Abstracts for the 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ICCAP 2023), Kuching, Sarawak (on Borneo Island), August 7 – 9, 2023.

This document provides abstracts from the 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ICCAP 2023) held in Kuching, Sarawak. The abstracts cover a range of topics related to child and adolescent development, including sleeping problems, obesity, scales development, mood, physical activity, sleep quality, children's perception of sleep and sleep habits, high energy-dense food intake, parenting style, child temperament, stressful life events, callous-unemotional traits, and multicomponent interventions in childhood obesity prevention. The abstracts offer valuable insights into research conducted in these areas and emphasize the importance of understanding and addressing these issues for the well-being of children and adolescents. Several studies conducted in Malaysia are highlighted, including interventions to improve energy-balance behaviors in kindergarten children, the relationship between body image and weight status in university students, and interventions to improve mental well-being and weight loss in obese adolescents. Other studies explore the impact of food insecurity on dietary habits and mental health, the development of screening tools for child mental health problems, the measurement of children's emotional responses, and the comparison of developmental outcomes between children with typical development and developmental disabilities. Additionally, the administration of vocabulary tests to Malaysian school-age children is discussed. Overall, these abstracts provide valuable information for researchers and practitioners interested in child and adolescent development. [Extracted from the article]