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Direct linkO'Brennan, Lindsey M.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Sawyer, Anne L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Bullying poses a threat to children's social-emotional functioning and their perceptions of school climate, yet few studies have examined different types of social-emotional and behavior problems presented by children involved in bullying, as a bully, victim, or bully/victim across multiple school levels. The current study used data from 24,345…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Student Attitudes
Prince, Kort C.; Ho, Edward A.; Hansen, Sharon B. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
This study examined the effects of the Living Skills school-based intervention program as a method of improving school adjustment and the social lives of at-risk elementary school students. Youth participants were referred to the program by teachers or school counselors based on perceptions of risk due to rejection and isolation, aggressive and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, At Risk Students, Student Adjustment
Taylor, M. J.; Baskett, M.; Duffy, S.; Wren, C. – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of the types of adjustments appropriate to university teaching practices for students with emotional and behavioural difficulties in the UK higher education (HE) sector. Design/methodology/approach: A case study in a UK university was undertaken over a two-year period. Findings: A variety…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Teaching Methods, College Students, Foreign Countries
Raaijmakers, Maartje A. J.; Smidts, Diana P.; Sergeant, Joseph A.; Maassen, Gerard H.; Posthumus, Jocelyne A.; van Engeland, Herman; Matthys, Walter – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
The question whether executive function (EF) deficits in children are associated with conduct problems remains controversial. Although the origins of aggressive behavior are to be found in early childhood, findings from EF studies in preschool children with aggressive behavior are inconsistent. The current study aimed to investigate whether…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Preschool Children, Inhibition
Esposito-Smythers, Christianne; Penn, Joseph V.; Stein, L. A. R.; Lacher-Katz, Molly; Spirito, Anthony – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the problem behavior and self-medication models of alcohol abuse in incarcerated male adolescents. Male adolescents (N = 56) incarcerated in a juvenile correction facility were administered a battery of psychological measures. Approximately 84% of adolescents with clinically significant alcohol-related…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Adolescents, Males
Kaufmann, Dagmar R.; Wyman, Peter A.; Forbes-Jones, Emma L.; Barry, Jason – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
This study examined the relationships between prosocial involvement (PI), antisocial peer affiliations (APA), and the degree of their overlapping or independent prediction of behavior problems in urban adolescents. Two dimensions of behavior were assessed at ages 9-11 and at ages 13-15: disruptive, aggressive conduct and number of delinquent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Prevention, Risk
Estell, David B. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
While much work has shown that aggressive and disruptive behavior in schools may be reinforced by friends and, for some individuals, enhanced social status in the classroom, few studies have examined these phenomena at school entry. This study sought to examine aggressive behavior patterns in kindergarten children in relation to other individual…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Individual Characteristics, Social Status, Aggression
Rescorla, Leslie A.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ginzburg, Sofia; Ivanova, Masha; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bathiche, Marie; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Domuta, Anca; Erol, Nese; Fombonne, Eric; Fonseca, Antonio; Frigerio, Alessandra; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Liu, Xianchen; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Roussos, Alexandra; Simsek, Zeynep; Weintraub, Sheila; Weisz, John; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zubrick, Stephen R.; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank – School Psychology Review, 2007
This study compared teachers' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Teacher's Report Form for general population samples in 21 countries (N = 30,957). Correlations between internal consistency coefficients in different countries averaged 0.90. Effects of country on scale scores ranged from 3% to 13%. Gender effects ranged from less…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Aggression, Hyperactivity
Reitz, Ellen; Prinzie, Peter; Dekovic, Maja; Buist, Kirsten L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The purpose of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect effects (through peer contacts) of parental knowledge on adolescents' delinquent and aggressive problem behavior, using latent growth curve modeling. A sample of 457 13- to 14-year old adolescents at first measurement wave (M = 13.27; SD = 0.45 years) filled out questionnaires…
Descriptors: Intervals, Child Rearing, Gender Differences, Delinquency
Lamarche, Veronique; Brendgen, Mara; Boivin, Michel; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Perusse, Daniel – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined (a) the predictive link between peer victimization and children's reactive and proactive aggression, and (b) the potential moderating effect of reciprocal friends' reactive and proactive aggression in this context. The study also examined whether these potential moderating effects of friends' characteristics were stronger with…
Descriptors: Friendship, Aggression, Children, Comparative Analysis
van Goozen, Stephanie H. M.; Fairchild, Graeme; Snoek, Heddeke; Harold, Gordon T. – Psychological Bulletin, 2007
Children with persistent antisocial and aggressive behavior are diagnosed as having disruptive behavior disorder. The authors review evidence that antisocial children, and especially those who persist with this behavior as they grow older, have a range of neurobiological characteristics. It is argued that serotonergic functioning and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Aggression, Behavior Disorders
Speziale, Jennifer; Black, Ed; Coatsworth-Puspoky, Robin; Ross, Tom; O'Regan, Tony – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: The Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) curriculum was developed as an adjunct to other educational initiatives that were part of Ontario, Canada's Alzheimer Strategy. GPA emphasizes that an individual's unique personal history has a direct application to the interpretation of and response to their behavior. It incorporates strategies into…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Program Evaluation, Aggression, Dementia
Cavell, Timothy A.; Elledge, L. Christian; Malcolm, Kenya T.; Faith, Melissa A.; Hughes, Jan N. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
We used data from a randomized clinical trial to examine the degree to which relationship quality predicted outcomes for aggressive children in two different mentoring programs. Data were available for 145 aggressive children in Grades 2 and 3. Children were blocked by school and randomly assigned to PrimeTime (n = 75) or Lunch Buddy (n = 70)…
Descriptors: Mentors, Grade 2, Aggression, Peer Relationship
Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
The study evaluated methods for empirically identifying environmental determinants of aggressive and disruptive behavior in three developmentally delayed children. Sessions were designed to simulate contingencies maintaining aggression and disruption in the subjects' natural environments. Results showed variability between and within subjects. A…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Environmental Influences
Schultz, Edward W. – Pointer, 1985
The article examines the concept of aggression and ways in which aggression is experienced by children. The importance of planned intervention based on good intent is stressed. (CL)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
