Normative Development Research Articles

Perceptions of Contexts of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young, Partnered Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.

There has been a growth in research illustrating that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at rates that are comparable to those among heterosexual women. However, the majority of research on IPV among same-sex male couples has focused on adults, and research on the experience of IPV among younger men (those aged under 18), remains at a nascent stage, despite knowledge that IPV is often common among younger men. This article adds to the growing body of literature on IPV among young GBMSM (YGBMSM) through of an analysis of qualitative data from in-depth interviews (IDI) with GBMSM aged 15-19 (n = 30) in romantic relationships partnerships. The study sought to explore issues of relationship development, relationship contexts, and understandings of IPV. More than one-half of the sample reported experiencing some form of IPV in their current or past relationships. Participants described a range of experiences of IPV, including physical IPV, emotional IPV, sexual IPV, and controlling behaviors. Emotional IPV in the form of negative comments and controlling behaviors such as jealousy were the most commonly reported forms of violence behaviors. Although few participants reported experiencing physical or sexual IPV, several discussed concerns about giving, and partners' acknowledging, sexual consent. Antecedents to IPV included wanting or feeling pressured to participate in normative development milestones, short-lived relationships, and societal stigma. Interventions that develop content on IPV and that reflect the lived realities of YGBMSM who are experiencing their first relationships are urgently needed. Study findings also support the need for training teachers, health care providers, and parents to identify signs of IPV and provide them with the knowledge and skills to talk to YGBMSM about relationships and violence to reduce IPV.

Reciprocal microbiome transplants differentially rescue fitness in two syntopic dung beetle sister species (Scarabaeidae: Onthophagus)

1. Microbial symbionts play a crucial role in the development, health, and homeostasis of their hosts. However, the eco‐evolutionary conditions shaping these relationships and the evolutionary scale at which host–microbiome interactions may diverge warrant further investigation, especially in non‐model systems. This study examines the impact of reciprocal gut microbiome transplants between two ecologically very similar, sympatric, and syntopic dung beetle sister species.2. Onthophagus vacca and Onthophagus medius were specifically used to compare the growth, development, and fitness outcomes of individuals that were either (i) reared in the presence of a microbiome provided by a mother of the same species (“self‐inoculated”), (ii) forced to develop with a microbiome derived from a heterospecific mother (“cross‐inoculated”), or (iii) reared without a maternally transmitted microbiome.3. This study found that individuals reared in the absence of a maternally derived gut microbiome incur detrimental changes in survival, as well as in several metrics signalling normative development. Furthermore, such negative effects are only partly rescued through inoculation with a heterologous microbiome.4. Collectively, this study's results suggest that inoculation with a species‐specific, maternally transmitted microbiome is critical for normative development, that the significance of maternally derived microbiota for host survival differs across species, and that the phenotypic outcomes resulting from host–microbiome interactions may diverge even between closely related, ecologically similar host species.

El pluralismo jurídico y los derechos a la Pachamama

Desde las últimas décadas del siglo XX el pluralismo jurídico, ha cobrado relevancia por su incidencia en el escenario social. Desde la Filosofía del Derecho y la Sociología, aunque con orientaciones y posturas diversas entre sí, se ocupan en la definición de nuevos constructos teóricos, requeridos para abordar la esencia del pluralismo jurídico en el contexto actual, reevaluándolo y brindándole nuevas vertientes de análisis. El Estado ecuatoriano garantiza a los pueblos indígenas la conservación y el desarrollo de sus formas tradicionales de convivencia y organización social, constituye una expresión de la interculturalidad. Esto ha tenido una incidencia positiva en la protección constitucional a la naturaleza y su desarrollo normativo a partir de los textos constitucionales. El ensayo tiene como objetivo demostrar el reconocimiento constitucional que se le ha dado a la naturaleza en la nación ecuatoriana, lo que le ha permitido ser sujeto de derechos como novedad jurídica en construcción y evolución en el siglo XXI, así como de su desarrollo normativo dentro del Derecho positivo y en las políticas públicas. Para ello fueron utilizados los métodos histórico jurídico, el de análisis síntesis, e inducción deducción.

