M Foody, M Samara… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Bullying research has gained a substantial amount of interest in recent years because of the implications for child and adolescent development. Aim and sample We …
Background The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in developed countries appears to be levelling off. As trends in childhood obesity prevalence have not been …
A Bray, J Banks, A Devitt, E Ní Chorcora - Irish Educational Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of the Covid-19 school closures on children and young people has been significant, with research suggesting that it has disproportionately negatively affected …
S McGilloway, GN Mhaille, T Bywater… - Journal of consulting …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: A community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in urban areas characterized by high levels of disadvantage to test the effectiveness of the Incredible …
Background Parental obesity is a predominant risk factor for childhood obesity. Family factors including socio-economic status (SES) play a role in determining parent weight. It is …
O Doyle - Journal of Political Economy, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Using a randomized experiment, this study investigates the impact of sustained investment in parenting, from pregnancy until age 5, in the context of extensive welfare provision …
LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O'Neill… - Journal of motor …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to assess the fundamental movement skill (FMS) proficiency of Irish primary school children relative to age and sex. Data collected were baseline …
Children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are at increased risk of experiencing stress and associated social-emotional difficulties and behavioural problems, which can …
R Lyons, S Roulstone - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose Children with speech and language disorders are at risk in relation to psychological and social well-being. The aim of this study was to understand the …