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The Utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Predicting Mental Disorders in the Project to Learn about Youth-Mental Health
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Danielson, Melissa L.; Kassab, Hannah D.; Lee, Mary; Owens, Julie S.; Evans, Steven W.; Lipton, Corey; Charania, Sana; Young, Hayley Elia; Kubicek, Lorraine F.; Flory, Kate; Cuffe, Steven P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
We examined the predictive utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-2-BESS) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in identifying students with a mental disorder. Data were collected in a two-stage study over 34 months with kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) students (aged…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Child Behavior, Predictive Validity, Mental Disorders
The Effect of Success or Failure on Self-Efficacy and Task Persistence of Conduct-Disordered Children.
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Lyman, Robert D.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Examined self-efficacy in children (N=24) with conduct disorders. Subjects were given success or failure feedback for a series of problems, and task persistence was evaluated. Results indicated the success group had significantly higher self-efficacy following feedback. There was a positive correlation between task persistence and self-efficacy.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
Assessing Severity in Behavior Disorders: Empirically Based Criteria.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1990
Reviews research on major behavior disorders in children for school psychologists who are required to evaluate severity of such disorders. Review suggests five criteria by which severity of children's behavior disorders can be evaluated: age of onset, number of settings in which problem occurs, number of coexisting disorders, pattern of problem,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Obsessive-Compuslive Disorder: The Secretive Syndrome.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Reviews the current research and clinical views on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in school-age youth which, although not a high prevalence problem, is a greatly underrecognized condition. Discussion focuses on differentiation from normality and related psychopathological disorders, biological and psychological factors in etiology, school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Conduct Disorder: Developmental Considerations.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Presents and evaluates the developmentally based taxonomy reflected in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders category of conduct disorder (CD). Focuses on subtypes of CD; pathways to CD; individual factors influencing development, such as age, gender, intellectual performance, neuropsychological difficulties, and temperament;…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education
Correlation Study between WISC-III Scores and TOVA Performance.
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Chae, Paul Kyuman – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
The Test of Variable Attention (TOVA), widely used in the assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, was studied along with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children III (WISC-III). Explores whether the TOVA is a measure of psychomotor speed function rather than sustained attention. Results indicated that there was no correlation…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Secondary Education
The Effects of Labeling Bias on Prognostic Outlook for Children as a Function of Diagnostic Label and Profession.
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Fox, Julie D.; Stinnett, Terry A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Investigated the effects of labeling bias on prognostic outlook for children as a function of diagnostic labels and professional group membership. Studied the reaction of professionals to the description of an elementary-school-age boy with behavior problems. Effect for diagnostic label on judgment of overall adjustment approached significance.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Bias, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Validation of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition with Exceptional Black Male Students.
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Greene, Anthony C.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1990
Compared Standard Age Scores on Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SBIV) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised intelligence quotient scores of 51 urban Black males receiving special education services. Data suggest that SBIV possesses utility for assessing intelligence of Black students classified as behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Black Students, Comparative Testing, Educational Diagnosis
What Reasons are Given by Teachers Who Refer Problem Behavior Students?
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Hutton, Jerry B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Reviewed information regarding 215 students referred to school psychologists. Results showed 74 percent were males and one-half were referred while in third through sixth grades. Referral reasons presented by classroom teachers corresponded to the four major characteristics of behavior disorders: conduct disorders, personality disorders,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Disorders, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Altering Educational Environments through Positive Peer Reporting: Prevention and Remediation of Social Problems Associated with Behavior Disorders.
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Skinner, Christopher H.; Neddenriep, Christine E.; Robinson, Sheri L.; Ervin, Ruth; Jones, Kevin – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Typical classroom management procedures designed to reduce inappropriate social behavior may adversely impact social development of students with behavior and/or social emotional disorders. Two alternative procedures where students are encouraged to monitor and report incidental prosocial behaviors are described and research supporting their…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques