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Adams, Nichole L.; Tsytsarev, Sergei V.; Meller, Paul J. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2009
The extent to which both traumatic life experiences and resiliency factors contributed to gang-involved delinquent behavior in adolescent males was investigated. Results indicated that the juvenile delinquent residential treatment setting participants had significantly higher levels of both Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Experience, Resilience (Psychology), Juvenile Gangs
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Reddy, Linda A.; Pfeiffer, Steven I.; Files-Hall, Tara M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The present study was designed to investigate the discriminant validity of the Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Pfeiffer, 1994) in relation to a widely used behavior rating scale, the Teacher Report Form (TRF; Achenbach, 1991), in children and adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED). A matched sample of 148…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Adolescents