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Sleep And Academic Performance In Indigenous Australian Children From A Remote Community: An Exploratory Studyjpc_2059 122, Patrick Cooper, Mark Kohler, Sarah Blunden
Sleep And Academic Performance In Indigenous Australian Children From A Remote Community: An Exploratory Studyjpc_2059 122, Patrick Cooper, Mark Kohler, Sarah Blunden
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
Aim: Disruptions to sleep in childhood are associated with poor behaviour and deficits in academic performance and executive function. Although academic performance of indigenous children from remote communities in Australia is documented as well below that of non- indigenous children, the extent of sleep disruption and its contribution to academic performance among this population has not been assessed. This pilot study aimed to objectively assess the sleep of remote indigenous children and the association between sleep disruption and both academic performance and executive function.
Method: Twenty-one children from a remote Australian indigenous community aged 6–13 years wore actigraphy for two …
Effectiveness Of The Coping Power Program In A Mexican-American Sample: Distinctive Cultural Considerations, Susan L. O'Donnell, Diomaris E. Jurecska, Robert Dyer
Effectiveness Of The Coping Power Program In A Mexican-American Sample: Distinctive Cultural Considerations, Susan L. O'Donnell, Diomaris E. Jurecska, Robert Dyer
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
This study responds to the challenges associated with delivering culturally sensitive and evidence-based treatment (EBT) to at-risk children. Current research supports group interventions based on the Coping Power Program (CPP) curriculum as EBT for improving the frequency of positive behaviors in children and adolescents. However, the effectiveness of the CPP in a Mexican-American sample has not been explored to date. This study investigated the effectiveness of the CPP delivered as a preventative intervention to Mexican-American adoles- cents in a rural school setting. A major emphasis is put on cultural sensitivity when working with this population. Cultural sensitivity is expressed by …