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Kristen M. Van Swearingen; Nora E. Noel – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Disordered eating and problematic alcohol use may negatively impact women's health, and the two issues frequently occur together. We assessed the interaction between negative urgency and disordered eating variables on binge drinking frequency. We also examined impulsivity facets in relation to binge eating, purging, and restrictive…
Descriptors: Females, Conceptual Tempo, Eating Disorders, Alcohol Abuse
DuPaul, George J.; Kern, Lee; Belk, Georgia; Custer, Beth; Daffier, Molly; Hatfield, Andrea; Peek, Daniel – Grantee Submission, 2018
Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with significant challenges in child functioning. Although behavioral parent training (BPT) can reduce ADHD symptoms, factors associated with traditional face-to-face (F2F) delivery results in only about half of families receiving BPT. The purpose of this pilot randomized…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attendance, At Risk Students
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Ehm, Jan-Henning; Kerner auch Koerner, Julia; Gawrilow, Caterina; Hasselhorn, Marcus; Schmiedek, Florian – Developmental Psychology, 2016
The present longitudinal study aimed to investigate the influence of ADHD symptoms on reading development in elementary schoolchildren. To this end, repeated assessments of ADHD symptoms (teacher ratings of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) and reading achievement (standardized tests of decoding speed and text comprehension) were…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Individual Differences
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Harden, K. Paige; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Consistent with social neuroscience perspectives on adolescent development, previous cross-sectional research has found diverging mean age-related trends for sensation seeking and impulsivity during adolescence. The present study uses longitudinal data on 7,640 youth from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth Children and Young Adults, a…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Adolescent Development, Conceptual Tempo, Young Adults
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Dogan, Shannon J.; Stockdale, Gary D.; Widaman, Keith F.; Conger, Rand D. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
We explored two unanswered questions about the role of alcohol use in sexual behavior. First, we considered whether alcohol use temporally precedes and predicts changes in sexual behavior assessed as the number of sexual partners, whether the reverse pattern holds, or whether the association reflects a common, external cause. Second, we assessed…
Descriptors: Drinking, Adolescents, Sexuality, Behavior Change
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Moritz, Steffen; Treszl, Andras; Rufer, Michael – Behavior Modification, 2011
Nail-biting is currently classified as an impulse control disorder not otherwise specified. Although seldom targeted as a primary symptom, nail-biting is often associated with somatic complications and decreased quality of life. The present study assessed the effectiveness of an innovative self-help technique, titled decoupling (DC). DC aims at…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Self Control, Quality of Life, Behavior Change