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Hetrick, Allyse A.; Kern, Lee; Dever, Bridget V. – Behavioral Disorders, 2022
Epidemiologic research suggests a gap between prevalence estimates of students with emotional or behavioral problems and the actual number of students identified under the federal category of emotional disturbance (ED). To better understand issues related to the identification gap, we investigated the academic and behavioral functioning,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Henry, Lauren; Reinke, Wendy M.; Herman, Keith C.; Thompson, Aaron M.; Lewis, Crystal G. – School Psychology Review, 2020
The goal of this project was to evaluate the effects of an innovative intervention model created specifically for youth in alternative school settings. The Motivational Interviewing with At-Risk Students (MARS) Mentoring Program is a unique intervention rooted in self-determination and behavior modification theories and delivered through a…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Mentors, Nontraditional Education, Intervention
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Mindrila, Diana L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
To describe and facilitate the identification of child school behavior patterns, we developed a typology of child school behavior (ages 6-11 years) using the norming data (N = 2,338) for the second edition of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Teacher Rating-Child form). Latent profile analysis was conducted with the entire data set,…
Descriptors: Classification, Student Behavior, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis
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McKenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Stachniak, Catherine; Albright, Jordan; Jewell, Jeremy D.; Dorencz, Julie M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
An exploratory, observation-based study sought to strengthen understanding of the development of social communication skills that facilitate academic success, particularly within general education settings. Sixteen middle and high school students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), all of whom participated in at least one period per day of core…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Behavior, General Education
Jensen, Mira A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation study examined the differences between students in general education and in special education in their perceptions of the types of support they need from different sources during the transitions at the beginning and end of high school. Specifically, this study examined the role of social support in students' behavioral and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Lindstrom, William A., Jr.; Lease, A. Michele; Kamphaus, Randy W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
External correlates of a teacher-rated typology of child adjustment developed using the Behavior Assessment System for Children were examined. Participants included 377 elementary school children recruited from 26 classrooms in the southeastern United States. Multivariate analyses of variance and planned comparisons were used to determine whether…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Elementary School Students, Social Control, Social Status