Children's behavior and achievement problems are interrelated causes of distress for
individuals, schools, and families, and generate long-term individual and societal costs. Yet …

Some of the worst long-term outcomes of children are associated with the presence of
externalizing behavior and low academic achievement. However, the nature of the causal …

This longitudinal study investigated the associations among children's externalizing
problems, task-avoidant behavior, and academic performance in early school years. The …

Children's low academic skills are associated with a variety of behavior problems and
maladaptive outcomes throughout childhood and adulthood. Given the prevalence of …

The current study was initiated to increase understanding of developmental cascades in
childhood in a sample of at-risk boys (N= 291; 52% White). Mothers, teachers, and boys …

This study utilized growth mixture modeling to examine the impact of parents, child care
providers, teachers, and peers on the prediction of distinct developmental patterns of …

Extant research consistently links youth externalizing problems and later maladaptive
outcomes, and these behaviors are particularly detrimental given their relative stability …

Co-occurrence between externalizing behavior problems and emergent academic skills has
been well-demonstrated in older children, but is poorly understood. This study examined this …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether five subcomponents of children's
externalizing behavior showed distinctive patterns of long-term growth and predictive …

BACKGROUND. Previous research has indicated that childhood behavioral disturbances
predict lower scores on academic tests and curtail educational attainment. It is unknown …