Compared black (N=614) and white (N=1,162) children on the Behavior Problem Checklist. Blacks were judged to have a greater frequency of behavior disorders than whites. A number of interactions of race with other variables were found, and their meanings are discussed. (Author)

Results indicated that, compared to children from intact homes, those living with mothers only had more problems on all scales; those with fathers only, more socialized delinquency; those with mothers and stepfathers, more conduct problems and socialized delinquency; and those with fathers and stepmothers, more conduct problems. (Author)

Compares Behavior Problem Checklist ratings of the parents and teachers of 57 children in counseling and 1,300 children not in counseling. Subjects were from six elementary and two middle schools in a surburban district. (CM)

A replication of earlier research, this study investigates the relationship between moral reasoning and classroom conduct. According to Kohlberg (1978), children who reason at preconventional levels (Stages 1 and 2) would be likely to disrupt a classroom, while children who reason at the conventional levels (Stages 3 and 4) should cause less…