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Gallant, Jason; Snyder, Gregory S.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P. – Preventing School Failure, 2014
This study examined characteristics and biopsychosocial predictors of nonsuicidal self-injury in a sample (N = 753) of youth in residential care admitted between 2005 and 2010. To model the data, the authors used t-tests, chi-square tests, and multiple logistic regressions stratified by gender. Results suggested that 12% of youth engaged in…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents, Residential Care, Gender Differences
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Ruf, Helena T.; Schmidt, Nicole L.; Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn; Goldsmith, H. Hill – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2008
Impulsivity and inattention are key constructs at the interface of temperament and domains of childhood behavioral problems, such as ADHD and ODD. A multi-method, multi-source assessment of impulsivity and inattention was conducted with 256 families of twins at a mean age of 8-9 years from an epidemiologically defined community sample. Analysis of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Genetics