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Showing 1 to 20 of 166 for “"Child behavior"”.
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Parental Attributions And Discipline Of Child Behavior
… risk and protective factors implicated in children's development of behavior problems are intertwined. This study, therefore, investigated the relationships among parental depression and anger, attributions of control, discipline, parent-child relationship variables, and children's behavior …
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Parental Depression and Child Behavior Problems: A Closer Examination
<p>Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have higher rates of depressive symptoms, and parental depressive symptoms are strongly associated with problem behaviors in children. However, the direction of effect between parental depression and child behavior problems is unclear. …
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Parental Distress and Child Behavior Problems: Parenting Behaviors as Mediators
<p>Parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) typically report higher levels of parental stress than parents of typically developing children. While the majority of the literature addresses child behavior problems as predictors of parental stress, research has shown that the relation …
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Effects of a Parenting Group on Family Relationships and Child Behavior Problems
… old, who have been identified as experiencing behavior problems. The Parent Project focuses on improving the parent child relationship and family environment. Participants included 12 caretakers who have completed the 10-week program. Intervention effects were evaluated at baseline and upon …
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Parental Stress and Child Behavior Problems in Families of Children with Autism
<p>Background: Studies have shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exhibit higher levels of stress than parents of typically developing children or children with other types of developmental disabilities. This relationship appears to be mediated by elevated levels of …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in an Ethnically Diverse Sample
… the psychometric functioning of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) in an ethnically diverse clinical sample using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Rasch modeling. The sample included 221 children and adolescents (72% male and 28% female) whose mothers completed the ECBI. …
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An Item Analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist with Preschool Children with Autism
… and is often a time consuming process. Behavior rating scales are common components used by practitioners in evaluations to assess various social, emotional, or behavioral problems. With the rise of awareness, the steady increase of autism diagnoses, and the importance of early …
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Stable attributions of child behavior and parenting stress in parents of ADHD children.
… explore the differences in how parents of ADHD children and non-ADHD parents attribute undesirable and prosocial child behavior, and to determine if attributions about undesirable child behavior influence parents' perceived levels of parenting stress. Parent attributions from 69 parent-child …
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Parenting, neighborhood characteristics, and disruptive child behavior in low-income African American families
… parenting, neighborhood characteristics, and child disruptive behavior. Examining data from a low-income, African American preschool sample, this study investigated how self-reported neighborhood characteristics and observed parenting behaviors uniquely predicted observed disruptive behavior …
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Organized Chaos: Daily Routines as a Potential Mechanism Linking Household Chaos and Child Behavior Problems
<p>Children living in chaotic households exhibit more externalizing behaviors. Child externalizing behavior, exhibited as early as the toddler and preschool years, is a risk factor for later maladjustment. Understanding the mechanisms linking household chaos to early externalizing behaviors is …
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Maternal Sensitivity and Child Behavior Among Chinese Canadian and European Canadian Families
… European and Chinese Canadian mothers and their children between the ages of 0 and 3. Potential moderating variables (stress, attributions, socioeconomic factors, and acculturation) in the relationship between culture and sensitivity were examined, and the association between maternal sensitivity …
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Comparing Parent Ratings of Referred Preschoolers on the Child Behavior Checklist and Behavior Assessment System for Children - Second Edition
… is essential for school psychologists assessing children to use instruments that are reliable and valid. The focus of the current study is to determine whether or not the parent preschool versions of two popular behavior rating instruments, the Behavior Assessment System for Children – Second …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist Scores of Traumatized Youth With and Without PTSD Relative to Nontraumatized Controls
… syndrome scales: Anxious/Depressed, Delinquent Behavior, Attention Problems, Thought Problems, and Other Problems. The scores of the PTSD-positives were significantly higher than those of the traumatized PTSD-negatives on the Withdrawn and Somatic Complaints syndrome scales; they significantly …
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIVORCED FAMILIES AND FAMILIES UTILIZING SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES: CHILD BEHAVIOR, INTERPARENTAL CONFLICT, PARENTING ATTITUDES AND PARENTAL STRESS
… between families of divorce and variables of child behavior, interparental conflict and parenting attitudes. However, overall research exploring supervised visitation services and examining these variables in relationship to this population is limited. Furthermore, studies designed to compare …
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIVORCED FAMILIES AND FAMILIES UTILIZING SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES: CHILD BEHAVIOR, INTERPARENTAL CONFLICT, PARENTING ATTITUDES AND PARENTAL STRESS
… between families of divorce and variables of child behavior, interparental conflict and parenting attitudes. However, overall research exploring supervised visitation services and examining these variables in relationship to this population is limited. Furthermore, studies designed to compare …
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The Effect of Coping on the Relationship Between Child Behavior Problems and Exposure to Community Violence in Low Risk School Children
… high among suburban and urban middle school-aged children. Exposure through witnessing and victimization has been related to antisocial behavior. Active coping has been related to fewer emotional and behavioral problems, whereas avoidant coping is related to conduct disorder. This study examines …
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A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT) OF A SELF-HELP PARENTAL GUIDANCE BOOK ON PARENTS’ SENSE OF COMPETENCY AND REDUCING PARENT-REPORTED CHILD BEHAVIOR SYMPTOMS
… interventions that empower parents to manage child behavior and enhance parental competency effectively for which there has been limited research. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a self-help parental guidance book in enhancing parents' sense of competency and reducing parent-reported …
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Transactions between Child Behavior and Parent Anxiety/Depression in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Roles of Parenting Stress, Self-Efficacy and Emotion Coaching
Parents of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have been shown to experience increases in stress, depression, and anxiety, which are also associated with child behavior problems related to ASD, such as aggressive behaviors and tantrums. Literature examining potential …
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Mindfulness and Parental Stress Among Parents of Children with Development Delays: The Role of the Marital Relationship
… stress are important risk factors for negative child outcomes. However, parenting stress and broader family factors like the marital relationship are rarely addressed in interventions targeting childhood problems. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) appears to be the stress-based …
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