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Christensen, Lisa L.; Baker, Bruce L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) appears more prevalent among children with intellectual disabilities (ID) as compared to children with typical development. However, it remains unclear what drives this difference. Methods: Data from 70 youth with typical development (TD) and 20 youth with ID were drawn from (The Collaborative Family…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Incidence
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Tobey, Trina; McAuliff, Kathleen; Rocha, Celina – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2013
Incidences and severity of child abuse have increased since the start of the recession. This study examined the relationship between employment status and severity of symptoms in children abused during a recession year. Participants included 154 females and 65 males between 2 and 17 years old referred to Dallas Children's Advocacy Center after…
Descriptors: Parents, Employment Level, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Child Abuse
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Coley, Rebekah Levine; Lombardi, Caitlin McPherran – Child Development, 2013
This study assessed whether previous findings linking early maternal employment to lower cognitive and behavioral skills among middle-class and White children generalized to other groups. Using a representative sample of urban, low-income, predominantly African American and Hispanic families ("n" = 444), ordinary least squares regression…
Descriptors: Mothers, Employed Parents, Child Development, Low Income Groups
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Gartstein, Maria A.; Bridgett, David J.; Young, Brandi N.; Panksepp, Jaak; Power, Thomas – Infancy, 2013
Effortful control (EC) refers to the ability to inhibit a dominant response to perform a subdominant one and has been shown as protective against a myriad of difficulties. Research examining precursors of EC has been limited to date, and in this study, infancy contributors to toddler EC were examined. Specifically, parent/family background…
Descriptors: Infants, Self Control, Parent Background, Mothers
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Mychailyszyn, Matthew P.; Mendez, Julia L.; Kendall, Philip C. – School Psychology Review, 2010
This article reports on school functioning for 227 youth ages 7-14 (M = 10.3) with principal diagnoses of separation anxiety disorder (n = 40), social phobia (n = 58), generalized anxiety disorder (n = 76), or no diagnoses (n = 53). School functioning data were gathered via parent and teacher report. Youth with no diagnoses demonstrated…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Separation Anxiety, Fear, Antisocial Behavior
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Benson, Mark J.; Buehler, Cheryl; Gerard, Jean M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2008
To explore the link between interparental hostility and adolescent problem behaviors, the current study examines four important maternal parenting dimensions as potential mediators: acceptance, harshness, inconsistency, and psychological intrusiveness. With a primary sample of 1,893 sixth-grade students, the measures included adolescent and…
Descriptors: Divorce, Structural Equation Models, Child Rearing, Early Adolescents