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Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Zhang, Dalun; Zhang, Dake – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
This study examined influences on delinquency and recidivism using structural equation modeling. The sample comprised 199,204 individuals: 99,602 youth whose cases had been processed by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and a matched control group of 99,602 youth without juvenile records. Structural equation modeling for the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Influences, Delinquency, Recidivism
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Hulette, Annmarie C.; Freyd, Jennifer J.; Fisher, Philip A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: This study examined levels of dissociation in school-aged foster children who had been maltreated before age 5. Method: Data were collected from 118 children (age in years: M=9.34, SD=1.02) and their caregivers. Chi-Square and ANOVA were used to compare foster children (n=67) to community comparison children (n=51). Regression analyses…
Descriptors: Placement, Child Welfare, Caregivers, Child Abuse
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Millward, R.; Kennedy, E.; Towlson, K.; Minnis, H. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2006
The great majority of children living in foster or residential care have been abused and neglected. Mental health problems are common and the nature of these problems may be rooted in early attachment relationships. The carers of 82 children in care in Scotland and 125 children from local schools completed questionnaires on mental health problems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Emotional Problems, Residential Care