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Positive Affect, Negative Affect, and Physiological Hyperarousal among Referred and Nonreferred Youths
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Laurent, Jeff; Joiner, Thomas E., Jr.; Catanzaro, Salvatore J. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C) and the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children (PH-C) seem ideal measures for school mental health screenings, because they are theory based, psychometrically sound, and brief. This study provides descriptive information and preliminary cutoff scores in an effort to increase the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cutting Scores, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population
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Fite, Paula J.; Stoppelbein, Laura; Greening, Leilani – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This study examined relations between proactive and reactive aggression and indicators of antisocial behavior (callous/unemotional traits and behavioral consequences) and negative affect (depression and suicidal behavior) in a sample of 105 children admitted to an acute child psychiatric inpatient unit. The majority of the children were male (69%)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Suicide, Depression (Psychology), Child Behavior
Open Trial of Family-Based Treatment for Full and Partial Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescence: Evidence of Successful Dissemination
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Loeb, Katharine L.; Walsh, B. Timothy; Lock, James; Le Grange, Daniel; Jones, Jennifer; Marcus, Sue; Weaver, James; Dobrow, Ilyse – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: There is a paucity of evidence-based interventions for anorexia nervosa (AN). An innovative family-based treatment (FBT), developed at the Maudsley Hospital and recently put in manual form, has shown great promise for adolescents with AN. Unlike traditional treatment approaches, which promote sustained autonomy around food, FBT…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Psychopathology
Relationship of Children's Depression Inventory Factors to Major Depression among Adolescents.
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Craighead, W. Edward; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
The relationship between Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) scores and major depression, conduct disorder, and anxiety disorders was studied for 107 psychiatric inpatients aged 12 to 18 years. Findings support total CDI score, rather than factor scores, as the most practical measure for classifying participants as depressed or not. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavior Disorders, Children
Children's Depression Inventory: Construct and Discriminant Validity across Clinical and Nonreferred (Control) Populations.
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Carey, Michael P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Evaluated construct and discriminant validity of Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) for large child and adolescent sample of clinical inpatients and demographically comparable nonreferred subjects. Three factors entered a significant discrimination function. Depressive Affect and Oppositional Behavior distinguished depressive and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Children, Construct Validity