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Crum, Kathleen I.; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Mental health research demonstrates that children with conduct problems (CP) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits differ in important ways from children with CP alone, including differences in primary caregiver attachment quality. This research suggests CU may also influence the quality of attachment between children with CP and their teachers.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Behavior Disorders
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White, Lars O.; Wu, Jia; Borelli, Jessica L.; Mayes, Linda C.; Crowley, Michael J. – Developmental Science, 2013
Reunion behavior following stressful separations from caregivers is often considered the single most sensitive clue to infant attachment patterns. Extending these ideas to middle childhood/early adolescence, we examined participants' neural responses to reunion with peers who had previously excluded them. We recorded event-related potentials…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Peer Relationship, Early Adolescents, Adolescents
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Kennedy, Mark; Betts, Lucy; Dunn, Thomas; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Underwood, Jean – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Recent re-conceptualisation of paternal involvement (Pleck, J. H. (2010). Paternal involvement: Revised conceptualization and theoretical linkages with child outcomes. In M. Lamb (Ed.), "The role of the father in child development" (5th ed., pp. 67-107). London: Wiley), while proving fruitful, has yet to be applied to investigations into…
Descriptors: Models, Preschool Education, Attachment Behavior, Child Development
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Al-Yagon, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This study examined the role of adolescents' perceived close relationships with significant others (attachment relationships with mothers/fathers, appraisal of homeroom teacher as secure base, and quality of peer friendship) in explaining differences in their socioemotional and behavioral functioning (peer-network/peer-dyadic loneliness,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Predictor Variables
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Bell, Kerryn E. – Crime & Delinquency, 2009
Research and theory about female gang involvement remain scarce. Drawing on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study addresses whether males and females differ in risk factors associated with gang membership (e.g., community characteristics, parent-child relationships, associations with deviant friends). Integrating theory…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Delinquency, School Safety, Social Control
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Seto, Michael C.; Lalumiere, Martin L. – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
We tested special and general explanations of male adolescent sexual offending by conducting a meta-analysis of 59 independent studies comparing male adolescent sex offenders (n = 3,855) with male adolescent non-sex offenders (n = 13,393) on theoretically derived variables reflecting general delinquency risk factors (antisocial tendencies),…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Antisocial Behavior
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LeCroy, Craig Winston; Krysik, Judy – Children & Schools, 2008
The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that predict academic achievement and school attachment among Hispanic seventh- and eighth-grade adolescents and to determine whether the associations between these factors are similar for Hispanic and white adolescents. The sample consisted of 170 adolescents. Results for Hispanic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Grade Point Average, Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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Doyle, Anna-Beth – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This study compared the intellectual development, attachment to mother, peer interaction, and physical health of day care and maternal home care children. The results indicate that very young children who experience high quality group day care differ little from home-reared children. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
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Cassidy, Jude; Ziv, Yair; Mehta, Tara G.; Feeney, Brooke C. – Child Development, 2003
Two experiments examined 12- and 17-year-olds' active selection of quality of feedback they wished from peers. Findings indicated that participants with positive self-perceptions sought feedback that was more positive than participants with negative self-perceptions and sought more positive feedback than expected by chance. Participants with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Craven, Patricia Ann; Lee, Robert E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Approximately 30% of children in foster care have severe emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems. A systematic research synthesis of empirical studies was conducted in an attempt to identify and classify therapeutic interventions for foster children. Utilizing a treatment protocol classification system, empirical studies were classified…
Descriptors: Classification, Therapy, Foster Care, Behavior Problems
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de Jong, Marjolein L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Security of attachment and level of individuation from parents and peers was examined among 42 undergraduates with a history of suicidality, 42 undergraduates with depression, and 42 undergraduate controls. Suicidal students had the least security of attachment, the least degree of individuation, and the highest incidence of parental…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior
Kesner, John – 1998
This study examined the relationship between the security of children's attachment relationships to parents and teachers and how children negotiate and manage conflicts. Sixty-six preschool-aged children participated in story completion tasks regarding their attachment relationship with parents and teachers, and in hypothetical situations…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Parent Child Relationship
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Repinski, Daniel J.; Zook, Joan M. – 2001
Noting that during adolescence the importance of feeling intimate or close to a relationship partner (mothers, fathers, or friends) increases and that closeness to parents is associated with positive adolescent outcomes, this study examined how features of adolescent relationships are related to adolescents' experience of subjective closeness in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Kilmer, Sally – 1977
Research conducted in the United States and Canada on the effects of group care outside of family settings for 20 or more hours per week on a regular basis shows few differences between day care and home reared children on four major variables: attachment, social interactions, cognitive development, and physical health. Of nine studies of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Granot, David; Mayseless, Ofra – 1999
Although there is considerable evidence linking the security of children's attachment to their mothers to child competence and adaptive functioning, the distinct picture of adjustment problems characteristic of each pattern of insecure attachment has received less research attention, especially during middle childhood. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis
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