OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Child & Youth Care Forum is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Start Earlier, Stay Healthier? An Earlier Start to Public Preschool May Improve Detection of Health Problems	32
Bidirectional Effects and Interconnectivity of Risk and Protective Factors for Integration in Unaccompanied Migrant Children: A Systematic Review	23
Healthy Learning Mind (HLM): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial on A Mindfulness Intervention, Moderators and Association with Perceived Socioeconomic Status, and Comparison to Other National Data	22
Teachers as Youth Suicide Prevention Gatekeepers: An Examination of Suicide Prevention Training and Exposure to Students at Risk of Suicide	20
COVID-19 conversations: A qualitative study of majority Hispanic/Latinx youth experiences during early stages of the pandemic	18
Bullying in Students with Special Education Needs and Learning Difficulties: The Role of the Student–Teacher Relationship Quality and Students’ Social Status in the Peer Group	16
Socio-Educational Support Deficits in the Emancipation of Protected Youth in Spain	15
COVID-19 Related Daily Stressors, Coping, and Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth	14
Longitudinal Investigation of Korean Adolescents’ Ego-Identity Development	14
Mandatory Reporting “will Paralyze People” or “Without it, People Would not Report”: Understanding Perspectives from Within the Child Protection System	14
Examining Mothers’ Exposure to Community Violence: How Does it Influence Young Adolescents?	14
Teacher-Derived Emotional Socialization Predicts the Development of Emotion Regulation and Knowledge in Preschool Children	14
Assessing Efficacy and Benefit of a Behavioral Math Talk Intervention for Caregivers of Young Children	14
Maternal Borderline Symptoms, Parent–Child Relationship Patterns, and Child Maladjustment	13
Children’s Experiences of Stress in Joint Physical Custody	12
Children’s ADHD and Dysregulation Problems, DAT1 Genotype and Methylation, and their Interplay with Family Environment	10
Providers’ Perspectives on Implementing Mobile Crisis Services for Children and Youth in Connecticut	10
Families’ and Practitioners’ Use of Culture in Youth Mental Health Services: A Double-Edged Sword	10
Relations between reactive and proactive aggression and internalizing symptoms among detained adolescents	9
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Preschool Aged Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Developmental Specificity	9
Effects of an Online Play-Based Parenting Program on Child Development and the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial	9
Why are they leaving? Understanding Associations between early childhood program policies and teacher turnover rates	8
Delay of Gratification in Iranian and German Preschool Children	8
Eighteen Months of COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lenses of Self or Others: A Meta-Analysis on Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health	8
Characteristics of Parents Who Spent Time Away from Home During Stay-at-Home Orders and Relation to Parenting Behaviors in Ohio	7

The Association Between Emergent Literacy and Cognitive Abilities in Kindergarten Children	7
A Systematic Review and Comprehensive Discussion of Social Validity Measurement in Behavioural Intervention for Paediatric Feeding Disorders	7
The Impact of Educator Anxiety and Anxiety Literacy on Primary Educators’ Responses to Anxious Children	7
The Longitudinal Associations of Household Economic Pressure and Home Chaos with Children’s Executive Functioning, Word Reading, and School Readiness	7
Predictors of Treatment Outcome for Parent-Led, Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Emotional Problems Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Help-Seeking for Bullying Victimization Among Adolescents in Germany	7
The Roles of Therapeutic Alliance and Negative Cognitions in Parent-Led Treatment Versus Standard Care Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress	7
Correction to: A Disruption, Not an Interruption: The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care in Iowa	7
What Purpose do Voices Serve If No One is Listening? A Systematic Review of Children and Young People’s Perspectives on Living in the Foster Care System	7
What Helps Children and Young People to Disclose their Experience of Sexual Abuse and What Gets in the Way? A Systematic Scoping Review	6
Friendship Quality and Mental Health of Youth in Residential Care: The Moderating Role of Individual and Contextual Variables	6
The Efficacy of the Sensorimotor Training Program on Sensorimotor Development, Auditory and Visual Skills of Schoolchildren Aged 5–8 Years	5
Links Between Past 30-day Substance Use and Specific Charges Among Detained Youth	5
A Pilot Movement Integrity with Intelligent Play Program (MIIP): Effects on Math Performance and Enjoyment for Preschoolers in China	5
Coping Strategies and Psychological Maladjustment/Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Approach with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Natural Disasters	5
A Pilot Open Trial of an Individualized Adaptation of Trauma and Grief Component Therapy (TGCT) in Children and Adolescents	5
Differential Susceptibility in the Intergenerational Transmission of Secure Base Script Knowledge?	5
Assessing Psychological Inflexibility in Adolescents: A Validation Study of the Portuguese Short Version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth	5
The Role of Dosage and Family Profiles in a Child Welfare Home Visiting Program	5
Teachers’ Perceptions of Quality in Head Start	5
In Their Words: Effective Strategies for Supporting Newly Resettled Refugee Background Adolescents in a Community-Based Program	5
