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Emerson, Eric; Einfeld, Stewart; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: High rates of conduct difficulties have been reported among children with borderline intellectual disabilities or intellectual disabilities. Little is known about predictors of the persistence of conduct difficulties in the pre-adolescent period in this high-risk group. Methods: Secondary analysis of data from the first three waves of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, One Parent Family, Mental Retardation, Persistence
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Tragesser, Sarah L.; Aloise-Young, Patricia A.; Swaim, Randall C. – Social Development, 2006
The purpose of the current study was to test whether perceived peer influence is related to image of a typical smoker, and whether image of a typical smoker is associated with beliefs about the effects of smoking among preadolescent nonsmokers. Two hundred and ninety-two preadolescents completed a survey indicating their perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Smoking, Preadolescents, Peer Influence, Beliefs