Apuesta por un reconocimiento constitucional amplio del derecho al trabajo y a la seguridad social en Ecuador

La integración del derecho al trabajo en el constitucionalismo social de posguerra se caracterizó, entre otras cuestiones, por la incorporación de la división del trabajo, diferenciando entre aquél remunerado, integrado en las normas constitucionales y sobre el que se asentó en gran medida el reconocimiento de un amplio conjunto de derechos sociales; y el no remunerado, ausente del reconocimiento constitucional y normativo y condenado a la invisibilización y a ser acumulado sobre el anterior. Esta diferenciación se fundamentó, evidentemente, en la división sexual del trabajo integrada en la conjunción del patriarcado con el sistema capitalista y recogida en las normas del constitucionalismo social de posguerra. Sobre un marco constitucional permeado por esta división sexual del trabajo, el conjunto de normas que han regulado las prestaciones de trabajo asalariado se basó igualmente en esta división. ¿Es posible acometer un reconocimiento constitucional del trabajo no remunerado de cuidados y anudarle derechos? El presente artículo sostiene que sí y mantiene que no solo es posible sino imprescindible y que el reconocimiento debe conllevar el establecimiento de una serie de derechos a las personas que lo realizan. En este sentido, la Constitución de Ecuador demuestra cómo el nuevo constitucionalismo latinoamericano incorporó una concepción amplia del trabajo, reconociendo tanto aquel valorado en términos económicos, remunerado, como aquél no remunerado en la esfera de los cuidados y de la reproducción de la vida. 
 Sin embargo, y el ejemplo de Ecuador en el ámbito del desarrollo normativo del derecho anterior es clave para apuntalar esta hipótesis, que sea posible no implica en absoluto que sea fácil en el plano de la técnica legislativa y que no genere importantes cuestionamientos desde el punto de vista doctrinal

La auditoría ambiental en el derecho público


 : En el planeta se han alcanzado avances significativos en la política ambiental y dentro de esta la gestión ambiental en las organizaciones empresariales, ejecutada por los funcionarios públicos y personas naturales dentro del entramado de la Administración Pública y los órganos con competencia para ello. Este hecho ha permitido articular estrategias de conservación y aprovechamiento sustentable de los recursos naturales y del ambiente en general como principal paradigma. Estos avances han sido inclusivos al desarrollo normativo desde el texto constitucional hasta las materias civil, administrativa, tributaria del bien jurídico ambiente para su protección, fundamentado desde la doctrina constitucional, donde se establecen los derechos ambientales para el ciudadano, la participación ciudadana mediante el ejercicio del poder popular, que permita alcanzar el principio del desarrollo sostenible. Se ejecuta un análisis en lo referente a la auditoría ambiental entre los instrumentos de mercado y comercio, vinculados al control público. Por tales razones, el objetivo del artículo es analizar los elementos que conforman la institución jurídica de la auditoría ambiental, se parte de la lectura de la doctrina y la norma, a partir de la dogmática jurídica con un análisis lógico de cómo surgió, porque surgió y para que surgió, de los cuerpos jurídicos legales que la establecen, sus lindes con otros saberes y ciencias.
 

Migrant youths: Typical aspects of development during the adolescent years, specific challenges of growing up somewhere else, and some things we need to understand better.

The research presented in this Issue impressively documents the great variety of conditions of live that impact child and adolescent migrants' development. The studies conducted in various receiving countries include young refugees as well as the first- and second-generation offspring of migrant families who left their homes in different areas of the globe. Despite this diversity, theories and empirical findings on processes of normative development could be successfully applied, yielding insights into more general aspects of development At the same time, drawing on conceptualizations that were introduced to specifically address experiences and challenges linked to the situation of migrant and minority populations, such as ethnic identity or acculturation, the articles notably contributed to a more comprehensive understanding of migrant adolescents' lives. While the discussion of the studies in this Issue highlights what we have learned, it also points out what we do not know yet, and where future research is needed.

ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ИЗОБРАЗИТЕЛЬНОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ СТАРШИХ ДОШКОЛЬНИКОВ С ЗАДЕРЖКОЙ ПСИХИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ

The article presents experimental results of studying the graphic activity of older preschool children with mental retardation in comparison with normally developing peers. The article analyzes modern studies of graphic activity in relation to children with disabilities and with normative development. Scientific works devoted to the graphic activity of preschool children with mental retardation are considered. The author presents a diagnostic program for the study of graphic activity in older preschoolers, aimed at identifying the formation of children's subject and plot drawing, drawing by design; determining the level of development of drawing skills (image proportionality, adequacy of color use, graphomotor skills). Experimental results of the study of the drawings of preschool children with mental retardation in comparison with the normally developing peers are described. The author highlights the features of the formation of the idea, the main characteristics of the subject and scene pictures, describes the color rendering, spatial parameters of the image, the specifics of detailing, hatching, stroke, line technique, etc. The authors sets out the general criteria for evaluating drawing as a type of graphic activity in older preschoolers: the content side of the drawing; independence of the image design; the level of formation of drawing skills; color transfer; development of technical and graphomotor skills. The description of the developed levels of development of drawing in the senior preschool age is presented.

Structural Brain Development and Aggression: A Longitudinal Study in Late Childhood.

This longitudinal study examined the neurodevelopmental correlates of aggression in children, focusing on structural brain properties. A community sample of 110 (60 females) children participated at age 8 years and again at age 10 years. Brain structure was assessed by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and parents reported on child aggression using the Child Behavior Checklist. Analyses examined the relationship between aggression and development of volume of subcortical regions, cortical thickness, and subcortical-cortical structural coupling. Females with relatively high aggression exhibited reduced right hippocampal growth over time. Across males and females, aggression was associated with amygdala- and hippocampal-cortical developmental coupling, with findings for amygdala-cortical coupling potentially indicating reduced top-down prefrontal control of the amygdala in those with increasing aggression over time. Findings suggest that aggressive behaviors may be associated with alterations in normative brain development; however, results were not corrected for multiple comparisons and should be interpreted with caution.

Socioeconomic status and concussion reporting: The distinct and mediating roles of gist processing, knowledge, and attitudes

AbstractImproving health outcomes for concussed athletes and others requires self‐reporting symptoms; not reporting risks second‐impact syndrome and death. However, concussions in adolescents and young adults are often underreported. We treat reporting as a risky decision, extending predictions of fuzzy‐trace theory (FTT). We hypothesize that low SES indirectly interferes with the development of cognitive skills that reduce unhealthy risky decision making. Specifically, we expect that SES may be related to intentions to report a concussion because low SES delays development of cognitive gist processing that reduces risk‐taking. Adolescents in high‐school and young adults in college (n = 1211) answered questions about concussion knowledge, concussion attitudes, and cognitive scales based on FTT: categorical thinking and endorsement of gist principles about risk. Overall, for each of the two age groups, and for athletes as well as nonathletes, SES was associated with reporting intentions, and this association was mediated by the three psychological predictors we tested: gist processing, concussion knowledge, and concussion attitudes. Results are consistent with lower SES reducing opportunities for normative cognitive development, the latter characterized by developmental increases in gist processing about risk. Hence, consistent with hypotheses, gist processing, concussion knowledge, and healthier attitudes about concussions were each associated with greater intentions to report concussions. Although educational initiatives currently focus on rote knowledge and healthy attitudes, future interventions to reduce concussion underreporting could benefit from explaining the gist of risk, especially to low SES youth, adapting successful FTT‐based risk‐reduction curricula from other domains.

Development of internalizing symptoms during adolescence in three countries: the role of temperament and parenting behaviors

