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The Hierarchical Factor Model of ADHD: Invariant across Age and National Groupings?
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Toplak, Maggie E.; Sorge, Geoff B.; Flora, David B.; Chen, Wai; Banaschewski, Tobias; Buitelaar, Jan; Ebstein, Richard; Eisenberg, Jacques; Franke, Barbara; Gill, Michael; Miranda, Ana; Oades, Robert D.; Roeyers, Herbert; Rothenberger, Aribert; Sergeant, Joseph; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Thompson, Margaret; Tannock, Rosemary; Asherson, Philip; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To examine the factor structure of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a clinical sample of 1,373 children and adolescents with ADHD and their 1,772 unselected siblings recruited from different countries across a large age range. Hierarchical and correlated factor analytic models were compared separately in the ADHD and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Siblings, Factor Structure, Adolescents
Frameworks for Understanding Challenging Behaviour in Out-of-Home Care
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McLean, Sara; Kettler, Lisa; Delfabbro, Paul; Riggs, Damien – Clinical Psychologist, 2012
Background: Challenging and disruptive behaviour is commonly reported among children placed in the out-of-home care sector. Little is known about how stakeholders in this sector understand or manage challenging behaviour. Method: Ninety-two stakeholders in the South Australian out-of-home care sector were interviewed about their approach to…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Health Workers, Interviews, Foster Care
Stability of Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Factors and Their Relation to General Mental Health Problems in Children: A Longitudinal Study
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Nygaard, Egil; Jensen, Tine K.; Dyb, Grete – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
The aim of this study was to evaluate the structure of posttraumatic stress reaction factors and their relation to general mental health problems in Norwegian children exposed to the tsunami on December 26, 2004. A total of 133 children and adolescents (ages 6-17) were interviewed 10 months posttsunami using the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index, and 104…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries
Say the Word Islam: School Counselors and Muslim Children
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Saleem, Daa'iyah; Rasheed, Sakinah – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2010
Two Muslim women who hold Ph.D.'s, a clinical and developmental psychologist and a teacher educator speak personally and professionally about important information school counselors need to know about Islam and providing services to Muslim children. First, the authors draw from personal experiences in parenting Muslim children who have come of age…
Descriptors: Muslims, Self Esteem, Islam, Young Adults
Influence of Separate Interviews on Clinicians' Evaluative Perceptions in Family Therapy.
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Gaines, Thomas, Jr.; Stedman, James M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Results indicate that clinicians can become favorably disposed toward a family member seen separately, but not toward cases of parents or the family as a whole. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Psychology, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
Effects of Interviewing Style and Interviewer Appearance on a Child Behavioral Interview.
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Mader, Lothar; Quevillon, Randal – 1982
Clinical child interviews have received little attention in the psychological literature and in the absence of empirical findings, curent interview practices are primarily based on clinical lore. In order to investigate the effects of interviewing style and interviewer mode of dress, on the quantity and quality of information obtained from 8 to 11…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Clinical Psychology