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Direct linkJing, Mengguo; Li, Hui – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study examined the developmental trend of pretend play behaviour and the effect of partner's gender in Singaporean preschoolers. Peer dyadic play among 70 children, ranging in age from three to five years, was observed in a standardised toy play context. Videotaped recordings of the play were analysed using two scales--the Smilansky Scale for…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Play, Preschool Children, Gender Differences
Leung, Cynthia; Tsang, Sandra; Kwan, H. W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: This study examined the efficacy of Hands-On Parent Empowerment-20 (HOPE-20) program. Methods: Eligible participants were parents residing in Hong Kong with target children aged 2 years attending nursery schools. Cluster randomized control trial was adopted, with 10 schools (110 participants) assigned to intervention group and 8 schools…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Randomized Controlled Trials, Empowerment
Seçer, Zarife; Gülay Ogelman, Hülya; Önder, Alev – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The objective of this study is to reveal whether the peer relationships of preschool children who are determined to be obese, based on their body mass index (BMI), differentiate or not. The study was conducted within the frame of a relational survey model. A total of 114 five- to six-year-old children (57 normal-weight children and 57 obese…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Obesity, Body Weight, Aggression
Sofronoff, Kate; Silva, Jenni; Beaumont, Renae – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This study evaluated a parent-delivered social and emotional skills intervention--the Secret Agent Society (SAS) for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HF-ASD). The study was a pre-post follow-up design with an 8-week baseline period and 6-week follow-up period. Participants were 38 parents and 41 children recruited from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Development
Knowlden, Adam P.; Sharma, Manoj; Cottrell, Randall R.; Wilson, Bradley R. A.; Johnson, Marcus Lee – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Background. The family and home environment is an influential antecedent of childhood obesity. The purpose of this study was to pilot test The Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention; a newly developed, theory-based, online program for prevention of childhood…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Mothers, Young Children
Denham, Susanne A.; Bassett, Hideko Hamada; Way, Erin; Kalb, Sara; Warren-Khot, Heather; Zinsser, Katherine – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
Young children's social information processing (SIP) encompasses a series of steps by which they make sense of encounters with other persons; cognitive and emotional aspects of SIP often predict adjustment in school settings. More attention is needed, however, to the development of preschoolers' SIP and its potential foundations. To this end, a…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Child Behavior
Knowlden, Adam; Sharma, Manoj – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention at 1-year, postintervention follow-up. Method: A mixed between-within subjects design was used to evaluate the trial. Independent variables included a…
Descriptors: Prevention, Obesity, Health Behavior, Child Behavior
Collins, Brian Andrew; O'Connor, Erin Eileen; Supplee, Lauren; Shaw, Daniel S. – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The authors identified trajectories of teacher-child relationship conflict and closeness from Grades 1 to 6, and associations between these trajectories and externalizing and internalizing behaviors at 11 years old among low-income, urban boys (N = 262). There were three main findings. Nagin cluster analyses indicated five trajectories for…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Elementary School Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Urban Youth
Krebs, Georgina; Bolhuis, Koen; Heyman, Isobel; Mataix-Cols, David; Turner, Cynthia; Stringaris, Argyris – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Temper outbursts in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are a common source of concern, but remain poorly understood. This study examined a set of hypotheses related to: (a) the prevalence of temper outbursts in paediatric OCD, (b) the associations of temper outbursts with OCD severity and depressive symptoms; and (c) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Efstratopoulou, Maria; Janssen, Rianne; Simons, Johan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The study was designed to investigate the discriminant validity of the Motor Behavior Checklist (MBC) for distinguishing four group of children independently classified with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, (ADHD; N = 22), Conduct Disorder (CD; N = 17), Learning Disabilities (LD; N = 24) and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD; N = 20).…
Descriptors: Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders, Autism
Fujiwara, Takeo; Kato, Noriko; Sanders, Matthew R. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a group-based family intervention program known as the Group Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), with families in Japan. Reductions in children's behavioral problems, changes in dysfunctional parenting practices, and affects on parenting adjustment were examined. Participants of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; Gruber, Gabrielle; Howell, Kathryn H.; Girz, Laura – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: To evaluate the social and emotional adjustment of 219 children in families with varying levels of intimate partner violence (IPV) using a model of risk and protection. To explore factors that differentiate children with poor adjustment from those with resilience. Methodology: Mothers who experienced IPV in the past year and their…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Family Violence, Mothers, Mental Health
Bitsika, V.; Sharpley, C. F.; Orapeleng, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes symptoms that vary in severity and frequency between children. Consequently, multiple psychometric assessment procedures are recommended to detect an ASD, including scales which asses the presence and nature of ASD-related behaviour. However, to date, few studies have examined the relative and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Autism, Intelligence Tests
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
