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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Conduct disorders in children"”.
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A meta-analysis of cognitive intervention, parent management training, and psychopharmacological intervention in the treatment of conduct disorder
Conduct disorder in children and adolescents has developed into a very costly problem with severe negative consequences to individuals, families, and communities. A void exists in the literature in that no summaries have been found which compare the effectiveness of the leading treatment modalities …
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Use of skill-based treatment to teach how to ask for preferred items, tolerate denial, and compromise for less preferred alternatives
For some children, problem behaviors may arise due to environmental factors (Horner et al., 2002). Functional analysis is commonly used to help identify factors maintaining these behaviors (Hanley et al. 2003). Function-based interventions, such as teaching alternative behaviors to replace the …
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An experimental analysis of task refusal : examining the effects of transitions between academic tasks
… disability. Task refusal was analyzed in two different experimental analyses, the first a demand analysis, testing if the behavior was maintained by an escape from demands and the second a transition analysis, testing if the behavior was the result of the transition context. Task …
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A study of the factors of home life that are common among students in special education which may influence behavior problems in school
… two purposes of this study were to (a) determine if there are factors of home life that are common among students in special education which may influence behavior problems in school; and (b) evaluate possible solutions to help to decrease the behavior problems. Twelve students in special …
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Toddlers' self regulation as a mediator of the association between parenting and child compliance and noncompliance
… social development (Grusec, 2006; Feldman & Klein, 2003). A specific type of noncompliance (i.e., assertive noncompliance) can be also considered a positive indicator of children's developing autonomy and assertiveness. The goal of the current study was to examine whether the ability of older …
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A study of the effect of social skills training on the display of physical and verbal aggression in students with behavior disorders
<p>The purpose of this single subject design was to examine the effect of social skills training as displayed by students with behavior disorders. Social skills training was conducted with 12 to 14 year old multi-cultural students with behavior disabilities in a self contained learning environment. …
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The link between recurrent childhood animal cruelty and recurrent interpersonal violence
In the early 1960s, researchers began to examine the potential link between childhood animal cruelty and future interpersonal violence. Findings since then have been inconsistent in establishing a relationship between the two. This may be due to researchers failing to measure the recurrency of …
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Can childhood animal cruelty be learned?: examining age of onset and recurrency
Few studies have examined how animal cruelty can be a learned behavior. Using data collected from 257 male inmates at a Southern state medium-security prison, the current study seeks to replicate the Hensley, Tallichet and Dutkiewicz (2012) study. It examines the potential for the onset and …
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Examining the effects of demographic and situational factors on childhood animal cruelty methods
… on childhood animal cruelty methods by surveying 257 inmates in a medium-security Southern prison. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between participants’ demographic and situational factors and their individual methods of childhood animal cruelty. The study also …