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Herron, Marsha Dempsey; Martin, Jim – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This study examined the capacity and opportunity scores of 36 middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) on the student version of the "American Institutes for Research (AIR) Self-Determination Scale" across three school engagement factors: grade point averages (GPA), school absences, and frequency of school…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Self Determination
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Martinez, Andrew; McMahon, Susan D.; Treger, Stan – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Research has widely documented the over-representation of office disciplinary referrals (ODRs) among specific student groups (e.g., African American, boys). Despite extant research documenting individual-level predictors of ODRs, few studies have accounted for the nested structure of the settings in which these events occur. Guided by critical…
Descriptors: Referral, Discipline Problems, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics
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Theule, Jennifer; Wiener, Judith; Tannock, Rosemary; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2013
Meta-analyses were conducted to examine findings on the association between parenting stress and ADHD. Predictors comprising child, parent, and contextual factors, and methodological and demographic moderators of the relationship between parenting stress and ADHD, were examined. Findings from 22 published and 22 unpublished studies were included.…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Farmer, Thomas W.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Motoca, Luci M.; Leung, Man-Chi; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Brooks, Debbie S.; Hall, Cristin M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
Continuity and change in children's involvement in bullying was examined across the transition to middle school in relation to externalizing and internalizing behavior problems in fifth grade and peer affiliations in fifth and sixth grades. The sample consisted of 533 students (223 boys, 310 girls) with 72% European American, 25% African American,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Behavior Problems, Peer Relationship, Middle School Students
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Rozalski, Michael; Drasgow, Erik; Drasgow, Fritz; Yell, Mitchell – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among students' disruptive and violent behavior and staff's use of proactive and reactive strategies in a secure residential treatment center serving delinquent adolescent males. One hundred hours of observational data were collected, and linear regression models were used to explore the…
Descriptors: Staff Role, Violence, Delinquency, Adolescents
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Graetz, Brian W.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Baghurst, Peter; Hirte, Craig – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2006
The authors compared service-use patterns and factors associated with service use for 279 boys and 119 girls who met the criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as defined in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)." The participants had been identified from a nationally…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Comparative Analysis