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Direct linkGilman, Rich; Rice, Kenneth G.; Carboni, Inga – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Although studies examining multidimensional perfectionism among adolescents have increased over the past two decades, most continue to focus on psychological outcomes such as anxiety or depression. The purpose of this study was to examine two social outcomes that may differ among perfectionistic subtypes: "social perspective taking"…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Perspective Taking, Motivation, Interpersonal Relationship
Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Recent findings suggest that perfectionism is highly prevalent among children and adolescents, and perfectionism can be quite destructive in terms of its links with anxiety, depression, and suicide. In this article, we provide an overview of recent research illustrating the costs and consequences of perfectionism among children and adolescents. We…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Children, Adolescents
Coren, Sidney A.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study extends past findings of heightened problems among affluent youth by examining adjustment patterns among boys in two academically elite, independent high schools: one for boys only and the other co-educational. Both samples manifested disproportionately high rates of internalizing and externalizing symptoms, but only the co-educational…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Males, High School Students, Private Schools
Mallinson, Sarah H.; Hill, Andrew P.; Hall, Howard K.; Gotwals, John K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The authors adopted the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism to examine the unique and interactive effects of two dimensions of perfectionism (personal standards perfectionism [PSP] and evaluative concerns perfectionism [ECP]) on personal and interpersonal indicators of participant experience in youth sport (enjoyment, physical self-worth, and friendship…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interaction, Self Concept, Athletics
Feldman, Marissa A.; Ojanen, Tiina; Gesten, Ellis L.; Smith-Schrandt, Heather; Brannick, Michael; Wienke Totura, Christine M.; Alexander, Lizette; Scanga, David; Brown, Ken – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The current 5-year longitudinal study examined the effects of middle school bullying and victimization on adolescent academic achievement, disciplinary referrals, and school attendance through high school (N = 2030; 1016 both boys and girls). Greater engagement in bullying behaviors was concurrently associated with lower achievement and school…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Bullying, Victims, Academic Achievement
Mason, Benjamin A.; Gunersel, Adalet Baris; Ney, Emilie A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Behavior rating scales are indirect measures of emotional and social functioning used for assessment purposes. Rater bias is systematic error that may compromise the validity of behavior rating scale scores. Teacher bias in ratings of behavior has been investigated in multiple studies, but not yet assessed in a research synthesis that focuses on…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Teacher Attitudes, Social Bias, Ethnicity
Sotelo-Dynega, Marlene; Dixon, Shauna G. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The present article describes an exploratory study regarding the preferred cognitive assessment practices of current school psychologists. Three hundred and twenty-three school psychologists participated in the survey. The results suggest that the majority of school psychologists endorsed that they base their assessment practices on an underlying…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Psychoeducational Methods, Student Evaluation, Cognitive Measurement
Stachowitz, Annie L.; Choi, Hee-Sook; Schweinle, Amy – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction prevalence rates are on the rise among adolescent females. The present study examined the potential use of a commonly used social--emotional instrument, the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2), for detecting the presence of possible eating disorders in…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Females, Self Concept
Zaheer, Imad; Zirkel, Perry A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The many challenges that school psychologists face inevitably include legal issues. In light of the agreement between the two primary professional organizations for school psychologists that understanding of law is a critical competency, this study analyzed the extent of law-based articles in leading school psychology journal articles published…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Journal Articles, Content Analysis, Legal Problems
Cook, Clayton R.; Collins, Tai; Dart, Evan; Vance, Michael J.; McIntosh, Kent; Grady, Erin A.; DeCano, Policarpio – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate the Class Pass Intervention (CPI) as a secondary intervention for typically developing students with escape-motivated disruptive classroom behavior. The CPI consists of providing students with passes that they can use to appropriately request a break from an academic task to engage in a preferred activity for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Student Motivation
Gregory, Anne; Allen, Joseph P.; Mikami, Amori Y.; Hafen, Christopher A.; Pianta, Robert C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Student behavioral engagement is a key condition supporting academic achievement, yet student disengagement in middle and high schools is all too common. The current study used a randomized controlled design to test the efficacy of the My Teaching Partner-Secondary program to increase behavioral engagement. The program offers teachers personalized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Faculty Development, Student Behavior
Crepeau-Hobson, Franci – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Suicidal behavior in children and youth continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. School personnel have a legal and ethical obligation to recognize and respond to the mental health needs of their students and to take steps to ensure their safety. In this exploratory study, suicide risk assessment practices of three large…
Descriptors: Risk Assessment, At Risk Students, Suicide, School Districts
Sotelo-Dynega, Marlene; Ortiz, Samuel O.; Flanagan, Dawn P.; Chaplin, William F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
In this article, we report the findings of an exploratory empirical study that investigated the relationship between English Language Proficiency (ELP) on performance on the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities-Third Edition (WJ III) when administered in English to bilingual students of varying levels of ELP. Sixty-one second-grade…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This cross-sectional study determined whether students who take part in academically challenging high school curricula experience elevated levels of stress and whether this stress co-occurs with psychological and/or academic problems. Data from self-report questionnaires and school records were collected from 480 students from four high schools.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Standards, Difficulty Level, Stress Variables
Dowling, Mitchell J.; Carey, Timothy A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
It is critically important to understand why victims of bullying decide to seek help when they do, particularly from adults, because this reduces the probability of being victimized in the future. This study sought to understand more clearly the patterns of help-seeking by students who reported being victims of bullying. Participants were students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Victims, Bullying, Adolescents
