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Zanko, Amanda E. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Although numerous studies have focused on understanding the utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2015) across multiple populations, many of the studies that focus on the use of this measure with the college population have used the previous edition (BASC-2). Given the rising rates of anxiety and…
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Students, Mental Health, Anxiety
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Krygsman, Amanda; Farrell, Ann H.; Brittain, Heather; Vaillancourt, Tracy – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
We examined the dynamic interplay of depression symptoms, mattering (i.e., self-evaluation of importance or significance to others), and anti-mattering across four years of development in young adulthood (age 20-23; N = 452) using a cross-lagged panel model (CLPM). Support for a transactional model between anti-mattering and depression symptoms…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Value Judgment, Young Adults
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Farrell, Ann H.; Vaillancourt, Tracy – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Indirect aggression has been associated with antisocial personality traits like Machiavellianism, but there is a lack of evidence on their longitudinal development across adolescence. Therefore, the joint developmental trajectories of adolescent indirect aggression and Machiavellianism across 3 years of high school (Grades 10 to 12) were…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables
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Buta, Monica; Visu-Petra, George; Opre, Adrian; Koller, Silvia; Visu-Petra, Laura – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
Deception is a common phenomenon in everyday life, yet some people generally lie more than others and some people consider lying more acceptable than others do. Current knowledge about lie acceptability across development or about the individual differences in emotion or personality which shape it is still in an incipient stage. We aimed to expand…
Descriptors: Deception, Individual Differences, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Mitchell, Qshequilla P.; Younginer, S. Taylor; Lochman, John E.; Vernberg, Eric M.; Powell, Nicole P.; Qu, Lixin – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Therapeutic alliance is associated with treatment outcomes across a diverse range of intervention models and clinical populations. Likewise, the perceived quality of working alliance in adult psychotherapy has been a consistent predictor of engagement, while research with children is limited. This study draws from a sample of 180 children who were…
Descriptors: Coping, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Aggression
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Kim, Yeonwoo; Calzada, Esther J.; Barajas-Gonzalez, R. Gabriela; Huang, Keng-Yen; Brotman, Laurie M.; Castro, Ashley; Pichardo, Catherine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Early academic achievement has been shown to predict high school completion, but there have been few studies of the predictors of early academic success focused on Latino students. Using longitudinal data from 750 Mexican and Dominican American families, this study examined a cultural model of parenting and early academic achievement. While Latino…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement
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Tan, Minghua; Dobbs-Oates, Jennifer – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Sixty-one preschool children and their parents and teachers participated in a cross-sectional study of the social-emotional correlates of emergent literacy skills. The children's emergent literacy skills were assessed with the standard language and literacy tests: "Expressive Vocabulary Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test" (third…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children
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Berg, Juliette K.; Aber, J. Lawrence – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Increasing attention is being given to the role of a positive school interpersonal climate in children's school functioning and social-emotional development. Children's perceptions are commonly used to measure the interpersonal school climate, but the individual and contextual characteristics that contribute to variation in children's perceptions…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Child Development
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D'Esposito, Susan E.; Blake, Jamilia; Riccio, Cynthia A. – Professional School Counseling, 2011
This study explored how certain personality traits, behaviors, and social status may be associated with who is targeted as a victim of peer aggression. The sample consisted of 233 students in sixth through eighth grades from rural communities. Results indicate that symptoms of anxiety, a high sense of inadequacy, and elevated social stress are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Personality Traits, Behavior
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Leenaars, Lindsey; Rinaldi, Christina M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
This study examines the role of sex, gender role orientation, social representations of indirect aggression, and indicators of psychosocial adjustment in indirect aggression and victimization in an emerging adult sample. A total of 42 participants (19 men, 23 women) recruited are required to complete the questionnaires, along with 18 participants…
Descriptors: Aggression, Sex Role, College Students, Gender Differences
Reinke, Wendy M.; Ostrander, Rick – Grantee Submission, 2008
The longitudinal relationships between depression, anxiety, conduct problems, and inattention were investigated. The present study attempted to overcome the methodological limitations of prior research on childhood co-occurring syndromes by using continuous measures of constructs, controlling for multiple symptoms at baseline, and considering the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Psychopathology, At Risk Persons, Young Children