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Direct linkLansford, Jennifer E.; Criss, Michael M.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Bates, John E. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined childhood antecedents and developmental outcomes associated with trajectories of mild and harsh parental physical discipline. Interview, questionnaire, and observational data were available from 499 children followed from ages 5 to 16 and from 258 children in an independent sample followed from ages 5 to 15. Analyses indicated…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Child Rearing, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Shaffer, Anne; Yates, Tuppett M.; Egeland, Byron R. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: This investigation examined developmental pathways between childhood emotional maltreatment and adaptational outcomes in early adolescence. This study utilized a developmental psychopathology perspective in adopting a multidimensional approach to the assessment of different forms of emotional maltreatment and later adjustment outcomes.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Early Adolescents
Marton, Imola; Wiener, Judith; Rogers, Maria; Moore, Chris; Tannock, Rosemary – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2009
This study explored empathy and social perspective taking in 8 to 12 year old children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The sample comprised 92 children, 50 with a diagnosis of ADHD and 42 typically developing comparison children. Although children with ADHD were rated by their parents as less empathic than…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Empathy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Behavior
Erath, Stephen A.; El-Sheikh, Mona; Cummings, E. Mark – Child Development, 2009
Skin conductance level reactivity (SCLR) was examined as a moderator of the association between harsh parenting and child externalizing behavior. Participants were 251 boys and girls (8-9 years). Mothers and fathers provided reports of harsh parenting and their children's externalizing behavior; children also provided reports of harsh parenting.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Females, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Visser, Marieke; Kunnen, Saskia E.; van Geert, Paul L. C. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2010
The role of context in the development of child aggression was studied. The effects of peer aggregation and group composition on aggression development in intervention contexts and classroom contexts were compared using 71 elementary school children. We hypothesized that, due to peer group effects, group-trained children would benefit less from a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, Aggression, Peer Groups
Root, C.; MacKay, S.; Henderson, J.; Del Bove, G.; Warling, D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: Despite the widely held belief that abuse is a risk factor for childhood firesetting, the role of maltreatment in firesetting is largely unexplored. This study reports on a sample of children and adolescents referred to a brief assessment and intervention program for juvenile firesetters. Firesetting histories of maltreated youth were…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Caregivers, Risk, Child Abuse
Download full textVirginia Department of Education, 2009
The "Code of Virginia" requires school divisions statewide to submit data to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on incidents of discipline, crime, and violence (DCV). School divisions began reporting such data in 1991. This annual report focuses primarily on DCV data submitted for school year 2007-2008, with selected comparisons…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Crime, Weapons, Discipline
Guttmann-Steinmetz, Sarit; Gadow, Kenneth D.; DeVincent, Carla J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
We compared disruptive behaviors in boys with either autism spectrum disorder (ASD) plus ADHD (n = 74), chronic multiple tic disorder plus ADHD (n = 47), ADHD Only (n = 59), or ASD Only (n = 107). Children were evaluated with parent and teacher versions of the Child Symptom Inventory-4 including parent- (n = 168) and teacher-rated (n = 173)…
Descriptors: Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Ostrov, Jamie M.; Massetti, Greta M.; Stauffacher, Kirstin; Godleski, Stephanie A.; Hart, Katie C.; Karch, Kathryn M.; Mullins, Adam D.; Ries, Emily E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
A preventive intervention for reducing physical and relational aggression, peer victimization, and increasing prosocial behavior was developed for use in early childhood classrooms. Nine classrooms were randomly assigned to be intervention rooms (N = 202 children) and nine classrooms were control rooms (N = 201 children). Classroom was the unit of…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Aggression, Focus Groups
Maschi, Tina; Morgen, Keith; Hatcher, Schnavia Smith; Rosato, Nancy Scotto; Violette, Nancy M. – Social Work, 2009
The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to explore the mediating influence of internalizing behavior on the link between child maltreatment and externalizing behavior (for example, rule-breaking behavior and aggressive behavior) among children. Using a longitudinal comparison group design and a sample of 300 youths (56 percent maltreated),…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Psychological Patterns, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Zandt, Fiona; Prior, Margot; Kyrios, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) were compared on a range of repetitive behaviours. Parents reported similar levels of sameness behaviour and repetitive movements in the clinical groups, although children with OCD engaged in more repetitive behaviour focussed around routines and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Children
Peer reviewedMartin, Don; Martin, Magy; Dell, Rex; Davis, Candice; Guerrieri, Karen – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
Effective methods of identifying potential juvenile offenders are critical when developing prevention programs within both state and national juvenile justice systems. The characteristics of juvenile offenders in a large juvenile justice system are examined in this study. Participants live in a Midwestern city with a high rate of crime as…
Descriptors: Crime, Prevention, Juvenile Justice, Profiles
MacKay, Sherri; Paglia-Boak, Angela; Henderson, Joanna; Marton, Peter; Adlaf, Edward – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: Despite high rates of firesetting among community adolescents, little is known about its correlates. This study identifies the mental health and substance use correlates of four firesetting levels in an epidemiological sample of adolescents. Methods: Three thousand, nine hundred and sixty-five (3,965) students in grades 7 to 12 were…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Marijuana, Mental Health, Drug Use
Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Little, M. Annette; Casey, Amy M.; Lambert, Warren; Wehby, Joseph; Weisenbach, Jessica L.; Phillips, Andrea – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Early identification of students who might develop emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) is essential in preventing negative outcomes. Systematic screening tools are available for identifying elementary-age students with EBD, including the "Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders" (SSBD) and the "Student Risk Screening…
Descriptors: Validity, Behavior Disorders, Identification, Resource Allocation
Scahill, Lawrence; Aman, Michael G.; McDougle, Christopher J.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McCracken, James T.; Handen, Benjamin; Johnson, Cynthia; Dziura, James; Butter, Eric; Sukhodolsky, Denis; Swiezy, Naomi; Mulick, James; Stigler, Kimberly; Bearss, Karen; Ritz, Louise; Wagner, Ann; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
This paper presents the rationale for a 24-week, randomized trial designed to test whether risperidone plus structured parent training would be superior to risperidone only on measures of noncompliance, irritability and adaptive functioning. In this model, medication reduces tantrums, aggression and self-injury; parent training promotes…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Education, Drug Therapy
