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Jackson, Jerrold M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Purpose: To examine the influence of caregiver stress on attendance among urban families involved in a multiple family group (MFG) intervention, as well as pre/post changes in childhood behavioral difficulties, caregiver stress, caregiver depressive symptoms, caregiver coping by substance use, and caregiver motivation to change. Methods:…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Caregivers, Urban Population, Group Therapy
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Patel, Sita G.; Barrera, Alinne Z.; Strambler, Michael J.; Muñoz, Ricardo F.; Macciomei, Erynn – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2016
This study compares life stressors and school outcomes among newcomer immigrant adolescents from Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean. Participants attended a predominantly low-income, urban international public high school in the northeast. The Latina/o students were exposed to more life stressors and had lower attendance and achievement than…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Immigrants, Adolescents, Stress Variables
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Chen, Greg – Journal of School Violence, 2007
The study develops a school safety and student achievement model, incorporating the concepts of student background, school structure, school culture, school disorder, and student academic achievement, and fits it to 613 elementary schools in New York City, using Structural Equations Modeling technique. The model fits the data well based on both…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Elementary Schools, School Culture, School Safety