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Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Youngwirth, Sara D.; Thakar, Dhara A.; Errazuriz, Paula A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The present study examined the power of measures of early preschool behavior to predict later diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)/conduct disorder (CD). Participants were 168 children with behavior problems at age 3 who underwent a multimethod assessment of ADHD and ODD symptoms and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Young Children
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Johnston, Charlotte; Hommersen, Paul; Seipp, Carla M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors examined changes over a 1-year period in mothers' attributions for child behavior and child oppositional behavior among 53 mothers and nonproblem sons and 44 mothers and sons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Boys averaged 8 years of age (SD = 11 months) at Time 1. Families were primarily of European Canadian…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mothers, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Rearing
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Rutledge, Patricia C.; Park, Aesoon; Sher, Kenneth J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Despite public recognition of the hazards of 21st birthday drinking, there is little empirical information concerning its prevalence, severity, and risk factors. Data from a sample of 2,518 college students suggest that 21st birthday drinking poses an extreme danger: (a) 4 of every 5 participants (83%) reported drinking to celebrate, (b) birthday…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Young Adults, Correlation
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Hogue, Aaron; Henderson, Craig E.; Dauber, Sarah; Barajas, Priscilla C.; Fried, Adam; Liddle, Howard A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study examined the impact of treatment adherence and therapist competence on treatment outcome in a controlled trial of individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) for adolescent substance use and related behavior problems. Participants included 136 adolescents (62 CBT, 74 MDFT) assessed at intake,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders, Interrater Reliability
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Wymbs, Brian T.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M Wilson, Tracey K.; Greenhouse, Joel B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Numerous studies have asserted the prevalence of marital conflict among families of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but evidence is surprisingly less convincing regarding whether parents of youths with ADHD are more at risk for divorce than are parents of children without ADHD. Using survival analyses, the authors…
Descriptors: Divorce, Antisocial Behavior, Marital Satisfaction, Young Adults
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Ilgen, Mark; McKellar, John; Tiet, Quyen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
To better understand the relationship between abstinence self-efficacy and treatment outcomes in substance use disorder patients, experts in the field need more information about the levels of abstinence self-efficacy most predictive of treatment outcomes. Participants (N = 2,967) from 15 residential substance use disorder treatment programs were…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Substance Abuse, Outcomes of Treatment, Followup Studies
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Lahey, Benjamin B.; Loeber, Rolf; Burke, Jeffrey D.; Applegate, Brooks – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
It is essential to identify childhood predictors of adult antisocial personality disorder (APD) to target early prevention. It has variously been hypothesized that APD is predicted by childhood conduct disorder (CD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or both disorders. To test these competing hypotheses, the authors used data from a…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Males, Hyperactivity