Sentences with phrase «levels of behavioral problems»

Children in all family types except the married - biological - parent family showed higher levels of behavioral problems.

Children raised in families that experience multiple transitions do not consistently have higher levels of behavioral problems or lower test scores than do children in family types with one or fewer transitions, even when only child characteristics are controlled... Finally, maternal psychological well - being is shown to be an important mechanism by which family structure affects behavioral outcomes, but not cognitive ones.»

Consistent with earlier findings, the mean scores for mothers» responses on the Child Behavior Checklist (externalizing and each syndrome) were comparable to those for nonreferred children reported by Achenbach and Rescorla, 25 which indicated that levels of behavioral problems for HS children were similar to those for generally healthy children.

Such placements are more often used for adolescents and children with serious mental or physical health difficulties.51 Overall, the evidence suggests that group home placement is deleterious to children.52 Children in group care in the NSCAW study had poorer developmental outcomes than their counterparts in family environments, but they also had more intense needs at placement entry.53 In a study comparing young children reared in foster family homes to those in group homes, children in group care exhibited more compromised mental development and adaptive skills but similar levels of behavioral problems.54

The mean scores for mothers» responses to the 3 CBCL subscales were comparable to those for nonreferred children reported by Achenbach, 24 suggesting that levels of behavioral problems for the Healthy Steps children were similar to the levels for generally healthy children.

Results The CBCL Total scale determined that 27 (13 %) of the children had clinical levels of behavioral problems.

Family instability and multipartner fertility are associated with higher levels of behavioral problems in 9 - year - old children, but the relationships vary across parents» union status at birth.

It supports previous studies that have shown increased levels of behavioral problems and / or disruptive disorders among young people with gender variance.

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«These adolescents exhibited a higher level of emotional or behavioral problems that deserve more attention in order to improve their health and well - being.»

Collegiate - level African - American women outnumber men at every economic level.6, 7 The chairwoman of Georgia's African American Male Initiative (AAMI), Arlethia Perry - Johnson, cites the disproportionate labeling of African - American men as discipline and behavioral problems at a young age as possible causes for such problems regardless of socioeconomic status.6

Analyzing data on more than 4,000 participants in the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol, researchers from Harvard and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health found that children with behavioral problems at the age of 8, had higher levels of two proteins (C - reactive protein — CRP; and Interleukin 6 — IL - 6) in their blood when tested at the age of 10.

In a clinical study of nearly 100 boys, those with lower levels of omega - 3 fatty acids demonstrated more learning and behavioral problems (such as temper tantrums and sleep disturbances) than boys with normal omega - 3 fatty acid levels.

This is very alarming because research has shown many health problems that result from this level of toxic burden including obesity, chronic fatigue, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, infertility, and various hormone imbalances, allergies, behavioral / mood disorders, neurological conditions, and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, among many others.

alarming because research has shown many health problems that result from this level of toxic burden including obesity, chronic fatigue, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, infertility, and various hormone imbalances, allergies, behavioral / mood disorders, neurological conditions, and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, among many others.

E-schools would be able to admit students best situated to take advantage of the unique elements of virtual schooling: flexible hours and pacing, a safe and familiar location for learning, a chance for individuals with social or behavioral problems to focus on academics, greater engagement from students who are able to choose electives based on their own interests, and the chance to develop high - level virtual communication skills.

Students who are chronically absent in early grades are at risk of not establishing a foundation for learning — for example, not reading on grade level — and setting out on a course that can lead to grade repetition, behavioral problems, and eventual dropout.

Written by an experienced school psychologist, this unique resource gives classroom teachers and specialists at all levels the key information and practical strategies they need to recognize and respond effectively to 30 of the most common problems encountered in today's classrooms, including: academic problems, behavioral problems, and physical problems.

The availability of positive behavioral intervention and support systems that result in positive school and classroom climates and high levels of school safety; students with effective interpersonal, problem - solving, and conflict resolution skills; and staff with the skills to complete functional assessments and implement strategic and intensive interventions for students with pivotal social - emotional / behavioral needs.

One - fifth of the middle schoolers in Providence, Rhode Island, for example, entered kindergarten in 2003 suffering from some level of lead poisoning, which disproportionately affects the poor and is associated with intellectual delays and behavioral problems such as ADHD.

Weimaraners are very family / master oriented dogs, with a high energy level and often we see behavioral problems that result from a lack of exercise and interaction.

(A) Dogs were ranked according to their scores on the three behavioral measures that most strongly predicted outcome (low levels of maternal behavior, good performance on young adult multistep problem solving, and slow latency to vocalize to a novel object as a young adult) and then divided into thirds (top third, n = 34; middle third, n = 32; and bottom third, n = 32) based on the sum of their ranks.

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Resume samples for Patient Sitters highlight skills such as the ability to deal with behavioral problems, a good level of fitness, safety techniques knowledge, teamwork, and good communication abilities.

Children growing up in poverty are more likely to experience hunger, anxiety, behavioral problems, depression, and report lower levels of self - esteem and trust.

