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Earl Francis I. Mallari; Karl Peltzer – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The prevalence of psychological distress is increasing in the Philippines, a country with limited resources for mental health programs. It is worthy to investigate the possible predictors for psychological distress among Filipino youth as they are one of the vulnerable populations to psychological distress. The present study aimed to explore the…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Mental Health Programs, Foreign Countries, Asians
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Lau, Marianne A.; Temcheff, Caroline E.; Poirier, Martine; Bégin, Vincent; Commisso, Melissa; Déry, Michèle – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
School dropout can be an ongoing process of academic failure and disengagement starting as early as elementary school. Given the importance of early identification of risk factors, the present study examines (a) whether early conduct problems and depressive symptoms predict a higher risk of school dropout, (b) whether depressive symptoms moderate…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Behavior Problems, Children
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Moulton, Sara E.; Young, Ellie L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study examined gender differences in the psychometric properties of the Student Risk Screening Scale for Internalizing and Externalizing behaviors (SRSS-IE) using item response theory methods among a sample of 2,122 middle school students. The SRSS-IE is a screening instrument used to identify students who are potentially at risk for…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
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Mano, Quintino R.; Jastrowski Mano, Kristen E.; Denton, Carolyn A.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Tamm, Leanne – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Evidence suggests that higher order linguistic functioning such as text comprehension is particularly vulnerable to emotional modulation. Gender has been identified as an important moderating variable in emotional expression such that girls tend toward internalizing emotions (e.g., sadness, anxiety) whereas boys tend toward externalizing emotions…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Gender Differences, Correlation
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Mattison, Amira; Raffaele Mendez, Linda M.; Dedrick, Robert; Dickinson, Sarah; Wingate, Emily; Hanks, Camille – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Our goals in this study were to examine (a) the degree to which teacher perceptions of children's behavior in kindergarten (averaged across fall and spring for each child) predict retention by Grade 5 and (b) whether these relationships are moderated by student race, gender, or socioeconomic status (SES). Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Kindergarten, Predictor Variables
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Frels, Rebecca K.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Bustamante, Rebecca M.; Garza, Yvonne; Nelson, Judith A.; Nichter, Mary; Leggett, Elsa Soto – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Over the last decade, community leaders have connected with students through school-based mentoring (SBM) programs (e.g., adults who mentor at-risk students). However, research in the area of SBM is only on the cusp of understanding relationship elements for impacting youth. In this collective case study, we examined the perceptions and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Case Studies, Attitudes, Experience
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Crepeau-Hobson, Franci – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Suicidal behavior in children and youth continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. School personnel have a legal and ethical obligation to recognize and respond to the mental health needs of their students and to take steps to ensure their safety. In this exploratory study, suicide risk assessment practices of three large…
Descriptors: Risk Assessment, At Risk Students, Suicide, School Districts
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Conners-Burrow, Nicola A.; Johnson, Danya L.; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; McKelvey, Lorraine; Gargus, Regina A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
This study examines the degree to which support from parents and teachers buffers the level of depression for four groups of children involved in bullying (victim, bully, bully-victims, or not involved children). Nine hundred and seventy-seven 5th-, 9th-, and 11th-grade students in the rural South completed questionnaires on bullying, social…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Bullying, Parent Responsibility, Teacher Responsibility