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Skin Picking in Turkish Students: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Gender Differences
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Calikusu, Celal; Kucukgoncu, Suat; Tecer, Ozlem; Bestepe, Emrem – Behavior Modification, 2012
The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, triggers, and consequences of skin picking (SP) in a sample of Turkish university students, with an emphasis on gender differences. A total of 245 students from two universities in Turkey were assessed by using the Skin Picking Inventory. In total, 87.8% of the students…
Descriptors: Females, Incidence, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
Predictors of Outcome of a Parenting Group Curriculum: A Pilot Study
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Parent, Justin; Forehand, Rex L.; Merchant, Mary Jane; Long, Nicholas; Jones, Deborah J. – Behavior Modification, 2011
One pressing issue facing parenting interventions for disruptive behaviors of young children is forecasting who will benefit from participation. The purpose of this study was to examine four personal and interpersonal predictors (i.e., parent depressive symptoms, parent education, coparent conflict, and marital status) of engagement (i.e., number…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Marital Status, Conflict, Parent Education
Behavioral Signs of Schizoidia and Schizotypy in the Biological Parents of Social Anhedonics
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Emmerson, Lindsay C.; Miller, Sarah L.; Blanchard, Jack J. – Behavior Modification, 2009
A community sample of 88 putative schizotypes (48 social anhedonics, 40 controls), aged 18 to 19 years, and their biological parents (42 mothers of social anhedonics, 37 mothers of controls; 24 fathers of social anhedonics, 20 fathers of controls) receive videotaped diagnostic evaluations that serve as the basis for ratings of behavioral signs of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mothers, Personality, Fathers
The Relation of Maternal Sensitivity to Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Problems within the Context of Maternal Depressive Symptoms
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Garai, Emily Priscilla; Forehand, Rex L.; Colletti, Christina J. M.; Reeslund, Kristen; Potts, Jennifer; Compas, Bruce – Behavior Modification, 2009
Maternal depression has been linked to deficits in parenting that contribute to youth's development of externalizing and/or internalizing problems. Maternal sensitivity has been implicated within the infant literature as a foundational aspect of parenting contributing to a child's adjustment. This study examines the main and moderating effects of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Phenomenological Characteristics, Social Problems, and the Economic Impact Associated with Chronic Skin Picking
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Flessner, Christopher A.; Woods, Douglas W. – Behavior Modification, 2006
In this study, the authors collected data on the demographic characteristics, phenomenology, and social and economic impact of skin picking. A total of 92 participants completed an anonymous, Internet-based survey through a link to the Trichotillomania Learning Center's home page. Results indicated that skin pickers experienced social,…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Phenomenology, Economic Impact, Depression (Psychology)