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Johnston, Charlotte; Murray, Candice – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2007
This study examined both the frequency and type of noncompliant behavior in 14 boys with co-occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant (OD) behavior, 24 boys with only ADHD, and 33 nonproblem boys. Mothers rated boys' noncompliant behavior on the Response Style Questionnaire (RSQ) and observers coded…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Males, Hyperactivity
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Kwon, Julie; Delaney-Black, Virginia; Covington, Chandice; Abell, Steven C.; Nordstrom-Bailey, Beth; Sokol, Robert J.; Ager, Joel – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
This study examined the relationship between maternal expressed emotion (EE) and children's perceived self-competence, behavior and intelligence in a community sample of 190 urban, African American children ages 6-7. Maternal EE was measured by the Five Minute Speech Sample. Self reports and standardized measures were used to examine other mother…
Descriptors: African American Children, Intelligence, Hyperactivity, Anxiety
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Campbell, Susan B. – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Children, Exceptional Child Research
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Stewart, Mark A. – School Review, 1976
Provides an analysis of the definition, description, and origins of hyperkinesis. Details the various treatments of hyperkinesis and the effects of social factors in the success of the treatment. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Educational Research
Lowitt, Michael F.; And Others – 1975
Present research questions the traditional unidimensional model in childhood psychopathology. Not only do parents influence the development of their offspring, they, in turn, are influenced by them. The infant is an active agent, affected by and affecting those around him. The infant emerges as a primary source of influence--often in the direction…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Disturbances, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Balkwell, Carolyn; Halverson, Charles F., Jr. – Family Relations, 1980
Reviews selected literature on childhood hyperactivity and suggestions for management of this behavior syndrome. Argues that little consideration has been given to the consequences for parents and siblings of having a hyperactive child present in the family setting. Little attention has been focused on the implementation of management techniques.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Children, Family Problems
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Danforth, Jeffrey S. – Behavior Modification, 1998
Evaluated the effects of parent training on mother behavior and the disruptive behavior of eight children. Parent training was conducted within a multiple-baseline design across children. Direct observation, interviews, and standardized rating scales showed improvements in behavior; six-month follow-up demonstrated the stability of changes.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
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Kapalka, G. M. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2004
This study evaluated the effectiveness of eye contact in reducing ADHD children's problems with compliance. Seventy-six parents of ADHD boys between ages 5 and 10 were randomized into two treatment groups and a control group. Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed that, as hypothesized, eye contact was effective in reducing ADHD children's problems with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Nonverbal Communication, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara; Ishikawa, Sharon S.; Jamner, Larry D.; Floro, Joshua N.; Johnston, Joseph A.; Swindle, Ralph – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: This study was designed to examine context effects or provocation ecologies in the daily lives of children with ADHD. Method: Across 7 days, mothers and children (27 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] taking stimulant medication; 25 children without ADHD; ages 7-12 years) provided electronic diary reports…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Context Effect, Children, Drug Therapy
Roe, Diana – AECA Research in Practice Series, 1998
This issue of the Australian Early Childhood Association Research in Practice Series focuses on attention difficulties in young children and is directed to parents, child caregivers, and others interested in the care and education of young children. The booklet describes behaviors and characteristics common in children with attention difficulties,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification