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Geanina Cucu Ciuhan – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
This study examines the relationship between permissive parenting style and atypical behaviour in preschool children, focusing on the mediating role of generalized anxiety. A community sample of 293 children, aged 3-5 years, were tested with measures assessed by parents and teachers. Regression analyses were employed. The psychometric tests used…
Descriptors: Correlation, Anxiety, Preschool Children, Parenting Styles
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Juhasz, Audrey C.; Boyce, Lisa K. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the longitudinal, bidirectional relations between receptive and expressive Spanish and English language and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in a sample of 97 preschool children from Spanish-speaking, homes who were enrolled in a U.S. Head Start program. Eight cross-lagged path…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Bilingual Education, Spanish Speaking
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LeBel, Teresa J.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Britner, Preston A.; Simonsen, Brandi – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
The effectiveness of a daily report card in an intervention package involving home-school communication to decrease disruptive behavior in preschoolers was investigated. A sample of four preschool-aged children in two classrooms served as participants. Teachers rated behavior three times daily for each participant using a daily report card.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family School Relationship, Report Cards, Preschool Children
Graziano, Paulo A.; Ros, Rosmary; Haas, Sarah; Hart, Katie; Slavec, Janine; Waschbusch, Daniel; Garcia, Alexis – Grantee Submission, 2016
The goal of this study was to examine the extent to which preschoolers with externalizing behavior problems (EBP) can identify behaviors indicative of callous-unemotional (CU) traits among their peers. Participants for this study included 86 preschool children (69% boys; M[subscript age] = 5.07 years) with at-risk or clinically elevated levels of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
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Ren, Yonggang; Wyver, Shirley – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2016
This study investigated whether host and heritage cultural orientations were associated with Chinese preschoolers' social competence and whether such associations varied across gender in Western contexts. Ninety-six Chinese-Australian children aged 36-69 months from 15 childcare centres in Sydney participated in the study. The General Ethnicity…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Gender Differences, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children
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Dowdy, Erin; Chin, Jenna K.; Quirk, Matthew P. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The preschool years are a critical time to identify and treat early emotional or behavioral problems. Universal screening can be used to identify emotional and behavioral risk in preschoolers and fits well within current service delivery frameworks. This criterion-related validity study examined the use of a brief teacher-rated screener, the…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Preschool Children, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems
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Graves, Scott L., Jr.; Blake, Jamilia; Kim, Eun Sook – Journal of Early Intervention, 2012
Previous research has demonstrated that informant disagreement is common with the use of rating scales to assess problem behavior in school-age populations. However, much less is known about this phenomenon in preschool populations. This is important because the accurate assessment of problem behavior in preschool is complex due to the rapid…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educational Attainment, Rating Scales, Behavior Problems
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Beg, Mohsan R.; Casey, Joseph E.; Saunders, Cory D. – Assessment, 2007
The purpose of this study was to produce a typology of behavior problems in preschool children. Distinct subtypes were identified through the use of cluster analytic techniques on data from the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)--Parent Rating Scales. Analyses were based on archival data collected on a sample of 268 children, aged 2 to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Rating Scales, Classification, Preschool Children