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Emmerson, Lindsay C.; Miller, Sarah L.; Blanchard, Jack J. – Behavior Modification, 2009
A community sample of 88 putative schizotypes (48 social anhedonics, 40 controls), aged 18 to 19 years, and their biological parents (42 mothers of social anhedonics, 37 mothers of controls; 24 fathers of social anhedonics, 20 fathers of controls) receive videotaped diagnostic evaluations that serve as the basis for ratings of behavioral signs of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mothers, Personality, Fathers
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McKee, Laura; Forehand, Rex; Rakow, Aaron; Reeslund, Kristen; Roland, Erin; Hardcastle, Emily; Compas, Bruce – Behavior Modification, 2008
The aim of this study was to advance our understanding of the relations between three specific parenting behaviors (warmth, monitoring, and discipline) and two child outcomes (internalizing and externalizing problems) within the context of parental depression. Using an approach recommended by A. Caron, B. Weiss, V. Harris, and T. Carron (2006),…
Descriptors: Discipline, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology)
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Garai, Emily Priscilla; Forehand, Rex L.; Colletti, Christina J. M.; Reeslund, Kristen; Potts, Jennifer; Compas, Bruce – Behavior Modification, 2009
Maternal depression has been linked to deficits in parenting that contribute to youth's development of externalizing and/or internalizing problems. Maternal sensitivity has been implicated within the infant literature as a foundational aspect of parenting contributing to a child's adjustment. This study examines the main and moderating effects of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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OConnell, Meghan L.; Freeman, Matthew; Jennings, Georgia; Chan, Wendy; Greci, Laura S.; Manta, Irina D.; Katz, David L. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This pilot study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and the impact of a smoking-cessation program that would meet the specific needs of high school students. Feedback from focus groups conducted with adolescent smokers at a Connecticut high school was used to develop a tailored intervention. Intervention components included commonly used…
Descriptors: High School Students, Intervention, Stress Management, Smoking
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Middleton, Myra B.; Cartledge, Gwendolyn – Behavior Modification, 1995
Five, elementary-schoolage, African American, male students attending general education classes in an urban public school were taught social skills using modeling, role playing, corrective feedback, and differential reinforcement of alternative or incompatible behavior. Results indicate the social skills instructional package decreased aggressive…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Blacks, Feedback
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Franz, Diane Z.; Gross, Alan M. – Behavior Modification, 1996
Examines the relationship between parent-child interaction and a child's social status. Screened and rated third-grade children (n=82) as neglected, rejected, or average, by peer and teacher nomination. Observed children interacting with their mothers and cooperating on a task. Findings suggest a relationship between parent behavior and children's…
Descriptors: Behavior, Child Behavior, Child Neglect, Child Rearing