By the end of the first school year (time 2), PeaceBuilder students in both grades K — 2 and 3 — 5 received significantly lower teacher -
rated aggression scores compared to their peers in the control group.
Not exact matches
Regarding broad - band
rating scales, information obtained may include
scores that sum across all types of child behavior problems (ie, total global scale
scores),
scores that sum across types of internalizing problems such as depression and anxiety (ie, internalizing scale
scores), and
scores that sum across types of externalizing problems such as
aggression and conduct problems (ie, externalizing scale
scores).
Outcomes of damaging early relationships include: elevated
rates of
aggression; lower IQ
scores and diminished language abilities; anxieties, fears, and sleep problems; and a reduced ability to empathize with others.
To assess physical
aggression, we selected items from
rating scales that were used in longitudinal studies with older children.1 A number of these longitudinal studies have shown that 3 items were sufficient to assess reliably physical
aggression in children.1, 46 Mothers were asked to indicate whether the child never (0), sometimes (1), or often (2) hits, bites, kicks; fights; and bullies others (
scores on this 3 - item scale may range from 0 to 6).
Group comparisons of self -
rating scores indicate significant differences for attention problems and a tendency for
aggression / delinquency, with highest values for Group 4.
Results: The results of the MANCOVA revealed that only children with paternal ASPD showed significant higher
scores in attentional problems, self -
rated aggression / delinquency and disruptive behaviour, while there were no differences for FHalc and the interaction effect.
Results Statistical analyses yielded evidence for a significant reduction of disruptive problem behaviors (
aggression, delinquency) that is more prominent in DBD children with high heart
rate scores compared to patients with low heart
rate scores.
For example, verbal
aggression usually
scores in the lowest range (1 — 3), minor physical
aggression in the intermediate range (4 — 6) while severe
aggression resulting in injuries or even death
rate in the high (7 — 9) or highest range (10 — 12), respectively.