This longitudinal study examined the unique and joint effects of early adolescent temperament and parenting in predicting the development of adolescent internalizing symptoms in a cross-cultural sample. Participants were 544 early adolescents (T1: Mage = 12.58; 49.5% female) and their mothers (n = 530) from Medellín, Colombia (n = 88), Naples, Italy (n = 90), Rome, Italy (n = 100) and Durham, North Carolina, United States (African Americans n = 92, European Americans n = 97, and Latinx n = 77). Early adolescent negative emotionality (i.e., anger and sadness experience), self-regulation (i.e., effortful control), and parent monitoring and psychological control were measured at T1. Adolescent internalizing symptoms were measured at three time points. Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGCM) without covariates or predictors indicated a slight linear increase in internalizing symptoms from ages 13–16 years across nearly all cultural groups. Multi-group LGCMs demonstrated several paths were consistently invariant across groups when examining how well temperament and parenting predicted intercept and slope factors. Higher initial levels of internalizing symptoms were significantly predicted by higher adolescent negative emotionality and parental psychological control as well as lower adolescent effortful control and parental monitoring measured one year earlier. Overall, adolescent effortful control appeared to protect against the emergence of internalizing symptoms in all cultures, but this effect faded over time. This study advances knowledge of the normative development of internalizing symptoms during adolescence across cultures while highlighting the predictive value of early adolescent temperament and parenting.

School Clubs Combined with Ecology

The ecological civilization education will be introduced into primary school courses in the future, aiming to enhance people’s environmental awareness. As the model school of Beijing green ecology and sustainable development education, Beijing experimental primary school attached to Capital Normal University, focus on new energy and sustainable development education, has been practicing and exploring effectively on ecological education. Detailed works are as follows: Making sure the educating purpose of ecological technology educational development; Improving the normative development of ecological education; Training and taking good advantages of core teachers; Constructing ecological special course system; Combining the school clubs with social programs with wonderful works created by both teachers and students.

A bioecocultural approach to supporting adolescent mothers and their young children in conflict-affected contexts.

An estimated 12 million girls aged 15-19 years, and 777,000 girls younger than 15 give birth globally each year. Contexts of war and displacement increase the likelihood of early marriage and childbearing. Given the developmentally sensitive periods of early childhood and adolescence, adolescent motherhood in conflict-affected contexts may put a family at risk intergenerationally. We propose that the specifics of normative neuroendocrine development during adolescence, including increased sensitivity to stress, pose additional risks to adolescent girls and their young children in the face of war and displacement, with potential lifelong consequences for health and development. This paper proposes a developmental, dual-generational framework for research and policies to better understand and address the needs of adolescent mothers and their small children. We draw from the literature on developmental stress physiology, adolescent parenthood in contexts of war and displacement internationally, and developmental cultural neurobiology. We also identify culturally meaningful sources of resilience and provide a review of the existing literature on interventions supporting adolescent mothers and their offspring. We aim to honor Edward Zigler's groundbreaking life and career by integrating basic developmental science with applied intervention and policy.

Obstructions in normative teacher identity development: a case study in Turkey

ABSTRACT This paper reports, through a longitudinal case inquiry, on the trajectory of one novice teacher’s professional identity development after completing his pre-service education to become an English teacher in Turkey. He was assigned to a school in the south-east of the country, which has been experiencing worsening civil conflict between regional militants and the national government, characterised by long-lasting curfews and the destruction of buildings and homes. This study provides insights into the formation of a new teacher’s professional identity when working within a conflict region. Written narratives, informal interviews, observation notes, university supervisor observations and a teaching diary were used to examine the developing professional identity. The findings suggest that, in extreme circumstances, individuals may adapt and find ways to mitigate the effects of a challenging community and other disadvantages. Imagined identity can play a powerful role in mediating external difficulties encountered in identity development.

Mechanisms of context conditioning in the developing rat

The article reviews our studies of contextual fear conditioning (CFC) in rats during a period of development---Postnatal Day (PND) 17-33---that represents the late-infant, juvenile, and early-adolescent stages. These studies seek to acquire ‘systems level’ knowledge of brain and memory development and apply it to a rodent model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This rodent model focuses on alcohol exposure from PND4-9, a period of brain development equivalent to the human third trimester, when neocortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum are especially vulnerable to adverse effects of alcohol. Our research emphasizes a variant of CFC, termed the Context Preexposure Facilitation Effect (CPFE, Fanselow, 1990), in which context representations incidentally learned on one occasion are retrieved and associated with immediate shock on a subsequent occasion. These representations can be encoded at the earliest developmental stage but seem not to be retained or retrieved until the juvenile period. This is associated with developmental differences in context-elicited expression, in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala, of immediate early genes (IEGs) that are implicated in long-term memory. Loss-of-function studies establish a functional role for these regions as soon as the CPFE emerges during ontogeny. In our rodent model of FASD, the CPFE is much more sensitive to alcohol dose than other commonly used cognitive tasks. This impairment can be reversed by acute administration during behavioral testing of drugs that enhance cholinergic function. This effect is associated with normalized IEG expression in prefrontal cortex during incidental context learning. In summary, our findings suggest that long-term memory of incidentally-learned context representations depends on prefrontal-hippocampal circuitry that is important both for the normative development of context conditioning and for its disruption by developmental alcohol exposure.