Introduction of Technology to Support Young People’s Care and Mental Health—A Rapid Evidence Review	5
Salutogenesis and the Wellbeing of Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Contribution of Involvement, Resistance Resources, and Loneliness	4
Social Support, Depression, and Anxiety in Female Adolescents: Associations and Profiles	4
Family Factors Associated with Hands-On Play and Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Reducing Psychological Stress of Chinese Adolescents by Mindfulness-Based Intervention: The Mediating Role of Resilience	4
Correction to: A 26-Year Study of Restraint Fatalities Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: A Failure of Organizational Structures and Processes	4
Peer Dislike and Future School Adjustment in Early Adolescence: Recognizing Consequences for both Boys and Girls	4
Center-Based Child Care and Differential Improvements in the Child Development Outcomes of Disadvantaged Children	4
Teacher Perceptions of Preschool Parent Engagement: Causal Effects of a Connection-Focused Intervention	4
Breakfast Club Conundrum: How Adolescent Peer Norms and Ecological Factors Relate with Achievement	4
The Role of Temperamental Characteristics in Growth Rates of Theory of Mind: A Turkish Care Types Study	4
Using Mindfulness Practices to Increase Self-Regulation in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten-Aged Children	4
Thought Problems and Aggression Over Time Among Youth in Foster Care	4
Supporting School Mental Health Providers: Evidence from a Short-Term Telementoring Model	4
High Rates of Anxiety Among Adolescents in a Partial Hospitalization Program	4
Age 4 Predictors of Age 5 Academic Achievement: A Multi-domain Model of Contextual, Parent, and Child Effects	3
Promoting Prescription Drug Safety Skills in School: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Curriculum	3
Agreement Between Parental Reports of Part C Early Intervention Service Utilization and Part C Early Intervention Service Records	3
How Psychosocial Factors Relate to Climate in a Racially Stratified Sample School	3
Assessing Emotional Distress in Adolescents: Psychometrics of the Spanish Version of the Social Emotional Distress Scale-Secondary	3
“I Did a Lot of Good Today”: Child and Youth Care Workers’ Perceptions of Their Work	3
Having Someone to Talk: A Buffer Against Maladaptive Academic Behavior During Adolescence?	3
Transition to Preschool: Paving the Way for Preschool Teacher and Family Relationship-Building	3
Classifying Patterns of Delinquent Behaviours and Experiences of Victimization: A Latent Class Analysis Among Children	3
Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being: The Unique Contribution of Fathers	3
Preliminary Findings of a Home Visiting Program on Stimulating Parenting and Child Vocabulary in a Sample of Economically-Disadvantaged Families	3
Sexual Health Behaviors and Knowledge Among Ugandan Adolescent Girls: Implications for Advancing Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Technology	3
Multiple Determinants of Interaction Quality among Childcare Providers	3
Adolescent Attachment, Affect, and Behavior as Related to Coping Responses to a Psychosocial Stressor	3

Young Children’s Perception of the COVID-19 Home Stay	3
Identifying the Relationship Between Strength of School Social Support and Level of Hope in Children from Low-Income Families	3
“The Good World You Thought Existed does not”: Teachers’ Classroom and Self-Transformation Following Sexual Abuse of Pupils	3
Estimating Home Visit Activities: How Much Observation is Enough?	2
Preschool Children’s Self-regulation and Learning Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Teacher–Child Relationship	2
Dominican, Salvadoran, and Chinese Immigrant Parents’ Reasoning About School Readiness Skills	2
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Anxiety of Adolescents in Québec	2
What is Known About the Role of Friendship in Adolescent Self-Harm? A Review and Thematic Synthesis	2
Children’s Social Interaction in Pre-school Education and Childcare Settings: A Systematic Review	2
The Effect of Audio-Visual Methods on Preoperative Anxiety in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	2
Early Childhood Teachers’ Work Environment, Perceived Personal Stress, and Professional Commitment in South Korea	2
Feeling Uprooted? Examining the Relevance of Homesickness and Fear of Missing Out for Adolescents in a Residential Program	2
Symptoms and Psychological Factors Linked to Anxiety Impairment in Adolescents	2
Relationships Matter: The Protective Role of Teacher and Peer Support in Understanding School Climate for Victimized Youth	2
Correction to: Multiple Determinants of Interaction Quality among Childcare Providers	2
Feeling Better: Experiences and Needs of Adolescents and Professionals Regarding Their Mentoring Relationship in Residential Youth Care	2
Parental Perceptions of Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Argentina	2
With Connection, Less Correction: Gender-Specific Needs of Girls’ Residential Group Climate—A Mixed Method Non-randomized Case-Study	2
The Effectiveness of School-Based Skills-Training Programs Reducing Performance or Social Anxiety: Two Randomized Controlled Trials	2
The Impact of Attachment-Based Parenting Interventions on Externalizing Behaviors in Toddlers and Preschoolers: A Systematic Narrative Review	2
Targeting Caregiver Psychopathology in Parent Management Training for Adolescents: A Scoping Review of Commercially Available Treatment Resources	2
Building Bridges: Primary Care and Mental Health Providers’ Perspectives on a Behavioral Health Collaborative Intervention Among Underserved Populations	2
