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Walg, Marco; Löwer, Florentine; Bender, Stephan; Hapfelmeier, Gerhard – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2022
The aim of this study is to assess adolescent refugees' psychological distress and examine how reliably caseworkers can assess distress through a proxy-report instrument. The distress of 102 unaccompanied refugees between 16 and 21 years of age housed in youth welfare accommodations in Germany was assessed by self-report using the Brief Symptom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Refugees
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Samara, Muthanna; El Asam, Aiman; Khadaroo, Ameerah; Hammuda, Sara – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Refugee children might have experienced violent and traumatic events before settling into a new country. In the United Kingdom, the number of refugee children is increasing; however, little is known about their psycho-social and physical well-being. Aim: This study aims to investigate the psychological well-being and behaviour of…
Descriptors: Refugees, Children, Mental Health, Bullying
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Kim, Eunha; Hwang, Jowon; Park, Sukyoung – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
This study examined how child problem behaviour could be related to maternal Hwa-Byung (HB; Korean culture syndrome, meaning "anger illness") among Korean mothers of children with developmental disabilities. Acceptance of disabilities and parenting stress were tested as mediators for the relationship between child problem behaviour and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Mothers, Children
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Ling, Teo-Sieak; Jiar, Yeo-Kee – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2017
Deficit in working memory is common among young children across multiple abilities. Teachers have pointed to poor memory as one contributing factor to inattentiveness and short attention spans as well as some behavioural problems among students. This study aimed to explore the relationship among working memory, externalizing and internalizing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems, Short Term Memory, Writing Skills
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Modin, Bitte; Låftman, Sara Brolin; Östberg, Viveca – Journal of School Violence, 2015
Using multilevel modeling, this study examined how different types of bullying, involving both peers and teachers, relate to psychosomatic health complaints. Data were obtained via the Stockholm School Survey from 41,032 ninth- and eleventh-grade students in the years 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. Results showed that students involved in bullying as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Psychosomatic Disorders
McIntosh, Kent; Ty, Sophie V.; Miller, Lynn D. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) has a large evidence base for preventing and addressing externalizing problem behavior, but there is little research examining its effects on internalizing problems, such as anxiety and depression. Given the prevalence of internalizing problems in today's children and youth, it is…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Intervention
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Houbre, Barbara; Tarquinio, Cyril; Thuillier, Isabelle; Hergott, Emmanuelle – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2006
Violence among students at school is an ever-growing problem. Bullying can be defined as all forms of repeated physical or mental violence performed by an individual on another person who is not capable of defending him/herself (Roland & Idsoe, 2001). The three studies conducted here reveal some of the characteristics and implications of this type…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Violence
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Stein, Judith A.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Grandparents' and mothers' drug use predicted hyperactivity, psychosomatic complaints, and social problems for boys, and acting-out behaviors for boys and girls. Maternal drug use predicted fearfulness, hyperactivity, and social problems for boys, and developmental problems for boys and girls. (BC)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Drug Use, Fear
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Choquet, M.; Menke, H. – Journal of Adolescence, 1987
Investigated health and behavior problems in cohort samples of 327 high school students between 1983 and 1985. Showed that psychosomatic, depressive, and behavioral problems appeared to be common during adolescence. Found sex differences in that boys experienced behavioral problems such as alcohol or drug use, smoking, and violence, while girls…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Cohort Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
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Eisenberg, Nancy; Cumberland, Amanda; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Fabes, Richard A.; Shepard, Stephanie A.; Reiser, Mark; Murphy, Bridget C.; LoSaga, Sandra H.; Guthrie, Ivanna K. – Child Development, 2001
Examined relation of different types of negative emotion and regulation and control to 55- to 97-month-olds' internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Found that children with externalizing problems, compared to children with internalizing problems and nondisordered children, were more prone to anger, impulsivity, and low regulation.…
Descriptors: Anger, Anxiety, Attention Control, Behavior Problems
Young, Leslie – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
Potential long-term effects of the trauma of severe sexual abuse on a child's sense of living in his/her body and in the world are explored. Trauma and dissociation are analyzed and linked to a posttraumatic sense of personal identity. Then dissociation, multiple personality disorder, eating disorders, somatization disorder, self-mutilation, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Body Image, Child Abuse
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Martin, Andrew J.; Linfoot, Ken W.; Stephenson, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
There is increasing concern about the number of preschool children displaying problem behaviour. This study examines the relative contribution of potential risk factors, particularly those related to families, to problem behaviour in the lives of a sample of western Sydney three- to five-year-old children. Problem behaviour was assessed using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior