Understanding how social and emotional skill deficits contribute to school failure

KS Whitted - Preventing School Failure: Alternative education for …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A growing number of children are entering kindergarten without the skills that enable them to
be successful in an academic setting. However, it is not children's cognitive skills that …

Atypical antipsychotic medications in the management of disruptive behaviors in children: safety guidelines and recommendations

C McKinney, K Renk - Clinical psychology review, 2011 - Elsevier
Use of atypical antipsychotic medications (AAMs) in the treatment of Disruptive Behavior
(DB) in children and adolescents has increased dramatically worldwide. However, with …

Peer victimization and psychological maladjustment: The mediating role of coping self‐efficacy

P Singh, K Bussey - Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Not all children exposed to peer victimization experience the same type or the same degree
of negative outcomes; there is heterogeneity in outcomes. This study examined coping self …

A collaboratively designed child mental health service model: Multiple family groups for urban children with conduct difficulties

MM McKay, G Gopalan, L Franco… - Research on social …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents preliminary outcomes associated with an experimental, longitudinal
study of a Multiple Family Group (MFG) service delivery approach set within 13 urban …

Anger mediates the relation between violence exposure and violence perpetration in incarcerated boys

ER Kimonis, JV Ray, JR Branch, E Cauffman - Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011 - Springer
Youth who are exposed to violence are more likely to perpetrate violence. Incarcerated
youth are a special population that is at a significantly greater risk for violent offending …

Deviant peer affiliation and antisocial behavior: Interaction with monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) genotype

SS Lee - Journal of abnormal child psychology, 2011 - Springer
Although genetic and environmental factors are separately implicated in the development of
antisocial behavior (ASB), interactive models have emerged relatively recently, particularly …

Addressing challenging behaviors in Head Start: A closer look at program policies and procedures

AC Quesenberry, ML Hemmeter… - Topics in Early …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, Head Start policies and procedures related to child guidance and addressing
challenging behaviors were examined. Data were gathered from six Head Start programs in …

La conducta antisocial en la adolescencia una aproximación ecológica

L Antolín Suárez - 2011 - idus.us.es
LA CONDUCTA AN EN LA ADOLES CONDUCTA ANTISOCIAL EN LA ADOLESCENCIA A
ANTISOCIAL LESCENCIA Page 1 LA CONDUCTA AN EN LA ADOLES UNA APROXIMA …

Evaluation of a social skills program based on social learning theory, implemented in a school setting

BA Sheridan, DA Macdonald… - Psychological …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Using a sample of 647 Canadian children in kindergarten to Grade 3 (325 boys, 322 girls),
the present study evaluated the perceived effectiveness of Skillstreaming (McGinnis & …

The structure of DSM-IV ADHD, ODD, and CD criteria in adolescent boys: A hierarchical approach

S Bezdjian, RF Krueger, J Derringer, S Malone… - Psychiatry …, 2011 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have examined the structure of the childhood externalizing disorder
symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder …