scholarly journals Behavioral Inhibition in Childhood: European Portuguese Adaptation of an Observational Measure (Lab-TAB)

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Luís Faísca ◽  
Laura I. Ferreira ◽  
Catarina C. Fernandes ◽  
Jeffrey R. Gagne ◽  
Ana T. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Inhibition ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Laboratory Assessment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Observational Measure ◽  
Teacher Reports ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Objective Description ◽  
Method Approach

The assessment of behaviorally inhibited children is typically based on parent or teacher reports, but this approach has received criticisms, mainly for being prone to bias. Several researchers proposed the additional use of observational methods because they provide a direct and more objective description of the child's functioning in different contexts. The lack of a laboratory assessment of temperament for Portuguese children justifies the adaptation of some episodes of the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB) as an observational measure for behavioral inhibition. Method: In our study, we included 124 children aged between 3 and 9 years and their parents. The evaluation of child behavioral inhibition was made by parent report (Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire) and through Lab-TAB episodes. Parental variables with potential influence on parents’ reports were also collected using the Social Interaction and Performance Anxiety and Avoidance Scale (SIPAAS) and the Parental Overprotection Measure (POM). Results and Discussion: The psychometric analyses provided evidence that Lab-TAB is a reliable instrument and can be incorporated in a multi-method approach to assess behavioral inhibition in studies involving Portuguese-speaking children. Moderate convergence between observational and parent report measures of behavioral inhibition was obtained. Mothers’ characteristics, as well as child age, seem to significantly affect differences between measures, being potential sources of bias in the assessment of child temperament.

Emotions and politics of sensibilities in Latin America

2021 ◽  
pp. 026858092199451
Author(s):  
Adrian Scribano
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

The social sciences in Latin America have always had a special connection with the study and analysis of the place of emotions in the social structuration processes. The aim of this article is to offer a synthetic exposition of some inquiries about emotions and the politics of sensibilities in Latin America, emphasizing those that are being felt in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this objective, first we offer a synthesis of the theoretical and methodological points that will guide the interpretation; then we draw on pre-existing inquiries and surveys which allow us to capture the state of sensibilities before and during the pandemic in the region; and finally some conclusions are presented. The work is based on a multi-method approach, where qualitative and quantitative secondary and primary data are articulated in tandem.

scholarly journals Early behavioral and physiological markers of social anxiety in infants with fragile X syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Conner J. Black ◽  
Abigail L. Hogan ◽  
Kayla D. Smith ◽  
Jane E. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Behavioral Inhibition ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Physiological Markers ◽  
Method Approach

Abstract Background Social anxiety is highly prevalent in neurotypical children and children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). FXS is a genetic syndrome that is characterized by intellectual disability and an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder. If social anxiety is left untreated, negative outcomes are highly prevalent later in life. However, early detection of social anxiety is challenging as symptoms are often subtle or absent very early in life. Given the prevalence and impairment associated with childhood social anxiety, efforts have accelerated to identify risk markers of anxiety. A cluster of early features of anxiety have been identified including elevated behavioral inhibition, attentional biases, and physiological dysregulation that index early emerging markers of social anxiety. Infants with FXS provide a unique opportunity to study the earlier predictors of social anxiety. The current study utilized a multi-method approach to investigate early markers of social anxiety in 12-month-old infants with FXS. Method Participants included 32 infants with FXS and 41 low-risk controls, all approximately 12 months old. Parent-reported social behavioral inhibition was recorded from the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ-R). Direct observations of behavioral inhibition and attention were measured during a stranger approach task with respiratory sinus arrhythmia collected simultaneously. Results Parent-reported social behavioral inhibition was not significantly different between groups. In contrast, direct observations suggested that infants with FXS displayed elevated behavioral inhibition, increased attention towards the stranger, and a blunted respiratory sinus arrhythmia response. Conclusions Findings suggest that infants with FXS show both behavioral and physiological markers of social anxiety at 12 months old using a biobehavioral approach with multiple sources of input. Results highlight the importance of a multi-method approach to understanding the complex early emergent characteristics of anxiety in infants with FXS.

Young children’s behavioral inhibition mediates the association between maternal negative affectivity and internalizing problems

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haolei Fang ◽  
Jeffrey Robert Gagne
Keyword(s):  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Behavioral Inhibition ◽  
Multilevel Model ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Model Fitting ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Mediational Process ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Child Age

Employing a multi-method approach, we investigated observed and parent-rated child behavioral inhibition (BI) and maternal reports of their own negative affectivity (NA) as predictors of young children’s internalizing problems. Participants were 201 children who were siblings between 2.5 and 5.5 years of age (mean = 3.86, standard deviation = 1.04) and their mothers. Due to the nested research design, multilevel model-fitting analyses were used to examine associations between predictors and internalizing problems, and to test a mediational process between maternal NA and internalizing problems. High levels of both observed and parent-rated child BI and greater maternal NA significantly predicted internalizing problems. Child age also moderated the association between parent-rated child BI and internalizing problems, with the association stronger for younger and mean age children, but not for older children. Additionally, parent-rated child BI was found to mediate the association between maternal NA and internalizing problems, and the mediational effect was stronger for younger children.

