Search Results - subject:"Problem behavior"

Problem behavior among older youth in foster care: Examining gender

Farruggia, Susan P.; Germo, Gary R. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 48 (2015) C, pp. 20-30

involvement in problem behavior. Using a random sample of older foster care youth (N=188), the present study examined the …. Several risk factors were significantly correlated with youths' problem behavior, whereas only peer W&A was associated with … importance of context in relation to risk and problem behavior among youth in foster care. …

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Correlates of academic performance among school-age African American males in public housing

Nebbitt, Von Eugene; Lombe, Margaret; Lavelle‐McKay, … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 44 (2014) C, pp. 65-71

American male adolescents in public housing (N=220). Guided by problem behavior theory (PBT), we examine the effects of …

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Group care worker interventions and child problem behavior in residential youth care: Course and bidirectional associations

Bastiaanssen, Inge L.W.; Delsing, Marc J.M.H.; Kroes, Gert - In: Children and Youth Services Review 39 (2014) C, pp. 48-56

Group care workers in residential youth care are considered important in influencing behavioral development of children. In spite of this, their role has largely been neglected in research on residential care. The aim of the current study was twofold. First, longitudinal changes in group care...

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Evaluation of a group-based social skills training for children with problem behavior

van Vugt, E.S.; Deković, M.; Prinzie, P.; Stams, G.J.J.M. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 35 (2013) 1, pp. 162-167

This study evaluated a group-based training program in social skills targeting reduction of problem behaviors in N=161 children between 7 and 13years of age. The effects of the intervention were tested in a quasi-experimental study, with a follow-up assessment 12months after an optional...

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Advancing a participatory approach for youth risk behavior: Foundations, distinctions, and research directions

Mason, Marlys J.; Tanner, John F.; Piacentini, Maria; … - In: Journal of Business Research 66 (2013) 8, pp. 1235-1241

Researchers of youth risk behavior frequently assume that behavior is volitional; the choice is to either engage in a risky behavior or a safe alternative. Yet, many factors may constrain life choices, not the least of which is how individuals view risk. The study here examines youth risk...

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Economic Stress, Emotional Quality of Life, and Problem Behavior in Chinese Adolescents with and without Economic Disadvantage

Shek, Daniel - In: Social Indicators Research 71 (2005) 1, pp. 363-383

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