Children's perceptions of peers with internalising problems (depression) are under-researched relative to externalising problems¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · reviewr1·q2
Currency · no dated study recorded · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q2 i? Children's perceptions of peers with internalising problems, particularly depression, are neither well researched nor well understood. → ev-background
Evidence¶
Swords 2011¶
Swords, L, Heary, C & Hennessy, E 2011, 'Factors associated with acceptance of peers with mental health problems in childhood and adolescence', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 933-941. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02351.x
q2 · i? · review · r1
A narrative review statement in the article's background motivating the study. The article asserts that perceptions of peers with internalising problems are "neither well researched nor understood"; it offers no systematic evidence for this claim in the supplied text.
"However, children's perceptions of such peers, particularly those with internalising problems, are neither well researched nor understood."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Prior narrative reviews found poor readers at risk for internalising problems, with attention problems raising risk further — related
- Poor readers show a small but significant elevation in depression compared to typical readers (d = 0.23) — related
- Children's reactions to peers with mental health problems are related to the maintenance and outcomes of those problems — related
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Children's perceptions of peers with internalising problems (depression) are under-researched relative to externalising problems |
description |
Children's perceptions of peers with internalising problems (depression) are under-researched relative to externalising problems |
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weak |
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1 — swords-2011 |
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