Communal coping: A multi-method approach with links to relationships and health

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1700-1721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Zajdel ◽  
Vicki S. Helgeson
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Communal Coping ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Observational Measure ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

Communal coping is defined as the appraisal of a problem as shared and collaboration to address the problem. The goals of the present study were to apply a multi-method approach to (1) disentangle appraisal and collaboration, (2) establish links to relationships and health outcomes, and (3) demonstrate that collaboration mediates the relations of shared appraisal to outcomes. Self-report measures, an observational measure, and we-language were assessed in patients with type 2 diabetes and their spouses ( n = 207). A confirmatory factor analysis distinguished the two components of communal coping; each component was linked to greater relationship quality and less psychological distress for patients and spouses as well as better diabetes self-care behaviors for patients. Mediation analyses suggested that the links of shared appraisal to these outcomes were largely accounted for by collaboration.

scholarly journals Social Validity Evaluation of the Hanen Program It Takes Two to Talk® in Spain

2020 ◽  
pp. 152574012096701
Author(s):  
Nuria Senent-Capuz ◽  
Inmaculada Baixauli Fortea ◽  
María J. Perales
Keyword(s):  
Social Validity ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Language Delays ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Individual Training

This study sought to assess the social validity of It Takes Two to Talk (ITTT)®—The Hanen Program for parents, delivered to families of children with language delays in Valencia, Spain. Social validity was assessed using a multi-method approach—questionnaires (filled out by the parents) and a focus group—at different times during the program and at follow-up. The acceptability of the procedures used in ITTT® was positive in terms of the program format and the didactic resources used, such as the video-recordings of the parent–child interactions. Parents also expressed their overall satisfaction with the results, regarding changes in their communication style and the advances observed in their child’s language development. However, some suggestions were made to better meet the families’ needs related to the length of the program and distribution of the contents, the time devoted to individual training, and the adaptation to the context.

scholarly journals DIASPORIC IDENTITY(IES) AND THE MEANING OF HOME IN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-71
Author(s):  
Isabel Macedo ◽  
Rosa Cabecinhas
Keyword(s):  
Forced Migration ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Documentary Films ◽  
Diasporic Identity ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Migration Experiences ◽  
Meaning Of Home ◽  
Method Approach

Reconstructed in social contexts, the memories of forced migration experiences such as those lived by filmmakers Diana Andringa and António Escudeiro – who had to leave Angola, the country where they had been born and raised – are now being highlighted, shared, and negotiated in the current audiovisual context. The documentaries analyzed in this work, Escudeiro’s Goodbye, Until Tomorrow (2007) and Andringa’s Dundo, Colonial Memory (2009), allow us to reflect on how these memories of migration experiences are portrayed in contemporary Portuguese cinema. In this article, we argue that autobiographical narratives – oral and visual – are privileged sites for investigating cultural identity and its construction. Our thematic analysis of these two documentaries was complemented by an in-depth interview with the authors. This multi-method approach allowed us to investigate the social and cultural contexts in which they lived, as well as the meanings of home and belonging to the two filmmakers.

An observational measure of children's behavioural style: Evidence supporting a multi-method approach to studying temperament

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Karp ◽  
Lisa A. Serbin ◽  
Dale M. Stack ◽  
Alex E. Schwartzman
Keyword(s):  
Observational Measure ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

GEOPHYSICS TO CADAVER DOGS: MULTI-METHOD APPROACH TO SURVEYING HISTORICAL CEMETERIES

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Martin ◽  
◽  
Blair R. Tormey ◽  
John M. Sullivan ◽  
Craig A Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Cadaver Dogs ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

scholarly journals Emergency Manager Perceptions of the Effectiveness and Limitations of Mass Notification Systems: A Mixed Method Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
William V. Pelfrey
Keyword(s):  
Text Messaging ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Emergency Manager ◽  
Wide Variability ◽  
Manager Perceptions ◽  
Critical Resource ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

AbstractDisasters can move quickly. Effective communication is a critical resource that can significantly enhance public safety. A mass notification system (MNS) uses text messaging to inform constituents of crisis, provide recommendations, connect to resources, and has the advantage of speed. Limited research has been conducted on the variables that influence the effectiveness, utilization, and perceptions of MNS. The extant study employs a multi-method approach to advance the scholarly knowledge on MNS. All emergency managers in a state were surveyed on issues of MNS enrollment, utilization, and brand. A subgroup of emergency managers were then interviewed to provide depth to the survey findings. Key findings indicate wide variability in MNS usage, little relationship between population size and enrollment, and a high perceived importance of MNS as a communication modality. Policy implications and recommendations are offered.

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