Bounce Forward: A School-Based Prevention Programme for Building Resilience in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Context

Socioeconomic status is a strong predictor of normative development and well-being in young people. It is well-known that growing up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged context may lead to negative outcomes, both in childhood and in adulthood. Early intervention and prevention programmes are crucial for building resilience and improving health, well-being and equity. Bounce Forward is a school-based prevention programme implemented in Blackpool, a town in the United Kingdom facing multiple challenges. It was part of a whole town resilience approach and nascent global social movement known as the “Resilience Revolution.” Between 2017 and 2019, the programme was delivered in all Year 5 classes at every primary school in Blackpool (nschool = 36), reaching out to 3,134 students (ages 9–10; 50.4% male). The programme aimed to increase resilience in young people by building knowledge and skills about mental health and resilience through 10 sessions. In the current study, we longitudinally examined a range of protective factors, which are relevant to young people's resilience, as well as their mental health outcomes at three time points: before they participated in Bounce Forward, at the end of the programme, and 3–5 months later, when they started Year 6. The current sample included 441 Year 5 students (54.2% male) from 11 primary schools in Blackpool. Nineteen teaching staff also participated in the study and provided qualitative data regarding the impact of the programme on their students. Results showed improvement in some areas of young people's resilience after taking part in Bounce Forward. We also identified gender differences in several protective factors, indicating that boys may need further support. Teaching staff highlighted improvements in various areas; and also observed that their students have been using the strategies that they learnt from the programme. Altogether, findings suggested that young people benefitted from Bounce Forward. The programme is sustainable, offering a free to download teacher resource pack that allows schools to self-deliver it.

Theological normativity and church development

This article attempts to answer the following question: how significant is theological normativity for church development practice? At a time when many leaders are busy developing local churches according to secular organisational theories, models and experiences, the following question arises: to what extent does the normative character of the Bible impact Christian faith, church life and ministry and how might normative theology affect development projects that are carried out by churches? The overriding issue that both current practice and the article focus on, is how theological normativity and empirical data can be integrated in the area of church development. After explaining the concepts of theological normativity and empirical data and the logical relationship between them, the article discusses how different national (Norwegian) and international researchers within practical theology attempt to resolve problems relating to the integration of normative theology with empirical data. The article’s authors believe that these attempts end up with either assimilation or integration, neither of which is beneficial for church development practice. Therefore, the authors propose an alternative integration model that distinguishes between three levels / degrees of theological normativity, corresponding to three different fields and areas of church development. From this perspective, one can see how the integration of empirical data in the three levels of normativity brings both challenges and opportunities. The authors’ conclusion and recommendation concerning the function and significance of the theological normativity in church development is that theological normativity bestows the church with identity and at same time has a guiding and corrective function.

Психологическая характеристика детей старшего дошкольного возраста с фонетико-фонематическим недоразвитием речи

The study aims to define the psychological characteristics of preschool children with phonetic and phonemic speech underdevelopment (FFSU). The psychological characteristics of children with FFSU are considered in connection with the preparation for school education. The hypothesis was tested: the psychological characteristics of children with FFSU significantly differ from the psychological characteristics of children with normative speech development; the structure of the correlations of psychological characteristics in the studied groups of children is different. The sample included children with FFSU (N = 30) and children with normative speech development (N = 30). Re-search methods were the Method of Express Diagnostics by N.N. Pavlova, L.G. Rudenko and Test of Anxiety by R. Tammle, M. Dorkey and V. Amen. The study results showed that the differences between children with FFSU and normative speech development manifested themselves at the level of a statistical trend in two parameters. Children with FFSU are inferior to their peers with normative speech development in arbitrariness (p = 0.052), but have a slight advantage over them in the emotional sphere due to a lower level of anxiety (p = 0.083). Correlation analysis confirmed the assumption that the structure of correlation relationships of psychological characteristics in the studied groups of children is different. In conclusion, the psychological conditions for the successful adaptation of children with FFSU to school are determined: the development of arbitrariness, attention, logical thinking, the formation of adequate self-esteem.

