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Specifying the Role of Exposure to Violence and Violent Behavior on Initiation of Gun Carrying: A Longitudinal Test of Three Models of Youth Gun Carrying
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Spano, Richard; Pridemore, William Alex; Bolland, John – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Two waves of longitudinal data from 1,049 African American youth living in extreme poverty are used to examine the impact of exposure to violence (Time 1) and violent behavior (Time 1) on first time gun carrying (Time 2). Multivariate logistic regression results indicate that (a) violent behavior (Time 1) increased the likelihood of initiation of…
Descriptors: Weapons, Gun Control, Longitudinal Studies, Safety
Leavers, Movers, and Stayers: The Role of Workplace Conditions in Teacher Mobility Decisions
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Kukla-Acevedo, Sharon – Journal of Educational Research, 2009
The author explored whether 3 workplace conditions were related to teacher mobility decisions. The modeling strategy incorporated a series of binomial and multinomial logistic models to estimate the effects of administrative support, classroom control, and behavioral climate on teachers' decisions to quit teaching or switch schools. The results…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Prediction, Probability, Multiple Regression Analysis
Family Processes and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Integrating Relationship Narratives into Understanding Development and Change
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Bullock, Bernadette Marie; Dishion, Thomas J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: Mothers' relational schemas (RSs) regarding their adolescents were assessed using the Family Affective Attitude Rating Scale for coding 5-minute speech samples. The internal consistency and validity of positive RS and negative RS scales were also evaluated. Method: Data were collected from a multiethnic subsample of early-starting…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Rating Scales, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents
Academic Underachievement by People with Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Whittington, J.; Holland, A.; Webb, T.; Butler, J.; Clarke, D.; Boer, H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetically determined neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with the under-expression of maternally imprinted genes at the 15q11-q13 chromosomal locus. In addition to a characteristic physical and behavioural phenotype, those with the syndrome have impaired social cognition, literal mindedness and…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Educational Needs, Socialization, Special Schools