The rationale for filial therapy is explored and the effectiveness of a ten-week filial-therapy parent-training group for incarcerated parents is evaluated. Attitude of acceptance and empathic behavior toward children, stress levels of parents, and child self-concept and problem behaviors were assessed. Implications for research and practice are…

This article discusses techniques and instruments that are used when conducting a behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of students with autistic spectrum disorders. Functional assessment methods are described, including indirect methods, direct observation, and experimental manipulation. Instruments used to assess depression and…

Evaluated three alternative theories of the continuity of delinquent behavior throughout childhood and into adolescence with a series of nested structural equation models. Longitudinal analyses of 840 middle adolescents revealed that childhood behavior problems directly and indirectly related to adolescent delinquency among boys and had unmediated…

This study explored the educational and personal-social characteristics of middle school and junior high students (n=85) referred to an in-school suspension program for engaging in disciplinary infractions at school. Significant differences in self-ratings were found between students with previous office referrals or suspensions and those without.…

Examined relations of individual differences in regulation and negative emotionality to Indonesian third-graders' social skills/low externalizing problem behavior, sociometric status, and shyness. Found that children's low socially appropriate behavior/high problem behavior and rejected peer status were related to low dispositional regulation and…

Discusses the incidence and characteristics of young sexual abusers in Great Britain, incorporating studies of childhood and childhood sexuality. Considers the impact of policy and legislative changes on management of young sexual abusers. (JPB)

A study of 41 students who had special education histories and who were recommended for expulsion found most students exhibited additional emotional and behavioral risk factors or were experiencing stressful family circumstances. Conduct problems that accompanied disabling conditions were likely to lead to full expulsion hearings or dismissal from…

Discusses cultural differences in sleeping practices, focusing on how child caregivers can provide developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care. Describes co-sleeping as an accepted practice in many cultures with several benefits. Discusses the role of cultural values, beliefs, priorities, and goals and the importance of…

This study examined the relationship between psychological sense of community, social-support networks, and care-giver stress and satisfaction among firefighters. No significant gender differences were obtained, but zero-order correlates demonstrated significant relationships among all four variables. In examining the mediating effects of…

A theoretical framework about protective factors (models protection, controls protection, support protection) and risk factors (models risk, opportunity risk, vulnerability risk) was employed to articulate the content of 4 key contexts of adolescent life--family, peers, school, and neighborhood--in a cross-national study of problem behavior among…

Research has identified a relationship between school disciplinary actions and poor academic and psychosocial functioning of students subjected to them. The ways in which school discipline is a direct contributor to students' academic and psychosocial difficulty needs to be further established empirically. Several theories, based in existing…

The prevalence of older adolescents' positive attitudes toward younger sexual partners was investigated through three measures of self-reported hypothetical likelihood of having sex with preadolescents and younger adolescents (LSA), using a school-based cluster sample of 710 Norwegian 18- to 19-year-olds attending nonvocational high schools in…

The purpose of this study was to examine the severity of behavioral and emotional problems among adolescents with poor and typical single word reading ability (N = 188) recruited from public schools and followed for a median of 2.4 years. Youth and parents were repeatedly assessed to obtain information regarding the severity and course of symptoms…

This study used data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine relations between parenting, self-control, and externalizing behavior among 1st graders. Of special concern was the relation between opportunities for productive activity and behavior problems and whether the relation was…

This study examined longitudinal relations among adolescents' family relationships, peer relationships, and problem behavior. Participants were 1,357 African American and European American adolescents who were interviewed at 3 time points: 7th grade (mean age=12.7 years), the summer after 8th grade (mean age=14.2 years), and 11th grade (mean…