Cox and Cox (1985) found that boys of divorce showed high levels of conduct problems soon after the divorce, and that the parents» remarriage introduced new behavioral and emotional problems for girls.

This report also (1) reviews the prevalence of behavioral and emotional disorders, (2) describes factors affecting the emergence of behavioral and emotional problems, (3) articulates the current state of detection of these problems in pediatric primary care, (4) describes barriers to screening and means to overcome those barriers, and (5) discusses potential changes at a practice and systems level that are needed to facilitate successful behavioral and emotional screening.

Highlighted and discussed are the many factors at the level of the pediatric practice, health system, and society contributing to these behavioral and emotional problems.

The best developmental outcomes (including greater child self - esteem and social and cognitive skills and fewer emotional and behavioral problems) are associated with «authoritative» parenting, characterized by high levels of warmth combined with high control.

Children with highly involved fathers have fewer behavioral problems, higher educational attainment, and lower levels of emotional distress than children with less involved fathers.

Membership in a single - parent family or stepfamily is associated with increased levels of significant behavioral, emotional, and academic problems in children.1, 2 The mechanisms underlying this connection are likely to involve, among other factors, financial adversity, increased stress directly related to family transitions, and increased exposure to additional psychosocial risks.3, 4 Compared with the extensive research base connecting family type (ie, membership in a 2 - parent biological family, stepfamily, or single - parent family) and children's psychological adjustment, little is known about the physical health consequences of membership in diverse family types.

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The prenatal phase of the program reduced fetal exposure to tobacco, improved the qualities of women's prenatal diets, reduced rates of pyelonephritis, improved levels of informal social support, and reduced intellectual impairment and irritable behavioral styles associated with fetal exposure to tobacco.6, 10,11,22 Prenatal exposure to tobacco is a risk factor for early behavioral dysregulation, problems with attention, and later crime and delinquency.22 Moreover, the combination of birth complications (and, by implication, neurological impairment) and rejecting parenting substantially increases the likelihood of violent offenses by the time children are 18 years old.5

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

She analyzed data on four variables for the children: reading and math test scores; a measure of behavioral problems; and a measure of home environment, which looked at levels of cognitive stimulation and emotional support.

Kathryn, through training and experience, has developed a level of expertise in counseling a number of mental health issues, including addiction, conduct disorders, behavioral problems, depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief issues, self - esteem, and developing independence.

Because of the conflict, the children will have a very much lowered happiness, level which can be the source of many emotional and behavioral problems.

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Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of Child - Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) as an intervention to improve children's clinical levels of functional impairment associated with many emotional and behavioral problems in two phases.

The net result from such high conflict in divorce is children with emotional and behavioral problems (acting out), with levels of anxiety and depression (learned helplessness) that warrant professional intervention.

It is well established in the literature that conduct problems are multi-causally determined and reflect the aggregate effects of social, family (including genetic), individual, peer and other factors that act in combination to influence and determine levels of behavioral adjustment in childhood and adolescence.

In contrast to the above findings that negative coparenting is associated with anxiety or its temperamental precursors or internalizing problems, support for the alternative hypothesis that a certain level of negative coparenting may decrease child behavioral inhibition and anxiety (Park et al. 1997; Belsky et al. 1996) comes from two studies.

Regarding the negative aspects of parental emotion socialization, higher levels of parents» dismissing of child emotion — as directly observed during family emotional conversations — have demonstrated relationships with elevated behavioral problems [37].

Taken together, the few available behavioral studies suggest that children with disruptive problems (ODD or CD) and higher levels of CU traits differ from children with disruptive problems but lower levels of CU, by showing less attentional orienting (i.e., engagement) to emotional faces.

Mothers reported on discipline styles (positive, appropriate, and harsh), level of acculturation, and their child's outcomes (behavioral problems and social competence) at pre -, post -, and 1 - year follow - up intervals.

Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training) is a home visitation program for low - income families with children ages 6 - 36 months at high risk of emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems, or child maltreatment, based on child screening and / or family characteristics such as maternal depression.1 Families are visited in their homes by a trained clinical team consisting of (i) a master's level developmental / mental health clinician, and (ii) a bachelor's level care coordinator.

These services are provided in one to ten or more sessions, with the type and amount of service (i.e., service «levels») tailored to the severity of the family's dysfunction and / or child's behavioral problems.

Behavioral Symptomology Higher levels of exposure to classroom instruction in the RCCP and lower levels of exposure to teacher training and coaching were related to significant reductions in conduct problems (linear main effects), depression (curvilinear main effects), and aggressive fantasies.

The evaluation found higher levels of classroom instruction improved children's social - cognitive processes, reduced behavioral issues and decreased teacher's perceptions of youth problem behavior.

Thereby, this training could reduce their heightened levels of stress, emotional, and behavioral problems.

Furthermore, behavioral inhibition interacts with risk - taking propensity, such that increased behavioral inhibition is associated with substance - related problems specifically among youths with high levels of risk - taking propensity [89].