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Predicting Condom Use Attitudes, Norms, and Control Beliefs in Hispanic Problem Behavior Youth: The Effects of Family Functioning and Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex on Condom Use
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Malcolm, Shandey; Huang, Shi; Cordova, David; Freitas, Derek; Arzon, Margaret; Jimenez, Giselle Leon; Pantin, Hilda; Prado, Guillermo – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Hispanic problem behavior youth are at an increased risk of engaging in HIV risk behaviors, including low condom use. However, relatively little research has examined factors that affect condom use in this population. Although research indicates that family processes, such as higher levels of family functioning and open parent-adolescent…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic Americans, Health Behavior, Prevention
Behavior Problems of Anglo and Mexican-American Children
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Touliatos, John; Lindholm, Byron W. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis to Verify the Construct Validity of the Behavior Problem Checklist and the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides.
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Hale, Robert L.; Zuckerman, Craig – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
The subscales of the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides are compared with those of the Behavior Problem Checklist so as to test the hypothesis of a two-factor structure in these rating scales. The specificity of each subtest was also investigated. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Analysis
Distractibility and Hypersensitivity. Two Behavior Factors in Elementary School Children
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Victor, James B.; Halverson, Charles F., Jr. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Elementary Education
Psychometric Properties of the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale in a Diverse Sample of Children Exposed to Interpersonal Violence
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Spilsbury, James C.; Drotar, Dennis; Burant, Christopher; Flannery, Daniel; Creeden, Rosemary; Friedman, Steve – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005
This study determined psychometric properties of the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS) with an ethnically diverse sample of 383 children 2 to 7 years of age exposed to interpersonal violence and participating in a community-based intervention. Means and alpha coefficients for the total scale and 3 subscales fell within previously reported…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Behavior Problems, Construct Validity
Dimensions of Behavior Problems Among Oglala Sioux Adolescents
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O'Donnell, James P.; Cress, Joseph N. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1975
A factor analytic study of the Quay-Peterson Behavior Problem Checklist among 117 Oglala Sioux high school students indicated cross-cultural factor similarity for conduct problems. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: American Indians, Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Cross Cultural Studies
Patterns of Maladjustment among Mentally Retarded Children and Youth.
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Epstein, Michael H.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1986
Patterns of emotional and behavior problems among 360 educable mentally retarded (EMR) and 360 nonretarded elementary and secondary students were studied through factor analysis of teachers' rating scale evaluations. EMR groups could be discriminated from nonretarded groups on the aggression, attention disorder, and anxiety/inferiority factors.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Aggression, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders