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Mireault, Gina; Rooney, Siri; Kouwenhoven, Kristen; Hannan, Carolyn – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Studies have repeatedly shown that oppositional behavior is linked to anxiety in clinical samples of children. This study explored whether these variables were similarly related in nonclinical samples of elementary and middle school students (N = 302). Despite greater self-reported oppositional behavior among boys in these samples, anxiety…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Frey, Ariel; Ruchkin, Vladislav; Martin, Andres; Schwab-Stone; Mary – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Adolescents are vulnerable to becoming involved in problematic behaviors, disengaging academically, and dropping out of school. This study was designed to evaluate the protective role of self-perceived school attachment and family involvement on the development of these negative behaviors during adolescence. The Social and Health Assessment (SAHA)…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Family Characteristics, Family Involvement, Adolescents
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Araujo, Katy B.; Medic, Sanja; Yasnovsky, Jessica; Steiner, Hans – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
This study used the Response Evaluation Measure-Youth (REM-Y-71), a self-report measure of 21 defense reactions, among school-age children. Participants were elementary and middle school students (n=290; grades 3-8; age range: 8-15; mean=11.73). Factor analysis revealed a 2-factor defense structure consistent with structure among high school and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Factor Analysis, Predictor Variables