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Helland, Siri Saugestad; Røysamb, Espen; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Melby-Lervåg, Monica; Gustavson, Kristin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Studies have identified concurrent, longitudinal, and bidirectional associations between language difficulties and internalizing problems. This is commonly explained by social exclusion or withdrawal from peers, but underlying mechanisms are not well understood. This study uses sibling data to investigate if the comorbidity between language…
Descriptors: Siblings, Comorbidity, Family Influence, Family Environment
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Friedman, Abbey; Taraban, Lindsay; Sitnick, Stephanie; Shaw, Daniel S. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
The current study explored early adolescent child-level predictors (physical aggression, impulsivity, empathy) and contextual-level predictors (peer deviance, neighborhood dangerousness) of violent and nonviolent antisocial behavior (AB) in late adolescence. Additionally, we tested the moderating role of rejecting parenting on these associations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Predictor Variables, Aggression
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Eiden, Rina D.; Lessard, Jared; Colder, Craig R.; Livingston, Jennifer; Casey, Meghan; Leonard, Kenneth E. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
A developmental cascade model for adolescent substance use beginning in infancy was examined in a sample of children with alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents. The model examined the role of parents' alcohol diagnoses, depression and antisocial behavior in a cascading process of risk via 3 major hypothesized pathways: first, via parental…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Developmental Stages, Child Development, Adolescent Development
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Laible, Deborah; Carlo, Gustavo; Davis, Alexandra N.; Karahuta, Erin – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Longitudinal links between early childhood temperament, maternal sensitivity, and adolescents' adjustment have been proposed and found in several longitudinal studies, but the mechanisms of influence have not been explored. The authors examined the paths from maternal sensitivity and temperament in early childhood to adolescents' prosocial,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency
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Diamond, Karen E.; Justice, Laura M.; Siegler, Robert S.; Snyder, Patricia A. – National Center for Special Education Research, 2013
A primary purpose of early childhood education and interventions is to promote children's acquisition of knowledge and skills linked to later social competence and academic success. In this report, special attention is given to summarizing what has been learned about early childhood classrooms as contexts for development and learning, the kinds of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Meta Analysis, Cognitive Development
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Useche, Ana Carolina; Sullivan, Amanda L.; Merk, Welmoet; Orobio de Castro, Bram – Exceptionality, 2014
This study examines the concurrent and longitudinal relationships between reactive and proactive aggression and children's peer status. Participants were 94 Dutch elementary school-aged boys in self-contained special education classrooms for students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) and 47 boys with no disabilities in general education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aggression, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence
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Gaertner, Alden E.; Fite, Paula J.; Colder, Craig R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2011
Research indicates peer socialization processes affect the development of problem behavior in childhood and adolescence; however moderating peer factors have not been readily examined. Friendship intimate exchange may be an important factor to consider, as literature suggests that intimate exchange becomes an increasingly important aspect of…
Descriptors: Socialization, Delinquency, Caregivers, Early Adolescents
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German, Miguelina; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Dumka, Larry – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
This study examined interactive relations between adolescent, maternal, and paternal familism values and deviant peer affiliations in predicting adolescent externalizing problems within low-income, Mexican-origin families (N = 598). Adolescent, maternal, and paternal familism values interacted protectively with deviant peer affiliations to predict…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Early Adolescents, Social Values, Mexican Americans
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Whitney, Stephen D.; Renner, Lynette M.; Herrenkohl, Todd I. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
Using holistic-interactionistic theory, the simultaneous nature of risk and protection factors for both males and females (age 6-11 in Wave 1) is examined using latent profile analysis (LPA). Risk/protection classes are estimated using multiple risk factor variables (e.g., physical child abuse) and multiple protective factors (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Child Abuse, Females, Academic Achievement
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Mathews, Therese L.; Fawcett, Stephen B.; Sheldon, Jan B. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
Children with a history of child maltreatment often have limited social interactions with other children and adults. This study examined the effects of a Peer Engagement Program, consisting of peer mentoring and social skills training with positive reinforcement, in three children with low levels of oral and social interaction. A multiple…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Intervention, Child Behavior, Rating Scales
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Hope, Timothy L.; Bierman, Karen L. – Journal of School Psychology, 1998
Examines the cross-situational patterns in rural and urban communities at school entry. Results show child behavior at school was heavily influenced by exposure to aggressive models and deviant peer support experienced by children in urban as compared to rural schools. This leads to higher rates of school conduct problems for children in urban…
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Blacks
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Cullerton-Sen, Crystal; Crick, Nicki R. – School Psychology Review, 2005
Current tools for assessing children's social behavior in school psychology research and practice typically do not adequately measure issues most salient for young girls (e.g., experiences of relational victimization). The relation among teacher, peer, and self-reports of relational and physical peer victimization was examined for 119 fourth grade…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Prediction, Peer Relationship, Emotional Adjustment