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Heidary, Maedeh; Hashemi Nosrat Abad, Touraj; Linden, Wolfgang – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2022
This study investigated the effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on pathological symptoms in boys with externalised disorders. A total of 24 elementary school students with externalising disorders, diagnosed by completing the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), were randomly assigned to a mindfulness-based intervention for two months. One…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Males, Comparative Analysis
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Tremblay-Perreault, Amélie; Hébert, Martine – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Sexual abuse and peer victimization often co-occur and generate similar repercussions. The current study aimed to determine the extent to which child sexual abuse is associated to peer victimization. The unique contribution of these two distinct forms of victimization to the prediction of behavior problems was also investigated in a sample of 532…
Descriptors: Correlation, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse
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Al-Hendawi, Maha; Keller, Clayton; Cloninger, Lea – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2016
The Child Behavior Checklist for children 6 to 18 (CBCL/6-18) is a widely used, standardized parent rating scale. However, few studies have tested the psychometric properties of this instrument in the Arab world despite the great need for such instruments to support the identification and education of children with emotional, behavioral, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Psychometrics
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Useche, Ana Carolina; Sullivan, Amanda L.; Merk, Welmoet; Orobio de Castro, Bram – Exceptionality, 2014
This study examines the concurrent and longitudinal relationships between reactive and proactive aggression and children's peer status. Participants were 94 Dutch elementary school-aged boys in self-contained special education classrooms for students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) and 47 boys with no disabilities in general education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aggression, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence
Wu, Sarah S.; Willcutt, Erik G.; Escovar, Emily; Menon, Vinod – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Although behavioral difficulties are well documented in reading disabilities, little is known about the relationship between math ability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Here, we use standardized measures to investigate the relation among early math ability, math anxiety, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in a group of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Correlation
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Ozdemir, Selda – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: There is an increasing number of studies describing the symptoms of ADHD among school-age children in western cultures. Yet, studies on children with ADHD living in non-western cultures are limited. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare problem behavior profiles of Turkish children with AD/HD and non-AD/HD children. Method:…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Kawabata, Yoshito; Crick, Nicki R.; Hamaguchi, Yoshikazu – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate psychometric properties that assess forms of aggression (i.e., relational and physical aggression) across cultures (i.e., Japan and the United States) and (2) to investigate the role of culture in the associations between forms of aggression and social-psychological adjustment problems such as…
Descriptors: Aggression, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship
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Hong, Lin; Yufeng, Wang; Agho, Kingsley; Jacobs, Jennifer – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: To evaluate the effect on problem behaviors of a universal school-based prevention curriculum of third grade students. Methods: Six regular classes in 1 elementary school were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 208) or control (n = 209) group. A 13-session program was offered to students in the intervention group. The Achenbach…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Prevention
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Hale, James B.; Reddy, Linda A.; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Hain, Lisa A.; Whitaker, James; Morley, Jessica; Lawrence, Kyle; Smith, Alex; Jones, Nicole – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Methylphenidate (MPH) often ameliorates attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behavioral dysfunction according to "indirect" informant reports and rating scales. The standard of care behavioral MPH titration approach seldom includes "direct" neuropsychological or academic assessment data to determine treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Short Term Memory
Kurtz, Linda – 1994
Whether specific classroom coping styles of elementary school children from divorced families differ in comparison with their peers from intact homes was studied, along with the relationship between teachers' observations of children's specific coping styles and parental reports of children's behavior problems. The divorced-family group consisted…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Coping