Parental Behavior Control as a Moderator Between Close Friend Support and Conduct Problems

Objective: Potential moderating effects between parental control and close friend support on youth conduct problems have not been investigated. Goals of this study were to investigate for a possible curvilinear relationship between parental behavioral control and child conduct issues, as well as the potential that parental control will moderate the relationship between friend support and those behaviors. Design: Surveyed 101 youth and their parents in a small Midwestern United States metropolitan area. Results: Through hierarchical regression, the current study shows a curvilinear main effect for parent control on conduct problems. Additionally, close friend support is a protective agent only for those youth in families with high and medium levels of parental control, and a risk factor for children from families with low parental control. Conclusion: Moderate levels of parental control are ideal and low levels of parental control are particularly problematic for youth who are highly engaged with peers

Parental Behavior Control as a Moderator Between Close Friend Support and Conduct Problems

Objective: Potential moderating effects between parental control and close friend support on youth conduct problems have not been investigated. Goals of this study were to investigate for a possible curvilinear relationship between parental behavioral control and child conduct issues, as well as the potential that parental control will moderate the relationship between friend support and those behaviors. Design: Surveyed 101 youth and their parents in a small Midwestern United States metropolitan area. Results: Through hierarchical regression, the current study shows a curvilinear main effect for parent control on conduct problems. Additionally, close friend support is a protective agent only for those youth in families with high and medium levels of parental control, and a risk factor for children from families with low parental control. Conclusion: Moderate levels of parental control are ideal and low levels of parental control are particularly problematic for youth who are highly engaged with peers

Teacher Support as a Moderator of Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Exposed to Stressful Life Events

The present study examined the relationship between teacher support, life stress, and behavioral outcomes in 103 youth. Participants completed questionnaires regarding life events, social support, personality, and behavior. Moderated regression analyses were conducted using youth perceptions of teacher support and negative life events to predict externalizing and internalizing problems. Results revealed a significant interaction between teacher support and life stress, indicating teacher support successfully moderated the effect of stress on externalizing problems. Main effects for life stress were consistent with previous literature suggesting that higher amounts of stress predict greater externalizing and internalizing problems. Implications for teacher support are discussed

School Psychologists\u27 Self-Perceptions of Multicultural Competence: The Relevance of Experience and Training

A national survey of 216 school psychologists\u27 perceptions of multicultural competence indicated that multicultural competence significantly increases as a function of hours of training and frequency of experience working with individuals from cultures different from their own. Results are discussed in the context of measurement limitations for multicultural competence and implications for trainers of school psychologists

Attempting to Expand Resilience to Policies: A Daunting Task and a Good Start [Review of the book Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy]

Resilience is a word that is frequently used, but what does it mean, and how does it affect our children, families, and communities? That is precisely the topic of Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy (see record 2005-04214-000). This book, which is based on presentations at the 32nd Annual Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science (March 2000, Banff, Alberta, Canada), explores what is known about resilience and how that information can be used to intervene at levels beyond individual children. The reviewer concludes that this book is exciting in that it represents a call to action for those of us in resilience research, prevention and intervention efforts, and public policy to work together to use all of our expertise to make changes in our society, communities, and agencies to support children and their families. The reviewer hopes this book will spark more effective communication and collaboration in supporting resilience in the macro- and mesosystems in which youth live. Perhaps this fresh approach will result in a future volume in which authors may build on this text to elaborate on the effectiveness of empirically based, resilience-oriented community programs

Another Parenting Book? [Review of the book Parenting Your Out-Of-Control Child: An Effective, Easy-To-Use Program for Teaching Self-Control]

Reviews the book, Parenting your out-of-control child: An effective, easy-to-use program for teaching self-control by George M. Kapalka (see record 2007-04587-000). This book purports to help parents comprehend why children misbehave, how to control their own emotional responses to their children\u27s behavior, and how to provide effective incentives for children to follow parental expectations while developing self-control. The cover indicates that the strategies are for children 5-10 years old, but there are instructions for modifying the procedures for children 2-5 years old and for adolescents. It is based on clinical experience and research, much of which was conducted by Kapalka. It also is largely based on the work of Russell Barkley, although it claims to be more intensive and, therefore, better suited to out-of-control children. Kapalka does communicate a good understanding of the deficits that are inherent in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which many out-of-control children experience. Overall, Parenting Your Out-of-Control Child provides a helpful explanation of family dynamics and behavior modification for parents and concrete suggestions for how to implement this information. It is not, however, significantly different from the many other books that do the same (cf. Forehand & Long, 2002; Phelan, 2004). Nonetheless, this book is easier to read than some books, while still very much based in sound practice

A Brief Primer on Filial Therapy [Review of the book Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships Through Play]

Reviews the book Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships Through Play (2nd ed.) by Risë VanFleet. This clearly written book provides an excellent overview of filial therapy and its many strengths and uses. It is concise and very practical. Its greatest strength is the outline of and specific suggestions for conducting filial therapy. Despite glossing over a few issues, it serves as an excellent primer in filial therapy that takes into account several concerns common to contemporary psychology

Reflecting on Teaching Through Reflective Service Learning: A Pedagogical Journey

This paper describes the process of developing a revising service-learning component in an undergraduate psychology and family consumer science course through a reflective process of continual modification. Service-learning can be an effective pedagogical tool if it involves reflection, but facilitating student reflection can be challenging. Reflection upon student learning drove continual modification of the service-learning component over the course of five semesters. Lessons learned from this process, illustrated by excerpts from student course evaluations and reflection papers, are outlined and related suggestions for teachers and researchers interested in service-learning are included

Chasing Youth Psychopathy: A Review of the Research [Review of the book Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychopathy]

Reviews the book, Handbook of child and adolescent psychopathy edited by Randall T. Salekin and Donald R. Lynam (see record 2010-17970-000). This book is written from the developmental psychopathology paradigm and attempts to integrate the diverse and sometimes fragmented field of research in youth psychopathy. The edited volume pulls together discussions of research on conceptualization, assessment, etiology, comorbidity, treatment, and prognosis of child and adolescent psychopathy. The reviewer compares this handbook to the current literature in the field. The Handbook of child and adolescent psychopathy references classic literature in psychopathy, including that by Cleckly, Hare, Karpman, W. McCord, J. McCord, and Quay. The book claims to be a reference for a variety of practitioners, researchers, and students; however, the emphasis of all but one chapter (“Forensic Issues for Child and Adolescent Psychopathy”) is on a review of extant research and implications for future research. Furthermore, although there is great variability in the clarity of writing across chapters, most are written at a level that undergraduate students or professionals in other fields may find difficult. In sum, the book generally is an interesting read that includes a nice summary of the field as well as providing education regarding relatively recent research