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Sibley, Margaret H.; Yeguez, Carlos E. – School Mental Health, 2018
Students with ADHD struggle substantially at the post-secondary transition. Yet, no empirical work identifies school-based intervention targets that specifically prepare graduating students for adjustment to this new phase of life. This study is a preliminary investigation of factors that promote success for students with ADHD during the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Motivation, Self Control, Behavior Problems
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Ronen, Tammie; Wozner, Yochanan – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1995
Describes a cognitive intervention package for increasing self-control and decreasing primary nocturnal enuresis in young children. The package consists of five gradual steps directed toward changing maladaptive habits, helping the child to understand the enuresis process, increase bladder control, develop self-control, and eliminate enuresis.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Developmental Delays
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Lopez, Frederick G.; Wambach, Cathrine A. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
Subjects (N=32) with recurring procrastination problems were assigned to either of two directive interview conditions (paradoxical or self-control) or to a no-interview control condition. Results indicated both directive groups exhibited generally greater improvement over time than controls and that opposing forms of direction promoted different…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Green, Leon – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
Examined effects of self-monitoring alone and self-monitoring plus self-reward on three academic and three related procrastinative behaviors of six academically disadvantaged minority college students. Self-monitoring plus self-reward was effective in producing substantial increases in academic behaviors and grades and in producing decreases in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, College Students
Katzman, Melanie A.; And Others – 1983
Bulimia, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating, may be increasing in frequency. In order to examine and assess: (1) the prevalence of bulimia in a non-clinical sample of college women; (2) the relationship of reports of binge eating to the fulfillment of operationalized Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III (DSM III) criteria for…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, College Students, Diagnostic Tests