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Direct linkJackson, Aurora P.; Choi, Jeong-Kyun; Bentler, Peter M. – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This short-term longitudinal study investigates whether maternal educational attainment, maternal employment status, and family income affect African American children's behavioral and cognitive functioning over time through their impacts on mothers' psychological functioning and parenting efficacy in a sample of 100 poor and near-poor single…
Descriptors: African American Children, Behavior Problems, Employment Level, Mothers
Cluphf, David J.; Lox, Curt L. – Assessment Update, 2009
The purpose of this study was to use journal feedback from student teachers to understand and document how well the Physical Education-Teacher Education (PETE) program prepares teacher candidates in relation to the three primary goals of the PETE program. Analysis of the journals revealed areas of merit and concern for the PETE faculty. The most…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes
Shih, Josephine H.; Abela, John R. Z.; Starrs, Claire – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2009
Stress generation is a process in which individuals, through their depressive symptoms, personal characteristics, and/or behaviors, contribute to the occurrence of stressful life events. While this process has been well documented in adults, few studies have examined it in children. The present study examines whether cognitive and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Interpersonal Relationship, Predictor Variables
Escalon, Ximena Dominguez; Greenfield, Daryl – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This study examined the relationships between behavior problems, learning behaviors, and educational outcomes for at-risk preschool children. A sample of Head Start children (N = 196) was selected in the southeast United States. Behavior problems were assessed using the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (LeBuffe & Naglieri, 1999) and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children
Preciado, Jorge A.; Horner, Robert H.; Baker, Scott K. – Journal of Special Education, 2009
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a function-based intervention to improve behavior and reading outcomes for Latino English language learners (ELLs). The participants, four Latino ELLs in an elementary school general education setting, were directly observed over a 14-week period. Functional behavioral assessment via teacher interviews and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, English (Second Language)
Niccols, Alison – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Controlling, uninvolved, and rejecting parenting in early childhood are strong predictors of later disruptive behavior disorders. However, there have been no evaluations of non-targeted groups for parents of very young children, despite their potential advantages. Methods: We randomly assigned 79 mothers of 12- to 36-month-olds to an…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Toddlers
Boislard P., Marie-Aude; Poulin, Francois; Kiesner, Jeff; Dishion, Thomas J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
In this study, two longitudinal models of early adolescent risky sexual behaviors (RSB) were compared using a pooled sample of 267 Canadian and Italian adolescents (55% females; 53% Canadians) assessed yearly from grade 8 to 10. We focused on parenting practices (monitoring, control, limit setting), adolescent problem behaviors (antisocial…
Descriptors: Socialization, Structural Equation Models, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Parenting Styles
Piasecki, Thomas M.; Hufford, Michael R.; Solhan, Marika; Trull, Timothy J. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Increasingly, mobile technologies are used to gather diary data in basic research and clinical studies. This article considers issues relevant to the integration of electronic diary (ED) methods in clinical assessment. EDs can be used to gather rich information regarding clients' day-to-day experiences, aiding diagnosis, treatment planning,…
Descriptors: Computers, Diaries, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
Rescorla, Leslie; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ivanova, Masha Y.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Broberg, Anders; Dobrean, Anca; Dopfner, Manfred; Erol, Nese; Forns, Maria; Hannesdottir, Helga; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Novik, Torunn S.; Oh, Kyung-Ja; Roussos, Alexandra; Sawyer, Michael; Simsek, Zeynep; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Weintraub, Sheila; Metzke, Christa Winkler; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zilber, Nelly; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
In this study, the authors compared ratings of behavioral and emotional problems and positive qualities on the Youth Self-Report (T. M. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2001) by adolescents in general population samples from 24 countries (N = 27,206). For problem scales, country effect sizes (ESs) ranged from 3% to 9%, whereas those for gender and age…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Adolescents, Effect Size, Emotional Problems
Brown, Thomas E. – Educational Leadership, 2007
A recent study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimated that approximately 7.8 percent of U.S. children ages 4-17 are currently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For decades, most educators, physicians, psychologists, and parents have thought of ADD/ADHD as…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Physicians, Disease Control, Behavior Problems
Murphy, Kelly A.; Theodore, Lea A.; Aloiso, Danielle; Alric-Edwards, Jolie M.; Hughes, Tammy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
Children exhibiting challenging and disruptive behaviors can require teachers to spend a substantial amount of time on classroom management. Disruptive behaviors in the classroom impact the learning process by taking time away from academic instruction. Further, preschoolers who are disruptive are more likely to continue displaying problematic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children, Classroom Techniques
Stacks, Ann M. – School Psychology International, 2007
This study examines the relationship between disorganized attachment representations, defensive dysregulation in preschool children's doll play story narratives and child externalizing behaviour. Preschool children (n = 53) participated in the George and Solomon (1990, 1996, 2000) "Six-Year Attachment Doll Play Procedure" and their mothers…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Problems
Phelps, Brady J. – Behavior Analyst, 2007
Any instructor of behavior analysis is no doubt aware that neuroscience, characterized by a cognitive-mentalistic approach, has substantial influence in behavioral science. As a counterpoint, behavior analysis can raise timely questions and promote critical thinking, as did Skinner (1977) in his critical analysis of cognitive psychology. Keenan…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Psychologists, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Sciences
Huang, Jiun-Hau; Jacobs, Durand F.; Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Gupta, Rina; Paskus, Thomas S. – Journal of American College Health, 2007
Objective: The authors examined the national prevalence of gambling problems and sports wagering among US college student-athletes. Participants: A national sample of 20,739 student-athletes participated in the study. Methods: The authors used data from the first national survey of gambling among college athletes, conducted by the National…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Incidence, Athletes, College Students
Download full textCipani, Ennio; Golden, Jeannie A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2007
In this paper, a behavioral case formulation is contrasted with traditional mental health formulations about children presenting severe behavior problems. It appears to be the conventional wisdom of today that sending children with severe problem behaviors to "counseling" or "therapy" is the best method for changing these behaviors. This belief…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Mental Health, Children
