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Guerra, Nancy G.; Boxer, Paul; Cook, Clayton R. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2006
Dramatic rises in youth violence in the United States beginning in the 1980s coupled with high visibility acts such as school shootings have resulted in a corresponding proliferation of programs designed to prevent aggression and violence in children and youth. Parallel with this increasing programmatic expansion, there have been repeated calls…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Metropolitan Areas
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Mayer, Matthew; Lochman, John; Van Acker, Richard – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
Significant progress has been made in developing models of social information processing, and cognitive-behavioral processes and related interventions. While there has been limited attention to cognitive-behavioral modification (CBM) in the special education literature, the majority of the contributions have come from the fields of school,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
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Briscoe-Smith, Allison M.; Hinshaw, Stephen P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The objectives of this study were to examine whether girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of having histories of abuse and to assess whether the presence of an abuse history may constitute a distinct subgroup of youth with ADHD. Method: We examined rates and correlates of child abuse in an…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Females
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Wadsworth, Martha E.; Berger, Lauren E. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
Examined prospective associations among poverty-related family stress, coping, involuntary stress reactivity, and psychological symptoms in a sample of 79 rural, low-income adolescents. Poverty-related family stress predicted adolescents' anxious/depressed and aggressive behavior 8 months later, controlling for prior symptoms. Coping interacted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Economic Factors, Poverty
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Khalifa, Najah; Von Knorring, Anne-Liis – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine patterns of psychiatric comorbid disorders and associated problems in a school population of children with tic disorders. Method: From a total population of 4,479 children, 25 with Tourette's disorder (TD), 34 with chronic motor tics (CMT), 24 with chronic vocal tics (CVT), and 214 with transient tics (TT) during the past…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Learning Problems, Hyperactivity, Aggression
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Farrell, Albert D.; Erwin, Elizabeth H.; Bettencourt, Amie; Mays, Sally; Vulin-Reynolds, Monique; Sullivan, Terri; Allison, Kevin W.; Kliewer, Wendy; Meyer, Aleta – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This qualitative study examined individual-level factors that influence adolescents' responses to problem situations involving peers. Interviews were conducted with 106 middle school students (97% African American) from an urban school system. Participants described factors that would make it easier and those that would make it more difficult for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Early Adolescents, Student Behavior, African American Students
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White, Norman A.; Loeber, Rolf – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2008
Bullying can create a climate of fear and discomfort in schools and communities. This study examined the longitudinal associations between children's bullying, special education placements in elementary school, and serious delinquent behavior during secondary school. Using data from the youngest sample of the Pittsburgh Youth Study, the authors…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Delinquency, Bullying, Economically Disadvantaged
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Molina, Brooke S. G.; Flory, Kate; Bukstein, Oscar G.; Greiner, Andrew R.; Baker, Jennifer L.; Krug, Vicky; Evans, Steven W. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: This pilot study tests the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an after-school treatment program for middle schoolers with ADHD using a randomized clinical trial design. Method: A total of 23 students with ADHD (25% female, 48% African American) from a large public middle school were randomly assigned to a 10-week program or to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Homework, School Activities, Academic Achievement
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Al-Sharbati, Marwan; Al-Adawi, Samir; Ganguly, Shyam; Al-Lawatiya, Salwa; Al-Mshefri, Faysal – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: There is a dearth of cross-cultural research on hyperactivity. This article aims to quantify the prevalence of hyperactivity in schoolboys residing in an Arab/Islamic country, Oman. Method: 1,502 Omani schoolboys from eight randomly selected schools representing the urban population of Oman were screened for various indices of…
Descriptors: Siblings, Incidence, Hyperactivity, Behavior Disorders
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Connor, Daniel F.; Doerfler, Leonard A. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: In children with ADHD who have comorbid disruptive behavior diagnoses distinctions between oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) remain unclear. The authors investigate differences between ODD and CD in a large clinical sample of children with ADHD. Method: Consecutively referred and systematically assessed male…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales, Hyperactivity
Wadsworth, Martha E.; Raviv, Tali; Reinhard, Christine; Wolff, Brian; Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo; Einhorn, Lindsey – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
The authors tested a theoretical model positing that poverty has an indirect effect on child and adolescent functioning through children's poverty-related stress. Path analyses with a multiethnic sample of 164 children aged 6 to 18 revealed that the stress associated with poverty, such as economic strain, family conflict, violence/trauma, and…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Substance Abuse, Poverty, Dropouts
Meyer, Elizabeth J. – Online Submission, 2007
This paper presents an analysis of the past decade (1997-2007) of research conducted in the areas of bullying and harassment in secondary schools. The author presents trends in the research as well as addresses the significant gaps left in a field that is heavily influenced by one school thought. By applying a critical feminist lens to this body…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Feminism, Teacher Behavior, Bullying
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Parault, Susan J.; Davis, Heather A.; Pellegrini, Anthony D. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2007
This article examines the amount of middle school students' bullying and nonbullying behaviors observed in three less-structured school venues: the monthly school dance, the cafeteria, and the locker/hall area. Two questions guided our analysis: (a) How do students' bullying and victimization behaviors and nonbullying social behaviors vary by…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Social Status, Dining Facilities, Bullying
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Jensen, Peter S.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Steiner, Hans; Findling, Robert L.; Meyer, Roger E.; Malone, Richard P.; Carlson, Gabrielle A.; Coccaro, Emil F.; Aman, Michael G.; Blair, James; Dougherty, Donald; Ferris, Craig; Flynn, Laurie; Green, Evelyn; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hutchinson, Janice; Laughren, Tom; Leve, Leslie D.; Novins, Douglas K.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To determine whether impulsive aggression (IA) is a meaningful clinical construct and to ascertain whether it is sufficiently similar across diagnostic categories, such that parallel studies across disorders might constitute appropriate evidence for pursuing indications. If so, how should IA be assessed, pharmacological studies…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Public Health, Ethics, Clinical Experience
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Christou, Miranda – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
This paper examines arguments about the teaching of history in Cyprus, especially as they relate to the cultivation of patriotism. I point out how the narratives of "sacred history" and "dangerous memories" are discursive elements of a pedagogy that aims at maintaining patriotism by preventing subjective and divisive personal…
Descriptors: World Views, Patriotism, Foreign Countries, History Instruction
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