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Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Factors Associated with Bullying
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Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Demaray, Michelle K.; Tennant, Jaclyn – School Psychology Review, 2017
The purpose of the current study was to understand the association between bullying experiences (i.e., bullying, victimization, and defending) and social, emotional, and cognitive factors. The social factor was social skills (i.e., empathy, assertion, cooperation, responsibility); the emotional factor was emotional difficulties (i.e., personal…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Social Influences, Emotional Response
Brain Games as a Potential Nonpharmaceutical Alternative for the Treatment of ADHD
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Wegrzyn, Stacy C.; Hearrington, Doug; Martin, Tim; Randolph, Adriane B. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2013
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood neurobehavioral disorder, affecting approximately 5.5 million children, of which approximately 66% take ADHD medication daily. This study investigated a potential nonpharmaceutical alternative to address the academic engagement of 5th through 11th grade…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
The Test Anxiety Measure for Adolescents (TAMA): Examination of the Reliability and Validity of the Scores of a New Multidimensional Measure of Test Anxiety for Middle and High School Students
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Lowe, Patricia A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
A new multidimensional measure of test anxiety, the Test Anxiety Measure for Adolescents (TAMA), specifically designed for U.S. adolescents in Grades 6 to 12 was developed and its psychometric properties were examined. The TAMA consists of five scales (Cognitive Interference, Physiological Hyperarousal, Social Concerns, Task Irrelevant Behavior,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Psychometrics, Test Construction
Cognitive Features Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: Directionality and Specificity
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McCarty, Carolyn A.; Stoep, Ann Vander; McCauley, Elizabeth – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
In this study we examined cognitive features that have been posited to contribute to depressive vulnerability in adolescents. Using a longitudinal sample of 331 young adolescents followed from 6th to 7th grade, cross-lagged structural equation analyses were conducted. Controlling for baseline levels of depressive, conduct, and anxiety symptoms,…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 6, Rejection (Psychology), Depression (Psychology)
Behavioral Scripts and Instructional Procedures for Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems
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Mayer, Matthew J.; Patriarca, Linda A. – Preventing School Failure, 2007
Student academic failure and serious behavior problems are closely intertwined. Two related bodies of research pertain to the crossover of academic problems and behavioral issues: behavioral scripts and best instructional practices. The authors drew on that research to (a) help explicate relationships between aggressive or disruptive student…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Academic Failure, Teaching Methods
A Rational Emotive Behavioral Approach to Improve Anger Management and Reduce Office Referrals in Middle School Children: A Formative Investigation and Evaluation
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Sharp, Shannon R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2005
Sixteen seventh and eighth graders previously identified as having behavioral problems earned significantly higher post-test scores on a test of REBT concepts immediately after participation in a Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) training program, and this knowledge was retained after an 8-week follow-up period (p less than 0.01).…
Descriptors: Aggression, School Psychologists, Effect Size, Scores