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For years, clinicians have struggled to increase diagnostic agreement for mental illnesses. However, there are a number of factors that may contribute to inconsistency in diagnosis. The three studies described here were designed to...
The purpose of the present study is to examine the utility of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags (SORF; Dow et al., 2016) as a level two screener for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in toddlers when applied to a naturalistic video...
An interactive model of bulimic symptom development, first suggested by Vohs et al. (1999), was tested in middle-aged women (mean age = 45.19). The hypothesis that women high in perfectionism, low in self-esteem, and who perceive...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in the domains of communication, social interaction, and the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors (American...
This study examined the effects of combining two cognitive-motivational models of task engagement and achievement, the Control, Agency, and Means-Ends model (Skinner, 1998) and the implicit theories model (Dweck, 1999). Data were...
The current study examined the contribution of multiple well-established risk variables to the prediction of institutional maladjustment and recidivism. The incremental validity of individual risk variables was assessed and actuarial...
The present study proposes an alternative to the idea that individuals who attempt or complete suicide do so on a whim. Specifically, drawing on Joiner's (2005) Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Attempted and Completed Suicide, we...
Although it is recognized in the literature that there is a strong association between ADHD and reading ability in elementary school children, knowledge regarding the relation between ADHD-characteristic behaviors and emergent literacy...
Current models of normal reading behavior emphasize not only the recognition and processing of the word being fixated (n) but also processing of the upcoming parafoveal word (n+1). Gaze contingent displays employing the boundary paradigm...
Digit span backward (DSB) is conventionally reified as a measure of working memory and is a commonly used measure in clinical research and practice. Extant literature in cognitive psychology has called into question its merit as a...
Examined the taxonicity of child and adolescent depression among 1, 532 youths, ages 5 to 19 years. Depression was measured using the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI; Kovacs, 1983). Indicators derived from the CDI were based on...
Early intervention for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is critical, given the potential for altering brain development and the increasing focus on early screening and diagnosis. Evidence is emerging for the efficacy of...
This study investigated whether the Spanish language and literacy skills of 116 Spanish-speaking bilingual preschool children in Miami-Dade County had incremental validity in predicting their English early language and literacy skills...
Nigg (2001) recently proposed a disinhibition taxonomy that shows promise in isolating unique impulse control impairments related to child conduct problems. The current study investigated the relation between distinct inhibitory...
The externalizing dimension is viewed as a broad dispositional factor underlying risk for numerous disinhibitory (impulse control) disorders. Prior work has documented deficits in event-related brain potential (ERP) responses in...
Working memory (WM) and inhibitory control (IC) are considered related but separable executive functions (EFs) among adults and adolescents. Although available evidence seems to suggest that these two constructs have not yet diverged...
Understanding Differences in Student Growth on Measures of Oral Reading Fluency, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension in Grades 1-3: Child, Classroom, and School Sources of Influence
Relatively few studies have examined the extent to which variability in growth across different reading outcomes is associated with differences across children, classrooms, or schools. The purpose of the current study was to investigate...
Variability and level of self-esteem have been associated with risk for depression, but the mechanisms behind this association have not been elaborated. The current study hypothesized that variable self-esteem would be associated with...
Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often consume alcohol when attempting to cope with their negative affective states. However, it is not definitively known what accounts for the association between BPD symptoms and...
Circadian rhythms describe behavioral and biological variables that demonstrate a periodicity of approximately 24 hours. Although such rhythms show consistent 24-hour patterns, differences exist in the timing of circadian phase position....
According to the most recent data from the American Council on Education, 8% of entering full-time college freshmen reported having a disability (HEATH Resource Center, 2001). Of these students, the largest percentage (40.4%) reported...
Combined Methylphenidate and Fluoxetine or Cocaine Exposure during Adolescence Alters ERK2-Related Signaling in the VTA and Increase Sensitivity to Nicotine Reward in Adulthood
The most common treatment strategy for adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) is combined methylphenidate (MPH) and fluoxetine (FLX). This has raised concerns because combined...
This study examined the relationships between reading comprehension and breadth, depth, and fluency of word knowledge in third- and seventh-grade students. The Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition (EOWPVT) and the...
The social-emotional development of deaf children is an area, though widely discussed and studied, that has yet to provide an accurate understanding of the differences between deaf and hearing children (Edmundson, 2006; Martin & Bat...
Unlike gender, race, or ethnicity, sexual orientation is not necessarily readily identifiable. Because of this, the biases that are associated with prejudice towards members of other groups might not be initially applied to gay men and...
Examination of the structure of autism symptoms is critical to understanding of the phenotype and is particularly timely given changes proposed for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5; http://www.dsm5.org)....
The purpose of this study was to determine if children's performance on rapid automatic naming (RAN) tasks served as a mediator in the relation between inattention and reading. Although previous studies have produced mixed results when...
The present study investigates a possible causal model for the prediction of subjective well-being in Parkinson's disease (PD). The primary hypothesis proposed that, controlling for disease severity, validation-seeking attitudes among...
Children's reading success throughout elementary school can be predicted from their emergent literacy skills, behavior, and temperament. The mechanism linking these constructs is complex; the goal of this study was to use latent variable...
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between first grade student's self-regulation skills, literacy outcomes, and the time that students spent in non-instructional activities in the classroom. Students were...
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007). It is believed to be the second leading cause of death in college populations (Center for Disease...
Little is known regarding the mechanisms underlying the neurobiological consequences of antidepressant exposure during adolescence. Therefore, in this dissertation, I assessed the long-lasting effects of adolescent exposure to Fluoxetine...
Validating the structure of early numeracy skills is critical to understanding the developmental trajectories of mathematics skills at early ages. However, little research has been devoted to construct evaluation of the Counting, ...
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