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Braatveit, Kirsten J.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Hove, Oddbjørn – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Introduction: There is reason to believe that many individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), who are in contact with services, have an undiagnosed intellectual disability. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of intellectual and borderline intellectual disabilities (ID/BID) among inpatients with SUD and to further…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Severe Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Disability, Incidence
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Wang, Chuang; Algozzine, Bob – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
Considerable research has investigated the link between academic achievement and social behavior. The authors set the context for their work by reviewing some of the research that has been done. To address similarities and limitations in previous research, they included concurrent ratings of behavior from teachers and children's performance on…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Social Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Reading Achievement
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Peterson, Mary A.; Hamilton, Elizabeth B.; Russell, Aaron D. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009
School-based mental health programming is a viable intervention because it can provide evidenced-based-treatment (EBT) while avoiding the typical service barriers. In this study, 119 students (ages 10 to 12) were randomly assigned to participate in either a 24-session Coping Power Program (CPP) or a control group. Using the Behavior Assessment…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Learning Problems, Mental Health Programs, Effect Size
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Nowicki, Elizabeth A. – Educational Psychology, 2008
Although prejudice exists during childhood, it is unclear how attitudes toward peers of lower or higher academic ability and from one's own or a different racial group interact. This study qualifies previous research by showing that prejudice varies according to whether children are asked to evaluate peers based on academic ability, racial…
Descriptors: Race, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Academic Ability
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Martin, Staci C.; Wolters, Pamela L.; Smith, Ann C. M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) exhibit deficits in adaptive behavior but systematic studies using objective measures are lacking. This descriptive study assessed adaptive functioning in 19 children with SMS using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS). Maladaptive behavior was examined through parent questionnaires and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Daily Living Skills, Socialization