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Documentation of change in problem behaviors among anxious and hostile-aggressive children enrolled in a therapeutic preschool program
A relatively simple, straightforward procedure is utilized to identify and document changes in problem behaviors among children enrolled in a therapeutic preschool program. Results of two outcome measures indi...
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Parental discord vs family structure: effects of divorce on the self-esteem of daughters
This study investigated the effects of family structure (parents together or not) and parental discord (ratings of the happiness of the marriage of biological parents) on the self-esteem of 199 female undergra...
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Self-perceived and independently observed competence of young adolescents as a function of parental marital conflict and recent divorce
The self-perceived and independently observed cognitive and social competence of young adolescents as a function of parental conflict and recent divorce was investigated. Subjects were 40 young adolescents bet.....
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Parent-completed and adolescent-completed CDIs: Relationship to adolescent social and cognitive functioning
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of both young adolescents' scores on the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) and their mothers' ratings of the adolescents' depression (parent-comple.....
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Heterosexual involvement of unmarried under-graduate females in relation to self-evaluations
It was hypothesized that a higher degree of heterosexual involvement among unmarried female undergraduates would be associated with more positive self-evaluations. This idea was investigated among 79 college w...
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A short-term longitudinal examination of young adolescent functioning following divorce: The role of family factors
The purposes of this study were to examine young adolescent functioning over a 2-year period after divorce and to assess the role of two family factors, interpersonal conflict and the parent-adolescent relatio.....
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Somatic complaints in anxious children
Although stomachaches and headaches are considered characteristic of children with anxiety disorders, there is converging evidence that a broader range of somatic symptoms may be associated with children's exp.....
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Internalizing problems of adolescents: The role of the informant in identifying family and individual difficulties
The purpose of this study was to examine the family environment and school functioning of adolescents who differed on level of internalizing problems as reported by the adolescent and her/his mother. Thirty-si...
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Examining the Social Effects of Habit Behaviors Exhibited by Individuals with Mental Retardation
This study examined social perceptions of and the social impairment experienced by individuals with mental retardation who exhibit various habit behaviors. In addition, we evaluated the reliabili...
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Recognition of Facial Affect by Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Social Phobia
This study compared the ability of children with social phobia and children with no psychiatric disorder to accurately judge facial affect. Fifteen children and adolescents with social phobia and 14 control ch...
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Lessons Learned from the Parents Matter! Program
We present a discussion of some of the lessons the investigators learned during the development and implementation phases of the Parents Matter! Program (PMP). Lessons were learned that are relevant to various...
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The Parents Matter! Program: An Introduction
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The Parents Matter! Program Interventions: Content and the Facilitation Process
The Parents Matter! Program (PMP) has developed three interventions for parents of 4th and 5th grade African-American children (9–12 years old). The overarching goal of all three interventions is to provide pa...
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Methodological Overview of the Parents Matter! Program
We present an overview of the methodology employed in the Parents Matter! Program. Information on the following aspects of the program is presented: participant eligibility and recruitment; consenting procedur...
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Assessing Cultural Life Skills of American Indian Youth
While the global United States society emphasizes independence and emancipation from parents and families as appropriate transition tasks for adolescents in foster care, American Indian communities tend to str...
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Sequencing and Analyzing the t(1;7) Reciprocal Translocation Breakpoints Associated with a Case of Childhood-onset Schizophrenia/Autistic Disorder
We characterized a t(1;7)(p22;q21) reciprocal translocation in a patient with childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) and autism using genome map** and sequencing methods. Based on genomic maps of human chromosome ...
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Patterns of Sexuality Communication Between Preadolescents and Their Mothers and Fathers
The purpose of the current study was to examine communication about sexual topics between preadolescents and their mothers and fathers. Participants were 135 African-American mothers, fathers, and their 9- to ...
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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology, and Gender: Impact of “Trauma” Operationalization on Findings
This study examined the relationship between gender, posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS), and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) while simultaneously considering how potentially traumatic events are defined (...
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Development of Neuropsychology as a Professional Psychological Specialty: History, Training, and Credentialing
Neuropsychology can be depicted as having a long history and a short past. As early as 400 BC, Hippocrates conjectured a correlation of behavioral observations with possible anatomic localizations, and later G...