Особенности проявления страхов у детей дошкольного возраста

The emotional sphere is significant for the mental and social development of preschool children. We consider the main causes of children’s fears; the role of parents in their appearance and consolidation. We analyze the features of actual fears in preschool children with mental retardation and normative development. The empirical study (the ascertaining stage) was performed on a sample of 31 subjects (6–7 years old) using diagnostic tools such as: technique of “Choosing the Most Terrible Picture” (T. V. Lavrentiev), test “Fears in Houses” (modified by M.A. Panfilova), projective method “My Family”. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results allowed to identify 6 groups of dominant fears among preschool children: medical fears (fear of doctors, injections, blood, getting sick, getting infected), night fears (fear of being alone, terrible dreams, darkness), fear of natural disasters (fear of storms, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, war, fire), specific fears (fear of darkness, height, depth, confined space, pain), social fears (fear of being late, parents, punishment, large areas), fear for their own lives and the lives of parents.

Zašto i kada je važna primena standardizovanih upitnika "Ages & Stages Questionnaires" (ASQ-3) - ''Uzrasti i razvoj deteta'', za procenu i praćenje razvoja dece u ranom detinjstvu?

In pediatric primary health care, one of the basic activities is the prevention of diseases and conditions that endanger the quality of life of the child and his/her daily functioning in the environment. According to world data , about 17% of children have some developmental difficulties which are discovered in only 50% of them before they start school. The goal of development assessment is systematic and precise early detection of deviations from normative development, timely undertaking of appropriate interventions, as well as elimination or mitigation of disorders. Research has shown that the use of instruments has increased the early detection of developmental delays or developmental disorders (in this way, 70-80% of children with developmental problems are detected) and provided an opportunity for early application of intervention measures. The set of 21 Ages & Stages Questionnaires ASQ-3 has been used for more than 30 years worldwide to screen and evaluate children's development by observing how children progress in important areas such as speech, physical ability, social and problem-solving skills for children aged 2 months to 5.5 years. It is filled in by parents and returned to professionals, and they further make an assessment based on clear instructions on the procedure of writing results in the domains of development, scoring (graphical and tabular) interpretation and communication, as well as training parents to stimulate development through play, ie. what to do next with the child's parent to stimulate development through play, ie. how and what to do next with the child. In the past ten years, the Association of Pediatricians of Serbia, together with its partners, has advocated for a comprehensive assessment and monitoring of children's development using valid instruments in the framework of preventive pediatric examinations. Through a series of projects in this area, through education of pediatricians and associates, and by application in practice, the standardized questionnaire ASQ-3, entitled "Age and development of the child" was tested and adapted in 2019.

Диагностика развития речи в старшем дошкольном возрасте: батарея нейропсихологических методик и нормы

The main goal of the study was to implement subtests of the main neuropsychological test to the development of speech in samples of children 5–7 years old with normative development, and also to collect average indicators for this age in phonemic awareness, active and passive vocabulary, grammatical development (understanding of prepositional and logical-grammatical structures). The study sample consisted of 635 children (311 boys and 324 girls) aged 5–7 years. Children attended senior and preparatory groups of kindergartens in Moscow. The norms for the implementation of tests for four age groups (from 5 to 7 years old with a step of 0,5 years) are presented separately in the article for boys and girls. It was shown that there is a significant increase in the productivity of performing speech tasks in the selected age periods, which indicates the sensitivity of older preschool age to the development of all aspects of speech under consideration. The data obtained will be useful for a wide range of professionals in the field of early childhood education and development.