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Do Antenatal and Postnatal Parental Psychological Distress, and Recognized Need of Help Predict Preadolescent's Psychiatric Symptoms? The Finnish Family Competence Cohort Study
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Pihlakoski, Leena; Sourander, Andre; Aromaa, Minna; Ronning, John A.; Rautava, Paivi; Helenius, Hans; Sillanpaa, Matti – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
In a prospective population-based study, mothers and fathers of 1,247 children reported their physical and mental health during pregnancy, after delivery, within the child's first 18 months of life, and at 12 years. Additionally, maternal health clinic nurses rated parents' well-being and perceived need for support. At age 12, child outcomes were…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Well Being, Depression (Psychology), Mothers
Mothers' and Fathers' Work Hours, Child Gender, and Behavior in Middle Childhood
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Johnson, Sarah; Li, Jianghong; Kendall, Garth; Strazdins, Lyndall; Jacoby, Peter – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2013
This study examined the association between typical parental work hours (including nonemployed parents) and children's behavior in two-parent heterosexual families. Child behavior was measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at ages 5, 8, and 10 in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study ("N" = 4,201 child-year…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Family Work Relationship, Employed Parents, Foreign Countries
Considerations for Establishing a Multi-Tiered Problem-Solving Model for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Emotional-Behavioral Disorders
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Magyar, Caroline I.; Pandolfi, Vincent – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) present unique programming challenges to school personnel because of the wide variability of clinical symptoms and the high rates of emotional and/or behavior disorders (EBD) that can affect learning outcomes. Currently, there is little empirically based guidance to assist in determining the support…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, School Personnel
Outcomes and Stages of Child-Centered Play Therapy for a Child with Highly Disruptive Behavior Driven by Self-Concept Issues
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Cochran, Jeff L.; Cochran, Nancy H.; Fuss, Angela; Nordling, William J. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2010
Children with highly disruptive behavior present problems for their peers and are often a heavy burden to the schools, teachers, counselors, and other adults who care for them. Without successful intervention, such children certainly face lives of high risk, emotional pain, and ever-increasing difficulty; from a humanistic perspective, such an…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Play, Self Efficacy, Child Behavior
Observing Students in Classroom Settings: A Review of Seven Coding Schemes
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Volpe, Robert J.; DiPerna, James C.; Hintze, John M.; Shapiro, Edward S. – School Psychology Review, 2005
A variety of coding schemes are available for direct observational assessment of student classroom behavior. These instruments have been used for a number of assessment tasks including screening children in need of further evaluation for emotional and behavior problems, diagnostic assessment of emotional and behavior problems, assessment of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Psychometrics, Student Evaluation
Assessment of Young Children Using the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA)
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Rescorla, Leslie A. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2005
After providing a brief review of three other approaches to assessment of preschool children (DSM-IV diagnoses, "Zero to Three" diagnoses, and temperament scales), this paper focuses on the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA). The empirically based assessment paradigm provides user-friendly, cost-effective, reliable,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Problems, Preschool Children, Child Behavior