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Peer reviewedMian, Marcellina; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Comparison of 70 girls (ages 3 to 5 years) who had been sexually abused and 42 nonabused girls found abused girls exhibited more sexual behaviors and more internalizing problem behaviors. Girls abused by a member of their family showed slightly more symptomatology than girls abused by nonfamily members. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems
Peer reviewedGilbert, Kathleen R. – Death Studies, 1996
Takes a constructivist/interpretivist view of grief within the interactive, meaning-making system of the family. Views grief as a multidimensional process of reconceptualization of reality, focusing on regaining stability after a loss, with family members using relationships with each other to engage in that process. Families are seen as arenas of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Differences
Peer reviewedWonderlich, Stephen; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Studies the relationship between incest and bulimic behavior. Indicates incest victims are significantly more likely to binge, vomit, experience a loss of control over eating, and report body dissatisfaction than control subjects. Suggests incest may increase risk of bulimic behavior, and that eating problems may be a part of a larger pattern of…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Image, Bulimia, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedBerman, Dene S.; Davis-Berman, Jennifer; Gillen, Mark – Journal of Experiential Education, 1998
Defines emotional crises in an adventure education context. Discusses crisis intervention from a mental-health perspective and presents nonviolent intervention techniques for anxiety, disruptive behavior, and harmful behavior. Describes two techniques--critical incident stress debriefing and traumatic stress defusing--aimed at managing traumatic…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Crisis Intervention
Peer reviewedFantuzzo, John; Stoltzfus, Jill; Lutz, Megan Noone; Hamlet, Helen; Balraj, Vijaykumar; Turner, Colleen – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Evaluated special needs referral system in an urban Head Start program. The Early Intervention Screening Profile completed by independent raters revealed that, in the first assessment, all referred children had speech/language problems, some also showing emotional or behavioral problems. Teacher-completed EISPs with a second sample identified over…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Bias, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedBryans, Amanda B. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Notes that articulating existence and cause of referral biases is critical to more effective preschool services. Maintains that until high child poverty, exposure to violence, and shortage of safe and stimulating environments are addressed, escalating rates of serious child emotional/behavioral problems will continue. Asserts that we must question…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Bias, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedNair, Jyotsna; Nair, Satish S.; Kashani, Javad H.; Reid, John C.; Rao, Venkatesh G. – Adolescence, 2001
Examined the relationship between quality of adjustment in adolescents and a set of psychiatric diagnoses, personality traits, parental bonding, and social support variables. Through the use of various questionnaires it was found that several variables (e.g. Conduct Disorder and Social Conformity) had a significant role in classifying adolescents…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Affective Behavior
Peer reviewedIalongo, Nicholas S.; Edelsohn, Gail; Kellam, Sheppard G. – Child Development, 2001
Examined the predictive validity of urban first-graders' self-reports of depressed mood and feelings with respect to later psychopathology and adaptive functioning. Found that subjects' self-reports of depressed mood predicted later academic functioning, the need for and use of mental health services, suicidal ideation, and major depressive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances
Direct linkSynhorst, Lori L.; Buckley, Jacquelyn A.; Reid, Robert; Epstein, Michael E.; Ryser, Gail – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2005
Behavior rating scales are important tools in the process of assessing students' emotional and behavioral needs. Best practices in behavioral assessment dictate that the perspectives of multiple informants (e.g., teacher, parent, youth) should be considered. Overall, agreement between multiple informants is modest at best and is especially low…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Emotional Problems, Mental Health
Montague, Marjorie; Enders, Craig; Castro, Marcelo – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
The purpose of this study is to describe academic and behavioral outcomes for adolescents who were identified when they were in kindergarten and first grade as being at risk for developing emotional and behavioral disorders. Results indicated that primary school academic achievement and teacher ratings of academic competence were highly…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 1, Middle School Teachers, Intervention
Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Lee, Young; Allhusen, Virginia D.; Kim, Myoung Soon; McDowell, David J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2006
Ninety children from South Korea and 119 children from the United States were observed in early childhood programs, and differences in classroom environments and teachers' and children's behavior in the two countries were identified. In both countries, there was evidence that preschool education is guided by ideas about "developmentally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Cultural Context, Classroom Environment
Cheng, Helen; Dunn, Judy; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Golding, Jean – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
Research findings show that there is marked variability in children's response to parental separation, but few studies identify the sources of this variation. This prospective longitudinal study examines the factors modifying children's adjustment to parental separation in a community sample of 5,635 families in England. Children's…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Child Behavior, Foreign Countries, Emotional Problems
Iversen, Anette Christine; Jakobsen, Reidar; Havik, Toril; Hysing, Mari; Stormark, Kjell Morten – Child Care in Practice, 2007
The great majority of children receiving intervention from child welfare and protection services (CWS) in Norway live at home. The purpose of this study was to assess mental health problems among these children. Data stem from a population-based study, the Bergen child study, conducted in 2006. Of a sample consisting of 4,162 children in the fifth…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Health Services, Emotional Problems, Mental Health Programs
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Goulette, Carol A. – 1996
Adolescent suicide has tripled in the past two decades and is considered to be a leading cause of death among America's youths. This increase has prompted much research on the assessment and prevention of adolescent suicide. Suicidologists have agreed there are no scientifically proven methods to assess which individual might attempt suicide.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Early Intervention, Emotional Disturbances
