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Direct linkPluess, Michael; Belsky, Jay – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Research on differential susceptibility to rearing suggests that infants with difficult temperaments are disproportionately affected by parenting and child care quality, but a major U.S. child care study raises questions as to whether quality of care influences social adjustment. One thousand three hundred sixty-four American children from…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Personality Traits, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Weiss, Bahr; Tram, Jane M.; Weisz, John R.; Rescorla, Leslie; Achenbach, Thomas M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Individuals react in a variety of ways when experiencing environmental challenges exceeding their capacity to cope adaptively. Some researchers have suggested that Asian populations tend to react to excessive stress with somatic symptoms, whereas Western populations tend to respond more with affective or depressive symptoms. Other researchers,…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Referral, Researchers
Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Broberg, Anders G.; Dobrean, Anca; Dopfner, Manfred; Erol, Nese; Forns, Maria; Hannesdottir, Helga; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Novik, Torunn; Oh, Kyung Ja; Roussos, Alexandra; Sawyer, Michael; Simsek, Zeynep; Steinhausen, Hans- Christoph; Weintraub, Sheila; Winkler Metzke, Christa; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zilber, Nelly; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
As a basis for theories of psychopathology, clinical psychology and related disciplines need sound taxonomies that are generalizable across diverse populations. To test the generalizability of a statistically derived 8-syndrome taxonomic model for youth psychopathology, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed on the Youth Self-Report…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Check Lists, Age
Owen, Daniela J.; Slep, Amy M. Smith; Heyman, Richard E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Noncompliance is a primary reason parents seek services for their young children. Research on socialization suggests that warning children about consequences is associated with greater compliance. In the current study, we test whether promised consequences (i.e., promises of parental responses to subsequent child behavior), compared with…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Behavior, Compliance (Psychology), Mothers
Fivush, Robyn; Marin, Kelly; McWilliams, Kelly; Bohanek, Jennifer G. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2009
Family reminiscing is a critical part of family interaction related to child outcome. In this study, we extended previous research by examining both mothers and fathers, in two-parent racially diverse middle-class families, reminiscing with their 9- to 12-year-old children about both the facts and the emotional aspects of shared positive and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Family Relationship, Memory, Middle Class
Callender, Kevin A.; Olson, Sheryl L.; Kerr, David C. R.; Sameroff, Arnold J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
The central goal of this longitudinal study was to develop a laboratory-based index of children's covert cheating behavior that distinguished normative rule violations from those that signal risk for antisocial behavior. Participants (N = 215 children) were drawn from a community population and oversampled for externalizing behavior problems…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Behavior Problems, Cheating, Mothers
Mikami, Amori Yee; Szwedo, David E.; Allen, Joseph P.; Evans, Meredyth A.; Hare, Amanda L. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examined online communication on social networking web pages in a longitudinal sample of 92 youths (39 male, 53 female). Participants' social and behavioral adjustment was assessed when they were ages 13-14 years and again at ages 20-22 years. At ages 20-22 years, participants' social networking website use and indicators of friendship…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Friendship, Young Adults, Internet
Peer reviewedAchenbach, Thomas M.; Edelbrock, Craig S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Reports construction of editions of the child behavior profile for boys aged 12-16 and girls aged 6-11 and 12-16 years, as well as reliability and stability findings, comparisons between normal children and those referred for mental health services, and comparisons with findings for 6- to 11-year-old boys. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
Pittman, Laura D.; Boswell, Michelle K. – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
Little is known about how grandmothers may influence children's development, although they may frequently assist parents in the raising of their children, especially among low-income families. Data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study were used to explore how preschoolers function academically and psychologically over time…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Grandparents
Peer reviewedMarsh, Diane T.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1985
Four groups of raters (clinical psychologists, school psychologists, teachers, and parents) evaluated the psychological importance of items on the Child Behavior Checklist. Results suggested that role groups could be differentiated on the basis of ratings. Findings included role group differences, gender differences, age differences, and parental…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Parent Attitudes
Kiluk, Brian D.; Weden, Sarah; Culotta, Vincent P. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: Few studies have examined the psychological benefits of physical activity in children with ADHD who may be at higher risk for mood and anxiety problems. This study explores the relationship between participation in physical activity and emotional functioning in children with ADHD. Method: Scores on parent-reported measures of mood and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Jaser, Sarah S.; Fear, Jessica M.; Reeslund, Kristen L.; Champion, Jennifer E.; Reising, Michelle M.; Compas, Bruce E. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study examined maternal sadness and adolescents' responses to stress in the offspring (n = 72) of mothers with and without a history of depression. Mothers with a history of depression reported higher levels of current depressive symptoms and exhibited greater sadness during interactions with their adolescent children (ages 11-14) than…
Descriptors: Mothers, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence
Graetz, Brian W.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Baghurst, Peter; Ettridge, Kerry – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Objective: To examine whether ADHD gender patterns with respect to social-demographic characteristics, comorbidity, and impairment vary as a function of service use for emotional or behavioral problems. Method: Two hundred and seventy-nine males and 119 females meeting ADHD symptom criteria identified in a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Social Influences
Mitchell, Stephanie J.; Lewin, Amy; Joseph, Jill G. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
The prevalence of children's violence exposure, particularly among ethnic minorities living in urban areas, is troubling. Gender differences in the rates and effects of violence exposure on behavior have been found for older children, and the current study extends this research to preschool-age children. We draw on data collected from a sample of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Urban Areas, Gender Differences
Peer reviewedAchenbach, Thomas M.; Edelbrock, Craig S. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1981
Provides data on behavioral problems and competencies, identifies differences related to demographic variables, and compares normal children and those referred for professional help. Parents' responses to Child Behavior Checklist items reveal significant differences in socioeconomic status, children's age and referral status. Behavioral problems…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Check Lists
