This study examined relationships among eight teacher-reported problem behavior syndromes and standardized measures of academic achievement among 58 adolescents in an alternative school. Analysis suggested association between attention problems and academic achievement was primarily due to inattention component of the syndrome rather than the…

Examined stability of gang membership in early adolescence, concurrent behaviors, family characteristics, friendships, and school attitudes of stable and unstable gang and nongang members. Found that stable gang members, compared to nongang members, had higher teacher ratings of fighting behavior, hyperactivity, inattention and oppositional…

The article describes the physical and programmatic features of early childhood special education classrooms with emphasis on how these features work together to promote engagement and prevent behavior problems. Suggestions are offered to help teachers discriminate problems that require environmental reorganization from problems that are better…

Developed the Toddler Behavior Checklist (TBC) using parental reports of the frequencies of 103 patterns of behavior in children from 9 to 48 months old. Five scales were derived from factor analysis: Oppositional, Immaturity, Emotional Instability, Physical Aggression, and Shyness. Four scales demonstrated excellent reliability; reliability of…

The study found significant improvements in behavior when a profoundly mentally retarded blind subject was reinforced with music. The young woman also discriminated among different types of music, and behavior rates varied accordingly. (Author/DB)

Young adolescents (N=178) reported their perceptions of interparental conflict, while their mothers and fathers completed a self-report measure of their conflict. Results indicated that both parental report (particularly maternal) and adolescent perception of interparental conflict were significantly related to teacher assessment of adolescent…

A behavior analytic methodology for linking assessment and intervention for aberrant classroom behavior is presented. It assists the behavioral consultant and teacher in evaluating environmental variables supporting undesirable behavior structurally, functionally, or by some combination. A case study of a severely mentally retarded girl is…

The article summarizes 12 group sessions intended to decrease inappropriate behavior and increase the self-esteem of 10-12 learning-disabled seventh and eighth graders. Art projects culminating in a group mural were a prominent part of the group activities. (DB)

Three methods used in applied behavioral analysis research and appropriate for conducting a functional assessment of problem behavior in persons with mental retardation are described. They are informant assessment (e.g., behavioral interviews, rating scales, and questionnaires), direct observation assessment, and experimental analysis. (Author/DB)

Insecurely attached boys were less liked by peers and teachers; were perceived as more aggressive by classmates; and were rated by teachers as less competent and as having more behavior problems than were secure boys. No such association emerged for girls. Participants were 89 children assessed before and after they entered first grade and their…

Examined stressful events in lives of 309 10 to 15 year olds and stressful events and psychological symptoms reported by their parents. Findings suggest that young adolescents' stressful life experiences as well as their parents' stressful events and psychological symptoms are factors associated with increases in adolescent emotional/behavioral…

A theory-based causal model of disciplinary offender status was constructed and tested on a random sample of 348 student offenders and 348 nonoffenders at a large university. The model identified types of student involvement on campus that may be predictors of disciplinary status. (TE)

The study compared the behavioral ratings of regular classroom and special education teachers of the problem behavior and adaptive functioning of 31 adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. Results are discussed in terms of the literature on teacher tolerance of problem behavior and the effects of classroom setting upon teacher judgments.…

Reports the opinions of 101 rural Arizona teachers on (1) the effectiveness of various classroom strategies used with hyperactive students; (2) the helpfulness of advice given by other professionals and parents about handling such students; and (3) the adequacy of preservice training in needed skills. Contains 11 references. (SV)

Academic, intellectual, and behavioral correlates of sociometric status among elementary-age children with learning disabilities (LD) were investigated. Peer rejection was unrelated to IQ or achievement scores but was related to LD children's social status, acting out, and withdrawn behaviors. Teachers rated rejected LD children as more…