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Children's Contact with Their Incarcerated Parents: Research Findings and Recommendations
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Poehlmann, Julie; Dallaire, Danielle; Loper, Ann Booker; Shear, Leslie D. – American Psychologist, 2010
Approximately 1.7 million children have parents who are incarcerated in prison in the United States, and possibly millions of additional children have a parent incarcerated in jail. Many affected children experience increased risk for developing behavior problems, academic failure, and substance abuse. For a growing number of children,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Framing Public Policy and Prevention of Chronic Violence in American Youths
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Dodge, Kenneth A. – American Psychologist, 2008
Metaphors can both inspire and mislead the public. Current metaphors for youth violence are inconsistent with scientific evidence about how chronic violence develops and evoke inaccurate or harmful reactions. Popular, problematic metaphors include "superpredator", "quarantining the contagious", "corrective surgery", "man as computer", "vaccine",…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Violence, Prevention, Figurative Language
The Integration of Research and Practice in the Prevention of Youth Problem Behaviors.
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Biglan, Anthony; Mrazek, Patricia J.; Carnine, Douglas; Flay, Brian R. – American Psychologist, 2003
Describes the integration of research-based practices into youth problem behavior prevention, examining the developing integration of science and prevention practice regarding: increasing use of epidemiological evidence about youth problem behaviors to guide prevention; a system for monitoring the incidence, prevalence, and context of youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Epidemiology
Child-Care Effect Sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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American Psychologist, 2006
This report summarizes findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development as effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and--for children in child care--type, quality, and quantity of care. Children (n = 1,261) were recruited at birth and assessed at 15, 24, 36, and 54 months.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Effect Size, Child Development, Child Rearing
Hyperactivity and Attention Deficits.
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Henker, Barbara; Whalen, Carol K. – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews evolving conceptions of hyperactivity and attention deficits. The cognitive and social difficulties of hyperactive children may be better understood in terms of motivational and self-regulatory processes than as deficiencies in basic information processing. Discusses the role of stimulant medication. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children
Affective Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
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Kovacs, Maria – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews recent developments in the following areas of research on affective disorders and related syndromes in the preadult years: (1) psychiatric and diagnostic (nonbiological) studies; (2) hypothesis-testing and causal-explanation studies; and (3) studies of developmental psychopathology. Indicates directions for future research. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems