Utilizes fathers (N=3) and their developmentally disabled children, who ranged in age from 2 years 10 months to 4 years 5 months, to explore the impact of parent training. Also examines child compliance and inappropriate behaviors. Parent training resulted in desirable changes on a range of target behaviors. Discusses implications of the findings.…

Many psychologists assert that boys are in dire straits in U.S. society, but in fact, there is no evidence of an emotional or behavioral epidemic for either sex. If there is any truth to the claim that boys are in trouble, it results from practices that foster aggression. It is a mistake to regard either gender as "fragile." (SLD)

This paper reports on a six-month continuation treatment with naltrexone of six children with autism, previously found to be responsive to naltrexone in a four-week trial. Results indicated the moderate hyperactivity-reducing effect of naltrexone was maintained during the six-month continuation treatment but no additional gains in the domains of…

Presents a method for examining the Targeted Dysfunctional Behavior (TDB) cycle to help therapists and clients identify many possibilities for bringing about change, especially in the beginning of treatment. Theoretical rationale, stages of the cycle, and model are described with examples. The TDB cycle is outlined. (Author/EMK)

Reviews recent studies with respect to two causal relationships between reading disabilities and behavior problems: behavior problems lead to reading difficulties, and reading difficulties cause behavior problems. Suggests an underlying factor of early language difficulties for both reading disabilities and behavior patterns. (SLD)

Study assesses the recent rate of cigarette smoking and examines the association of cigarette smoking with individual factors and problem behaviors among middle school students (N=323) in Beijing, China. Results confirm that the prevalence of cigarette smoking among Chinese adolescents is higher among males, increases with advancing age, and is…

Presents three basic tenets of what form the foundation of an effective behavior management system to help beginning teachers at any level, particularly middle school. They include: always listening to the student's side of the story; being consistent in discipline; and knowing when to go higher (e.g., sending the student to the office). (SM)

Investigated the relationships between achievement strategies used in school by 1,185 adolescents and their self-esteem, school adjustment, and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Results from several measures and parents' assessments suggest that the achievement strategies adolescents use are reflected not only in school adjustment…

Investigates effects of therapeutic storytelling and behavioral parent training in treating four clinic-referred, noncomplaint males. In condition I, one therapeutic storytelling session was followed by one behavioral parent training session. In condition II, the sequence was reversed. Results indicate that both treatments decreased frequency and…

Examined the classification agreement of risk status across alternative behavior rating methods for 80 preschool children and their teachers and studied target behavior selection. Compared the Social Skills Rating System (F. Gresham and S. Elliott, 1990) to a structured teacher interview. Overall, classification agreement in each comparison was…

Examines teachers' (N=200) perceptions of school behavior problems and preferred classroom management actions. Results show that internal student-related attributions were those most frequently adopted by the teachers, even though teachers' explanations varied significantly across school problems. Misbehavior-related attributions were…

Provides information about correlates of disruptive behaviors among nursing home residents with dementia. Observation of a wide range of behaviors (N=45) across 11 months were analyzed. Findings suggest that cognitive status, but not health variables, predicts disruptive behavior among nursing home residents with dementia. (Author/MKA)

To increase the signal-to-noise ratio in a kindergarten classroom, the application of soundfield amplification was experimentally controlled and observations of appropriate and inappropriate student behavior recorded before, during, and after soundfield treatment. An increase in appropriate behavior was found when the soundfield application was on…

Compares traditional spelling instruction and a Copy, Cover, and Compare instruction technique for the spelling accuracy of an adolescent diagnosed with a conduct disorder, Results show that although both spelling methods are effective in increasing spelling accuracy, the Copy, Cover, and Compare approach produced higher levels of accuracy.…

Primary caregivers of 82 children exhibiting behavior problems were categorized into three family types: grandparent, single-parent, or two-parent. Results show that although all caregivers reported significant levels of behavior problems in their children, parents from both single and two-parent families reported higher levels of parental stress…