What are your three biggest challenges right now?" (N = 719 adolescents). METHODS Using open and axial coding, we identified N = 1,902 thematic units (M = 2.64, SD = .701) and 14 thematic categories, including mental health, physical health, family, friends, social connection and community, academics, missing important events, socioeconomic issues, routine, COVID rules and adjustment, contraction/exposure to COVID, technology, and future plans. RESULTS Adolescents most commonly reported challenges related to academics (23.7%) but also cited high numbers of challenges in mental (14.8%) and physical (13.2%) health and friend (11.4%) domains. CONCLUSIONS Efforts should focus on helping adolescents cultivate academic skills needed during school closures, providing mental/physical health resources and helping them navigate peer relationships-especially given ongoing remote education and social distancing due to the pandemic.
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- Samantha R Scott
- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Education, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
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Jones HC, Rivera KM, Coleman JE. Spatial learning and visual discrimination tests in hydrocephalic rat pups performed using the Morris water maze. Eur J Pediatr Surg 1996; 6 Suppl 1:37. [PMID: 9008821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- H C Jones
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
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Shunt surgery is the usual treatment for infantile hydrocephalus; however, the extent to which it avoids subsequent neurological deficits is uncertain. The effect of early-onset hydrocephalus was tested in H-Tx rats using the Morris water maze. Spatial learning was assessed at 21 days after birth in control (n = 18), hydrocephalic (n = 18) and hydrocephalic rats shunt-treated at 4-5 (n = 7) or at 10-12 days of life (n = 13). The time taken to find a hidden platform was measured in five trials on 2 consecutive days and the data analyzed by one- and two-way ANOVA and t-tests. The latencies of the control rats decreased significantly between the first and second trial on the 1st day, and learning was retained until the 2nd day. The hydrocephalic group had longer latencies than controls on both days, with no significant decrease between any trials. Performance was not significantly different between the two shunt groups. Overall, the shunted rats had latencies which were not significantly different from controls but were significantly lower than hydrocephalics. Despite this, the shunted rats did not perform as well as the controls. It is concluded that, although shunt treatment improved learning, some effects of early-onset hydrocephalus may not be reversible and/or a longer recovery time is required.
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- H C Jones
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida health Science Center, Gainesville 32610, USA
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