Browsing Psychology by Author "Psychology: School Psychology"
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Generalization of Social Skills Training on Disruptive Classroom Behavior
Scott, Emma (East Carolina University, 2013)Children who exhibit problematic levels of disruptive behavior frequently also present with social skills deficits and poor social relationships. The degree to which children establish and maintain interpersonal relationships ... -
GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PARTICIPATION AND BMI PERCENTILES : HAVE LEGAL MANDATES MADE A DIFFERENCE?
Pearson, Katherine (East Carolina University, 2010)Childhood obesity in the United States of America has become a widespread epidemic. Over 30% of children ages 2 to 19 are overweight as classified by their Body Mass Indexes (BMI) (Ogden, Carroll, & Flegal, 2008). Prevention ... -
THE IMPACT OF TEACHER INTERVENTION ACCEPTANCE ON CHILD OUTCOME MEASURES
Reigle, Kelly (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study is to determine to what degree teacher acceptance and use of an evidence-based intervention predict positive child outcomes following the intervention period. Teacher participants (n = 10) were ... -
The Influence of Fear and Efficacy Appeals on Motivation, Test Anxiety, and Test Performance
Draughn, Jeremy (East Carolina University, 2015)Due to changes in accountability standards educators have begun to modify their teaching styles. A primary change that has occurred is that teachers often resort to using threat-based messages that focus on the negative ... -
The Influence of High-Stakes Accountability Policy on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Turnover
Curtiss, Caroline (East Carolina University, 2015)The current study examined the impact of teacher stress related to high-stakes testing and educational policy changes on teacher turnover. Predictors of teacher turnover such as demographics, stress, educational policy ... -
The Moderating Effects of Academic and Social Success on Delinquency
Manley, Holly (East Carolina University, 2015)This study used longitudinal data taken from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten to examine the moderating effects of academic and social success on the relationship between risk factors and the outcome ... -
Oncologist's perspectives and factors influencing school re-entry recommendations for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Harris, Julie M. (East Carolina University, 2012)Currently, there are no established guidelines among pediatric oncologists regarding school attendance recommendations during cancer treatment. Practices vary widely, ranging from continued school attendance following the ... -
Pediatric Behavioral Concerns : Does Physician Training Influence Their Referral and Recommendation Practices
Soltow, Amber (East Carolina University, 2014)Pediatric primary care physicians indicate behavioral health concerns to be the most frequently reported complaint of parents during well-child visits. Over the last few decades, graduate medical education and training ... -
PREDICTING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) SYMPTOM SEVERITY FROM ACCESS TO SERVICES
Ford, Ryan (East Carolina University, 2015)Children who suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) present with varying severity of core deficits in communication, social skills, and the presence of stereotypic and restrictive behaviors (American Psychiatric ... -
PREDICTING CAREGIVER SATISFACTION WITH PROVIDER COMMUNICATION FROM CARE COORDINATION
Buzenski, Jessica M. (East Carolina University, 2015)It is unknown whether the presence of care coordination promotes satisfaction of caregivers with communication among doctors and other health care providers of Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN), according to ... -
PROMOTING SMALL CHANGES FOR OBESITY TREATMENT : A FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM USING DIRECT BEHAVIOR RATINGS VIA EMAIL
Melton, Miranda R. (East Carolina University, 2012)The rapid increase followed by a steady maintenance of elevated levels of obesity in the United States is alarming and necessitates action. While behavioral treatment of obesity is showing moderate success of initial weight ... -
Questioning "Questioning" as a Sexual Identity and Label : An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Austen, Julie M. (East Carolina University, 2014)Sexual or gender minorities often experience poorer health and mental outcomes than their heterosexually-identified or cisgender peers. Among those often included as sexual or gender minorities are those who identify as ... -
The Relations Among Executive Dysfunction, Delay Aversion and Phonemic Awareness in Proschoolers
Cin, Angela D. (East Carolina University, 2013)The Dual Pathways theory of AD/HD explains that there may be two independent neurologically based pathways in which AD/HD may develop: executive dysfunction (EDF) and delay aversion (DAv). A separate line of research has ... -
Representation and Accuracy : An Examination of School Psychology Content in Introductory Psychology Textbooks
Judkins, Austin H. (East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of this study was to investigate the representation and accuracy of school psychology content in introductory psychology textbooks. A word count was conducted on each textbook to determine the number of words ... -
School Factors and Their Impact on the Black-White Achievement Gap in Eastern North Carolina
Preast, June L. (East Carolina University, 2012)Since desegregation in the 1960s and 1970s, a gap in the test scores between ethnic groups has been identified, though it has probably been present for much longer. The gap between the test scores of Blacks and Whites is ... -
School-Based Mental Health Therapy : Meeting the Needs of Rural Adolescents
Mendoza, Albee Therese Ongsuco (East Carolina University, 2014)School-based mental health (SBMH) therapy offers promise in addressing the mental health needs of rural adolescents. The current investigation includes two studies that examine rural adolescents' educational and mental ... -
SCHOOL-BASED UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL RISK : PREVALENCE AND BARRIERS
Paxton, Sara (East Carolina University, 2015)This study examines possible barriers associated with behavior screening implementation in schools. Behavior screenings involve the systematic evaluation of all students to help identify children with possible emotional ... -
Social Support, Health Behaviors, and Academic Success in College Students
Fox, Megan C. (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived social support was associated with self-efficacy for health promoting behaviors, and whether self-efficacy for health promoting behaviors predicts academic success ... -
Student-Faculty Interactions and College Adjustment as Predictors of Academic Achievement
Hileman, Leigh (East Carolina University, 2013)Student-faculty interactions and college adjustment were analyzed as predictors of academic achievement. Participants included undergraduate freshmen enrolled in an Introduction to Psychology course (N = 86) from a large ... -
A SYSTEMATIC REIVEW [sic] AND META-ANALYSIS OF CRITERION-RELATED VALIDITY IN EARLY MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENT
McCulloch, Leigh M. (East Carolina University, 2010)Research interest in early mathematics curriculum-based measurement (EM-CBM) has increased substantially throughout the course of the past decade. There has been a significant increase in the number of published studies ...