Crianza Positiva: Combining Group Workshops and E-Messages to Strengthen Parenting Competences	2
Community Attachments are Associated with COVID-19 Public Health Behaviors Among Adolescents in Pakistan	2
Assessing Body Esteem in Adolescents: psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Body Esteem Scale (BESAA-S)	2
Peer Victimization and Risk for Specific Charges Among Detained Youth	2
Exploring the Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Secure Children’s Home Admissions	2
Parental Discipline and Self-Regulation in Children Aged 2 to 5: A Meta-Analysis of Research Conducted From 2000 to 2022	2
Describing the Use of a Mindfulness-Based App for Sleep and Mental Well-Being, Across Age, in Children	2
Perceptions from Newcomer Multilingual Adolescents: Predictors and Experiences of Sense of Belonging in High School	2
Head Start’s impact on long-term School Success: assessing variation across latent classes of Family Risk	1
The SSIS SEL Brief Scales – Student Form: Examining the Structural Validity of a Portuguese Version	1
Associations Among Teacher Identification of Symptomology in the Classroom and Children’s Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology: Potential Influences of Caregiver History of Childhood Maltreatme	1
Postpartum Depression, Complications During Pregnancy, and Offspring Behavior Problems in Early Childhood	1
Varying Experiences of Cyber Victimization among Middle and High School Students	1
Does Anxiety Symptomatology Affect Bullying Behavior in Children and Adolescents with ADHD?	1
Self-Perception Among Children Exposed to Family Violence: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effectiveness of a Strengths-Based Camp Intervention	1
A Qualitative Study of How Adolescents’ Use of Coping Strategies and Support Varies in Line With Their Experiences of Adversity	1
Teachers’ Social Emotional Learning Competencies and Social Justice Teaching Beliefs and Associations with Children’s Prosocial Behavior and Community Engagement	1
Stigma of Suicide’s Effects on Gatekeeping Behaviors Among Families in Mexico	1
Who Declines and Who Improves in Wilderness Therapy?	1
The Forms of Self-Criticising & Self-Reassuring Scale - Short Form for Adolescents: Psychometric Properties in Clinical and Non-Clinical Portuguese Samples	1
Examining the Effectiveness of the Transdiagnostic Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders Delivered to Youth Following Hurricane Harvey	1
The Relations Between Parents’ Beliefs, Parents’ Home Reading Practices, and Their Children’s Literacy Development in Kindergarten	1
Enduring Outcomes of Family-focused Youth Care: A Systematic Review of Child, Parent and Family Functioning After Care and at Follow-up	1
Validation of Positive Youth Development Scale and Implications for Adolescent in Hong Kong Community	1
Attending to Task Demands: Systematic Observation of Parent Directives and Guidance in Varying Situational Contexts	1
Parental Attachment Style and Young Persons’ Adjustment to Bereavement	1
I Just Pulled Myself Together and Realised I had to be Responsible: Adolescents’ Experiences of Having a Friend Who Self-Harms	1
Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Parent–Child Interaction Therapy Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods, Community-Based Comparison in West Virginia	1
Is Youth Mentoring Beneficial for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Users? A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective	1
Self-Reported Concerns among Australian Secondary School Students: Associations with Mental Health and Wellbeing	1
Early Literacy Skills and Later Reading and Writing Performance Across Countries: The Effects of Orthographic Consistency and Preschool Curriculum	1
Trajectories of Learning Attitude Profiles in Korean Middle School Students: Examining Developmental Patterns and the Influence of Parenting	1
The Brief Adolescent Depression Screen: A Brief Screening Tool for Depression and Suicidal Behavior in Inpatient Adolescents	1
All Things Considered: Examining Mentoring Relationships Between White Mentors and Black Youth in Community-Based Youth Mentoring Programs	1
Parent, Teacher, and Youth Reports on Measures of Reactive and Proactive Aggression	1
Measuring Character Strengths and Promoting Positive Youth Development in Zambia: Initial Findings from the GROW Hopes for Life Study	1
Parenting Between the Rules: How the Parents of Young People with Cystic Fibrosis in Canada Navigate Cross-Contamination Restrictions	1
From Helpless Rage to Loving Resistance: Resistance to Othering and Practices of Agency in Mentoring Children of Asylum Seekers in Israel	1
Media Reports of Child Deaths and the Relationship to Foster Care Entries and Exits	1
Using Teacher Prompts to Increase Leadership Skills in Preschool Children	1
A 26-Year Study of Restraint Fatalities Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: A Failure of Organizational Structures and Processes	1
Children’s Emotion Regulation and Subjective Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intergenerational Perspective Among Racially and Economically Minoritized Mother-Child Dyads in the United States	1
Suicides Among Youth and Social Environment: Is There Evidence for Correlation, or Merely Ecological Fallacy?	1
A School for the Poor? A Case Study of an Arab School in Israel Serving the Working Class	1
Bullying and Victimization in Native and Immigrant Very-Low-Income Adolescents in Italy: Disentangling the Roles of Peer Acceptance and Friendship	1
“I’m Often Alone”: An Ethnographic Study of School Loneliness and Bullying in a Swedish Elementary School	1
Adolescents’ Psychoactive Substance Use During the First COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study in Italy	1