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The Effects of Parental Psychopathology and Maltreatment on Child Behavior: A Test of the Dianthesis-Stress Model.
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Walker, Elaine; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Examined effects of parental psychopathology and maltreatment on behavior of 102 children with mean ages of 9.75 years. Parental psychiatric status and maltreatment interacted significantly, so that offspring of schizophrenic parents from maltreating families showed increases in externalized behavior problems over time. (RJC)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Development
Paths of Effects of Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Attainment and Delinquency: A Confirmatory Analysis of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
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Reynolds, Arthur J.; Ou, Suh-Ruu; Topitzes, James W. – Child Development, 2004
This study investigated the contributions of 5 mechanisms to the effects of preschool participation in the Child-Parent Centers for 1,404 low-income children in the Chicago Longitudinal Study. Based on a matched-group design, preschool participation was associated with significantly higher rates of educational attainment and lower rates of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Literacy, Grade Repetition, Educational Attainment
Referring and Reporting Research Participants at Risk: Views from Urban Adolescents.
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Fisher, Celia B.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined how 147 urban youth evaluated three reporting options available to investigators when a research participant tells them that they are involved in or the victims of behaviors that present different developmental risks. Confidentiality was viewed favorably for risk behaviors of low perceived severity or for which the consequences of adult…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons