Topic: Developmental Trajectories

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A developmental framework for understanding the influence of sex and gender on health: Pediatric pain as an exemplar
The present framework was developed to describe the various factors that influence sex and gender differences in health over the course of development. Key conclusions include the importance of research that begins from conception in understanding how prenatal and early life exposures impact health outcomes across the sexes, rather than waiting until the emergence of sex hormones during puberty.
 2024/04/24
Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non-immigrant early adolescents
Early adolescents who are new to Canada experience dual challenges of navigating developmental changes and multiple cultures. This study examined how changes in early adolescents’ emotional health from ages 9 to 12 differed by immigration background, and to what extent peer belonging and supportive school climate protected or promoted their emotional health.
 2024/12/20
Examination of school readiness and factors related to developmental vulnerability in children born very low birth weight
Bando N, Walton K, O’Connor DL, Janus M, Unger SL. Examination of school readiness and factors related to developmental vulnerability in children born very low birth weight. Child Care Health Dev. 2023;49(3):444- 55.
2023/10/26
Neighborhood-level sociodemographics and kindergarten children’s developmental vulnerability, pre- and post-COVID-19 in Canada
Researchers from multiple Canadian universities studied the link between neighborhood socioeconomic factors and developmental vulnerability in kindergarten children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Early Development Instrument (EDI) data from 2017-2023, they analyzed a large dataset of children across Canada.
2024/12/20
Pathways from prosocial behaviour to emotional health and academic achievement in early adolescence
Oberle E, Ji XR, Molyneux TM. Pathways from prosocial behaviour to emotional health and academic achievement in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence. 2023;43(5):632-53. Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02724316221113349.
2023/10/26
Understanding the developmental well-being of children from refugee backgrounds in British Columbia, Canada: A population-level mixed methods approach
This study uses a mixed-methods approach to examine the developmental well-being of refugee children in British Columbia, Canada. Quantitative analysis, using government data and the Early Development Instrument (EDI), compared refugee children's developmental scores across five domains to those of immigrant and non-migrant children.
 2024/12/20