This study investigated Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Executive Functioning (EF) in people with Coffin-Siris Syndrome (CSS) in the Netherlands. The main research question was wether...Show moreThis study investigated Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Executive Functioning (EF) in people with Coffin-Siris Syndrome (CSS) in the Netherlands. The main research question was wether differences in ADL and EF existed CSS-patients different types of genetic mutations. The differences between the groups of genetic mutations were examined taking into account the intercorrelation of ADL and EF, and the age of the (groups of) patients. In the study, 73 patients with Coffin-Siris Syndrome participated (N=73), divided into 2 groups: one group with the genetic mutation ARID1B and 1 group with other genetic mutations. The study data was obtained through the de Voorbereidende vragenlijst Coffin Siris Syndroom poli. This study revealed that no distinction could be made between different genetic mutations with respect to EF, F(1,26) = .21; p = .652. The same is true for ADL, F(1,31) =1.29; p = .264. On average, the groups with different genetic mutations did not score significantly different from each other to distinguish between them. It was also found that when corrected for age, no distinction could be made between the different genetic mutations. There were no significant influences of age in either EF (p= .478) or ADL (p= .214). When looking at the entire target group of CSS patients, rather than the groups of genetic mutations, the study found that initially there does not appear to be a relationship between EF and ADL, r = .33, p = .053. However, the study does show a significant positive weak relationship between EF and ADL when adjusted for age, r = .35, p = .049. Thus the study did not find sufficient results to imply a distinction between different gene mutations in ADL and EF in clinical practice. However, there does seem to be a relationship between EF and ADL in CSS patients. Research with larger groups of CSS-patients with the ARID1B- and other mutations is necessary in order to reveal potential differences.Show less
Aggressive behavior among children is one of the biggest problems in the Netherlands, because of the possible long-term consequences for child and society. At the same time, raising children to...Show moreAggressive behavior among children is one of the biggest problems in the Netherlands, because of the possible long-term consequences for child and society. At the same time, raising children to successfully participate in society can be quite a challenge for future mothers. This is why the main focus of the current research was to examine the relationship of two parental factors: parental self-efficacy and social support, and the child factor: the degree of aggression in children. The participants of this study were 204 future mothers (M age= 22.54 years, SD= 2.25) and their children (M age= 20.25 months, SD= 1.67). The future mothers filled in two questionnaires about their perceived social support and their parental self-efficacy. Once their child was aged 20 months, the mother filled in a questionnaire about the degree of aggression observed in their children. The results show that parental self-efficacy, in contrary to social support, is an important predictor for aggression in children aged 20 months. The perceived social support is not, separate or combined with parental self-efficacy, a predictor for aggression. This concludes the importance of supporting future mothers in their route to parenthood. It will be of great importance to increase the parental self-efficacy and through that contribute to the well-being of mothers, children and society. Future research could help this goal by examining the effectiveness of a variety of intervention on the parental self-efficacy.Show less
