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Matthew C. Lambert; Antonis Katsiyannis; John W. Maag; W. Alex Mason; Michael H. Epstein – Behavioral Disorders, 2025
Although the construct of social maladjustment has been used for the last six decades, relatively little research has addressed secular trends in socially maladjusted behaviors over time, and even fewer studies have addressed trends for students identified with emotional disturbance (ED). The purpose of this study was to use two U.S. nationally…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Antisocial Behavior, Emotional Disturbances
Emily K. Tanner; Robbie J. Marsh; David E. Houchins – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2025
Students are often placed in alternative education schools or settings (AES) for behavioral issues that cannot be effectively supported in a general education setting. A large portion of students educated in AES have a diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorder (EBD). An AES teacher is required to provide students with the most effective behavior…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Nontraditional Education, Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior
Christina M. Gushanas; S. D. Smith – Beyond Behavior, 2024
Most students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) have challenging classroom behaviors and poor postschool outcomes. Self-determination promotes positive classroom behavior and successful postschool outcomes. By incorporating choice-making, an element of self-determination, teachers across grade levels can address behavioral issues and…
Descriptors: Students, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Decision Making Skills
Emma Louise Thompson; Karri Gillespie-Smith; Ally Pax Arcari Mair; Ingrid Obsuth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Many autistic adolescents and young adults present with aggressive behaviours, which can be challenging for caregivers. The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms between social communication understanding and aggressive behaviours in autistic and non-autistic adolescents, specifically the role of emotional dysregulation and its…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Jasmin R. Hagen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation addresses a significant gap in existing research by exploring lived experiences of cisgender female adolescents (Grades 7-12) diagnosed with emotional disturbance (ED) in the U.S. Current statistics indicate that 28% of students in special education with an ED diagnosis are girls; yet, their perspectives remain largely absent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Emotional Disturbances, Special Education
Jillian M. Thoele; Sarah DeAngelo – Education and Treatment of Children, 2023
High-quality single-case design research should include measures that assess the social significance of intervention goals, the social importance of intervention outcomes, and the acceptability and feasibility of procedures. We conducted a systematic review to examine the inclusion and use of social validity metrics in academic and behavioral…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, At Risk Students, Intervention
Olivia G. Enders – Beyond Behavior, 2025
TikTok has gained in popularity across teachers. One TikTok trend related to classroom management is called "Secret Student." Secret Student aims to improve classroom behavior by rewarding an anonymous, randomly chosen student. In this article, I describe common practices and variations of the Secret Student intervention as well as…
Descriptors: Social Media, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification, Emotional Disturbances
Samantha Shera; Alyssa Blasko; Lee Kern; Christopher T. H. Liang; Jennifer Freeman – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2025
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are at an increased risk for poor outcomes (e.g., dropout, unemployment, mental health problems). These risks are heightened for students placed in juvenile justice and/or alternative placement settings. Increasing college and career readiness (CCR) opportunities may potentially lead to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Almeida, Joanna; Barber, Catherine; Rosen, Rochelle K.; Nicolopoulos, Alexandra; O'Brien, Kimberly H. McManama – Youth & Society, 2023
Research on planning, method choice, and method substitution in adolescents' suicide attempts is limited. We conducted in-depth interviews with 20 adolescents following their suicide attempt to learn the extent to which the attempt was planned, why they used the method they did, and whether they would have substituted another method if the one…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescent Attitudes, Decision Making, Prevention
What Educators Should Know about Medication Use for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Stephanie L. Hand; Erin K. Aregood; Irem Bilgili-Karabacak; Lee Kern – Beyond Behavior, 2025
Psychotropic medications are increasingly being prescribed to school-age youth to address a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. In this article, we first provide an overview of these medications, their potential effects and side effects, and variables impacting their use. Prevalence of polypharmacy and rates of current and lifetime…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Drug Therapy, Children
Madeline LaPolla – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Feelings of distress over the unknowns of the future refers to an intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU is significantly linked to internalizing disorders like anxiety. College students are in a unique position of uncertainty and anxiety as they emerge into adulthood. Additionally, external sources of uncertainty, like the economy, may contribute to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spiritual Development, Coping, Anxiety
Hubbard, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students receiving special education services for emotional disturbance (ED) are one of the most challenging groups of students to work with in the school setting. Special education policies have shifted to place students in their least restrictive environment, which has increased the percentage of students with ED in the general education…
Descriptors: Students, Emotional Disturbances, Student Behavior, Self Management
Jennifer Freeman; Devon Carter; Lee Kern; Chris Liang; Sarah Rosati; Sarah Sinnott; Vivian Mui – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2025
The purpose of this review was to investigate the extent to which students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are adequately represented in and benefiting from college and career readiness (CCR) intervention research across race and gender groups. We conducted a secondary analysis of 14 intervention studies meeting the criteria for a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation, College Readiness
Daniel V. Poling; Stephen W. Smith; Jia Ma; Yuxi Qiu – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2025
Students identified with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs) often have difficulty with social adjustment and academic achievement, engaging in problem behaviors such as defiance, rule-breaking, and truancy, yet one particularly challenging behavior is aggression. Researchers assert that verbal aggression (VA) is the most frequent form of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Response, Aggression, Students with Disabilities
Heather M. Dulas; Lisa Bowman-Perrott; Trudy E. Georgio; Claudia M. Dunn; Yi-Fan Li – Behavioral Disorders, 2025
In this systematic review, we examined interventions for increasing prosocial employment skills for adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBDs). Many studies have focused on social skills related to employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders. However, there is a paucity of research on…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders