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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Externalizing behavior problems"”.
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Parental health, parenting behavior and externalizing behavior problems among low-income African American preschool children
<p>Externalizing behavior problems are highly prevalent in the preschool years. These behaviors are particularly common and problematic among children who are from low-income, minority backgrounds. There is evidence in the literature that describes parental health and parenting problems as risk …
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Childhood externalizing behavior problems, maternal depression, and father involvement in low-income African American families
… preschoolers are exhibiting clinical levels of externalizing behaviors. Among children in at-risk populations, such as those attending Head Start preschools, estimates of clinical levels of externalizing behavior problems are as high as 30%. Studies of early childhood externalizing behavior …
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The Impact of Mother and Father Stress on Child Externalizing Behaviors
<p>The impact of parental stress on child behavioral problems has often been examined through research. A large majority of research indicates a strong correlation between parenting stress and an increase in child behavioral difficulties. However, most studies have focused only on the impact that …
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The Moderating Effects of Parenting on the Development of Externalizing Problems in Toddlers
Clarifying processes associated with emerging externalizing behavior problems during early childhood was the focus of this study. Data were collected from 100 parent-child dyads when children were 2, 3, and 4 years. An incremental risk model was hypothesized to explain the emergence of …
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The Relationship Between Maternal Depression And Negative Outcomes In Children: Parenting Deficits' Impact On Children's Emotional Regulation And Behavioral Expression
… parenting practices and children's emotional and behavioral expressions. The study was a secondary analysis of a previous cross-sectional and cross-generational study (Maternal aggression, self-regulation and adverse child outcomes, DA 08963) funded by the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) …
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Understanding Family Routines in a Head Start Sample: A Family Stress Model Perspective
… hardship, contributes to parent mental health problems, which impacts parenting behaviors and, in turn, results in negative child outcomes like child externalizing behavior. Studies have shown that routines within a household can mitigate child externalizing behavior problems, but relatively …
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Group sandtray therapy at school with preadolescents identified with behavioral difficulties.
… at school with preadolescents identified with behavioral difficulties. This is a pretest-posttest control group design. Participants in the experimental group received sandtray therapy in group for ten weeks, and participants in the wait-list control group received no treatment intervention. …
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Examining Mother and Father (Dis)agreement of Youth Mental Health Among Ethnically Diverse Families
… and adolescents in the United States experience externalizing behavior problems identified as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder. These behavior problems cause disruptions in the youth’s socioemotional functioning and academic success. …
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A Comparison Study of Individual and Group Play Therapy In Treating Kindergarten Children with Adjustment Problems
… difficulties; 2) decreasing the overall behavioral problems of kindergarten children experiencing adjustment difficulties 3) decreasing externalizing behavior problems such as aggression and delinquency of kindergarten children experiencing adjustment difficulties; 4) decreasing the …
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THE SOCIAL VALIDATION OF BEHAVIORS INCLUDED IN THE CRITICAL EVENTS INDEX OF THE SYSTEMATIC SCREENING FOR BEHAVIOR DISORDERS IN MALE SAUDI ARABIA PRIMARY SCHOOLS
… purpose of this study was to: (a) identify which behaviors from the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) Critical Events Index occur in male Saudi Arabia primary schools and how often teachers perceive their occurrence; (b) determine the extent of concern male Saudi Arabia primary …
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Gender-related aggressive strategies, psychosocial adjustment, and parental influences in middle childhood
… adjustment; and (3) the links between children's externalizing behavior problems and family functioning. The sample consisted of 406 students (205 girls and 201 boys) in Grades 5 and 6, ranging in age from 10 to 13 years (mean age = 11.2). Children provided information on same-sex peers' …
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Exploring Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in Youth: An Examination of Associations with Antisocial Behavior and Aggression
… aggression, relational aggression, delinquency, behavioral dysregulation, and emotional dysregulation in a community sample of boys and girls (ages 11-17). Results indicated that the three personality traits were significantly correlated with each other, yet distinct. CU traits, narcissistic …
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Mothers' Nonstandard Work Schedules and Young Children's School Readiness
… early reading and mathematics skills and externalizing behavior problems. The current study investigated whether these linkages were especially salient for some groups as opposed to others. Specifically, the moderating roles of mothers' work hours and family structure were tested. Finally, …
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The Direct and Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Risk and Harsh Parenting on Childhood Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior
… on concurrent assessments and change in externalizing and internalizing behavior in toddlerhood. The study included 55 mothers and their children; families completed in-home assessments when children were 2 and 3 years of age. Mothers' reports were used to measure neighborhood …
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Selective mutism: Unwilling to speak or scared silent?
… Schedule for Children for DSM-IV, Child Behavior Checklist, Teacher Report Form, Behavioral Style Questionnaire, and the Family Environment Scale. Results indicate that SM children closely resemble AD children. The SM and AD groups substantially differed from the CN group with regards to …
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Community violence exposure and adolescents' academic functioning
… academic functioning. Further, internalizing and externalizing problems have been identified as significant mediators of poor academic functioning in children who have witnessed or experienced community violence. This study reports an investigation of the direct and mediated links between …
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Acculturation, Social Acceptance, And Adjustment Of Early Adolescents
A majority of research regarding disruptive behavior disorders in youth has focused primarily upon Caucasian children and adolescents. As a result, more investigation of the unique characteristics of youth from ethnically diverse backgrounds, particularly those from Hispanic American and African …
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Relationship of Internalizing Behavior Problems to Intelligence and Executive Functioning in Children
… Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and other problems involving emotional disorders. While there is a great amount of research devoted to these topics, there is a lack of consensus on the effects these emotional disorders have on the areas of intelligence and executive functioning in children. …
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THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR OUTCOMES VIA INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND PATERNAL REJECTION IN KENYAN FAMILIES
… violence in Kenya place children at risk for behavioral difficulties well beyond the preschool years. This study examined (a) whether paternal depressive symptoms, psychological and physical intimate partner violence, and rejection were associated with children’s internalizing and …
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Parent Management Training in Primary Care: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Results
… can lead to positive outcomes in children with externalizing behavior problems. Study aims explored behavioral problem prevalence, whether caregivers found it acceptable to receive brief behavioral interventions following routine pediatric visits for identified behavioral problems, and whether …
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