Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology articles from April 2000

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology archives from April 2000

Physiological and Behavioral Regulation in Two-Year-Old Children with Aggressive/Destructive Behavior Problems.
April 1, 2000... Susan D. Ca1kins [1,2] Susan E. Dedmon [1] A sample of 99 two-year-old children was selected on the basis of parents' responses to two administrations of the Child Behavior Checklist for two-to three-year-olds. Forty-nine of these...

Early Developmental Precursors of Externalizing Behavior in Middle Childhood and Adolescence.
April 1, 2000... Sheryl L. Olson [1,4] John E. Bates [2] James M. Sandy [2] Richard Lanthier [3] This study examined the infancy-and toddler-age precursors of children's later externalizing problem behavior. Risk constructs included...

The Efficacy of Toddler-Parent Psychotherapy for Fostering Cognitive Development in Offspring of Depressed Mothers.
April 1, 2000... Dante Cicchetti [1,2] Fred A. Rogosch [1] Sheree L. Toth [1] Sheree L. Toth [1] The efficacy of Toddler-Parent Psychotherapy (TPP) as a preventive intervention for fostering cognitive development in the offspring of...

Etiology of Inattention and Hyperactivity/impulsivity in a Community Sample of Twins with Learning Difficulties.
April 1, 2000... Erik G. Willcutt [1,3] Bruce F. Pennington [2] John C. DeFries [1] A community sample of 373 8 to 18 year-old twin pairs in which at least one twin in each pair exhibited a history of learning difficulties was utilized to...

A Cross-Domain Growth Analysis: Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors During 8 Years of Childhood.
April 1, 2000... Margaret Kraatz Keiley, [1,5] John E. Bates, [2] Kenneth A. Dodge, [3] Gregory S. Pettit [4] In a sample of 405 children assessed in kindergarten through the seventh grade, we determined the basic developmental trajectories...

Subtypes of Victims and Aggressors in Children's Peer Groups.
April 1, 2000... David Schwartz [1] This study reports an investigation of the behavioral profiles and psychosocial adjustment of subgroups of victims and aggressors in elementary school peer groups. Peer nomination scores for aggression and...

"The Frog Ate the Bug and Made his Mouth Sad": Narrative Competence in Children with Autism [+].
April 1, 2000... Lisa Capps [1] Molly Losh [1,3] Christopher Thurber [2] This study compares the narrative abilities of 13 children with autism, 13 children with developmental delays, and 13 typically developing children matched on language...

Dysfunctional Cognitions in Children with Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
April 1, 2000... Susan M. Bogels [1,3] Denise Zigterman [2] According to cognitive theories of anxiety, anxious adults interpret ambiguous situations in a negative way: They overestimate danger and underestimate their abilities to cope with danger....