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The Impact of the Adult-Child Relationship on School Adjustment for Children at Risk of Serious Behavior Problems

submitted by skarc 17 hours ago

This study investigated the effect of the adult-child relationship on students’ social outcomes, academic competence and school engagement in a two-year Tier 2 intervention, the Check, Connec...

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A Comparison of Function-Based Replacement Behaviors for Escape-Motivated Students

submitted by DevJos 17 hours ago

Individuals who engage in problem behavior should be taught an appropriate behavior that meets the same function and replaces the problem behavior. Often, there are several appropriate replacement ...

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Validity of the Student Risk Screening Scale: Evidence of Predictive Validity in a Diverse, Suburban Elementary Setting

submitted by pondo579 17 hours ago

In this study the authors examined the psychometric properties of the Student Risk Screening Scale (SRSS), including predictive validity in terms of student outcomes in behavioral and academic doma...

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Behavioral/Emotional Problems of Preschoolers: Caregiver/Teacher Reports From 15 Societies

submitted by hindrekm 17 hours ago

This study tested societal effects on caregiver/teacher ratings of behavioral/emotional problems for 10,521 preschoolers from 15 societies. Many societies had problem scale scores within a relative...

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The Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health: Further Study of the Determinants of Group Differences

submitted by windmillenergie 17 hours ago

Consistent with a positive psychology framework, this study examined the contributions of personality, environmental, and perceived social support variables in classifying adolescents using Greensp...

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Phonological Segmentation Assessment Is Not Enough: A Comparison of Three Phonological Awareness Tests With First and Second Graders

submitted by babmellir2059 17 hours ago

Despite extensive research on phonological awareness and reading, there has been little effort to study practical questions that would assist practitioners regarding the choice and interpretation o...

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Neuropsychological Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

submitted by oyb119 17 hours ago

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect people of all ages but the literature is lacking on children and adolescents who experience PTSD. The consequences of this disorder extend beyond the...

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Teaching Psychological Report Writing: Content and Process

submitted by 164276098 17 hours ago

The purpose of this article is to discuss the process of teaching graduate students in school psychology to write psychological reports that teachers and parents find readable and that guide interv...

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The Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale-Junior Form: Psychometric Properties and Association With Social Anxiety in Early Adolescents

submitted by LinTy 17 hours ago

This study assessed the psychometric characteristics and correlates of the Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale–Junior Form (PSPS-JR). The PSPS-JR was designed for use with children and ad...

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Higher pain tolerance in athletes may hold clues for pain management

submitted by irecoggriy 20 hours ago

Investigators from the University of Heidelberg have conducted a meta-analysis of available research and find that in fact, athletes can indeed tolerate a higher level of pain than normally active ...

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Parents are happier people

submitted by schinsaz 20 hours ago

Contrary to recent scholarship and popular belief, parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning in life than people without children, according to researchers from the University of C...

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What Makes Nations Intelligent?

submitted by lorry 1 day ago

Modern society is driven by the use of cognitive artifacts: physical instruments or styles of reasoning that amplify our ability to think. The artifacts range from writing systems to computers. In ...

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Eyewitness Identification Reform: Data, Theory, and Due Process

submitted by grabmenow 1 day ago

Some commentators view my analyses (Clark, 2012, this issue) as an important step forward in assessing the costs and benefits of eyewitness identification reform. Others suggest that the trade-off ...

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Eyewitness Identification Reforms: Are Suggestiveness-Induced Hits and Guesses True Hits?

submitted by erson 1 day ago

Research-based reforms for collecting eyewitness identification evidence (e.g., unbiased pre-lineup instructions, double-blind administration) have been proposed by psychologists and adopted in inc...

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Costs and Benefits of Eyewitness Identification Reform: Psychological Science and Public Policy

submitted by arbioatefal18 1 day ago

Psychological science has come to play an increasingly important role in the legal system by informing the court through expert testimony and by shaping public policy. In recent years, psychologica...

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