Research on child and adolescent psychopathology

01 20 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01504-4

Effectiveness and Influencing Factors of Drama-Based Interventions for Social Skills in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

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Kangjie Geng, Yuhan He

02 20 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01514-2

Children’s Cognitive Abilities Moderate Parent/Teacher Agreement on Internalizing and Externalizing Psychopathology

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Katherine All, Caden J. Carter, Melica Kemanian Leites et al.

Multi-informant assessment (typically parents and teachers) is a gold-standard process used to inform diagnosis and tailor treatment in children, but multi-informant agreement is notoriously low. Children’s cognitive abilities might part...

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03 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01512-4

To Collapse or not to Collapse Multiple Measures of the Same Psychological Construct: A Demonstration Across 14 Independent Studies of Autistic and Non-Autistic Children

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Erin Reckner, Naveen Thourani, Drew Parker et al.

Large data repositories provide a valuable opportunity to combine multiple independent studies, creating large samples that can address questions not achievable within a single study. However, independent studies often use different inst...

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04 14 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01513-3

Low Caregiver-Child Positive Escalation in Childhood Predicts Late Adolescent BPD

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Charlie Huntington, Kirsten Gilbert, Alecia C. Vogel et al.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are highly comorbid, yet little is known about developmental family processes that distinguish between individuals who will go on to develop MDD versus BPD. Using ...

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05 3 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01509-z

Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: Changes in Severity, Comorbid Conditions, and Impairment from Childhood to Adolescence

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Susan D. Mayes, Mara Villalongo Andino, Daniel A. Waschbusch

06 3 October 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01511-5

Joint Developmental Trajectories of Irritability and Executive Function: Associations with Time-varying Psychopathological Problems among Chinese Adolescents

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Yunqing Ma, Xinyu Zhao, Fan Fan et al.

07 28 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01508-0

Symptom Networks, Developmental Pathways, and Intervention Evidence for Co-occurring Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review

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Rui Hu, Xuanyuan Chen

08 23 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01510-6

ADHD Symptoms in Parents of Children With or Without ADHD: Prospective Association With Children’s Quality of Life and Emotional and Conduct Problems (EPINED Cohort)

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Fátima El-Bouhali-Abdellaoui, Núria Voltas, Paula Morales-Hidalgo et al.

ADHD symptoms are frequently reported in parents of children with ADHD, however, their prevalence and association with children’s mental health and quality of life (QoL) remain poorly understood. This study examines parental ADHD symptom...

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09 17 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01507-1

Observed Maternal Positive Affect Responsivity Prospectively Predicts Lower Internalizing Problems in Toddlers of Mothers With Depression: A Dynamic Systems Analysis

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Julianne M. Griffith, Benjamin Harrington, Lindsay Taraban et al.

10 16 September 2026

DOI 10.1007/s10802-026-01500-8

Network Architecture of Anxiety-Related Distress in 346,677 Chinese Youth: Divergence by Educational Track and Developmental Stage

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Youzhi Song, Ning Hao, Yewei Tang et al.