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Varma, Angela; Wiener, Judith – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
This study investigated attributions and stigmatization self-perceptions of 40 adolescents with and 34 adolescents without ADHD for their problematic behaviors and ADHD as a disorder. Adolescents identified behaviors that they believed described them, indicated which of these behaviors was most problematic for them, and responded to a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Problems, Adolescents
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Nemer, Shannon L.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Chow, Jason C.; Kunemund, Rachel L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2019
Children frequently enter elementary school unprepared for its academic and socioemotional challenges. This can lead to challenging behaviors that negatively affect students' educational experiences, put them at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), and impact relationships with teachers. Despite a large research base on student…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students
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Bhatia, Kiran; Golin, Sanford – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Locus of control subjects' incorrect responses by frustrating or nonfrustrating confederates were punished by electric shock. Data indicated increased aggression after frustration by externals and less aggression by internals. Results indicate aggression is cognitively regulated by a personality-related belief in uncontrollability; the less the…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems
Holloway, Susan D. – 1991
A study examined the relationship between change in daycare children's classroom behavior and the teacher's socialization behavior. Various behaviors of 69 children in 24 classrooms were observed and coded in the fall and spring of the school year. Observers coded teacher behavior according to the Caregiver Interaction Scale, which assesses…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Child Caregivers
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Guttmann, Joseph – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
Pupils at an elementary school in Israel, their mothers, and their teachers were studied to determine how each group would attribute the causes of children's problem behavior. Pupils and teachers were apt to blame external factors. Parents tended to distribute responsibility for problems more evenly. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Congruence (Psychology)
Gnagey, William J. – 1979
It is time to stop blaming the rise in serious student misbehavior on families, peers, teachers, school systems and society, and to begin to hold students responsible for their own actions. To compare the personal characteristics of disruptive and "normal" students, teachers in a small high school identified 69 inhibitors (disruptive students) and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Delinquency Prevention, High School Students
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Zins, Joseph E.; Ponti, Charlene R. – Remedial and Special Education, 1996
A study involving 17 elementary school teachers investigated the effects of directly training teachers in problem-solving skills to enhance their performance on a consultation-related activity (parent-teacher conferences) regarding student-related problems. Results found the direct training enhanced the teachers' skills in describing students'…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education