Salivary cortisol measures are increasingly being incorporated into large-scale, population-
based, or epidemiological research, in which participants are selected to be representative …

Objective This systematic review explored the effectiveness of using physical activity (PA)
interventions to enhance psychological well‐being and reduce psychological ill‐being (eg …

Promotion of healthy active behaviors should start from early ages, as behaviors learned in
youth are more likely to endure. A fundamental body of research in this field focuses on the …

Objective Social skills group training (SSGT) for children and adolescents with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) is widely applied, but effectiveness in real-world practice has not …

In many Western countries adolescents, especially girls, report high levels of stress and
stress-related health complaints. In this study we investigate the concept of stress in a group …

Parental stress is an understudied factor that may compromise parenting practices related to
children's dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity. However, studies examining these …

Social skills group training (SSGT) is widely used for intellectually able children and
adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous studies indicate small to …

Summary Vanaelst B, De Vriendt T, Huybrechts I, Rinaldi S, De Henauw S. Epidemiological
approaches to measure childhood stress. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2012; 26 …

Objective: Cortisol is an important hormone/steroid in the regulation of intermediate
metabolism and stress. It exists in free (unbound) and protein-bound forms in serum but only …

Objective To investigate whether a dance intervention for adolescent girls reduces stress-
related symptoms. Methods This was a randomized controlled trial of an after-school …