As an exploratory aim of this grant, we examined the extent to which a comprehensive psychosocial intervention conducted in the summer can improve young children with disruptive behavior challenges as it relates to their social-emotional and academic functioning.
Age range
4 Years – 7 Years
Sex
ALL
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Overall Emotion Regulation as measured by the Emotion Regulation Checklist
Timeframe: Baseline
Overall Emotion Regulation as measures by the Emotion regulation Checklist
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post treatment)
Overall Emotion Regulation as measured by the Emotion regulation Checklist
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
ADHD symptoms as assesed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: Baseline
ADHD symptoms as assessed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
ADHD symptoms as assessed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: Completed 1 year after enrollment
Overall Adaptive Functioning as assessed by the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: baseline
Overall adaptive functioning as measured by the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Overall adaptive functioning as assessed by the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: Completed 1 year after enrollment
Severity of Disruptive Behaviors as assessed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: baseline
Severity of Disruptive behaviors as assessed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Severity of Disruptive Behaviors as assessed by the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Severity of callous-unemotional behaviors as assessed by the abbreviated version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits.
Timeframe: baseline
Severity of callous-unemotional behaviors as assessed by the abbreviated version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Severity of callous-unemotional behaviors as assessed by the abbreviated version of the Inventory of Callous-unemotional traits.
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Social Skills as assessed via the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: baseline
Social Skills as assessed by the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Social Skills as assessed by the Behavior Assessment System for Children
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall social problem solving as assessed by the Challenging Situations Task
Timeframe: baseline
Overall social problem solving as assessed by the Challenging Situations Task
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Overall social problem solving as assessed by the Challenging Situations Task
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall Academic Achievement as measured by the Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement
Timeframe: baseline
Overall Academic Achievement as measured by the Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement
Timeframe: 6-months after enrollment (post-treatment)
Overall Academic Achievement as measured by the Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Kindergarten Behavior and Academic Competency Scale
Timeframe: baseline
Overall readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Kindergarten Behavior and Academic Competency Scale
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment
Overall readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Kindergarten Behavior and Academic Competency Scale
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall academic readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Bracken School Readiness Assessment
Timeframe: baseline
Overall academic readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Bracken School Readiness Assessment
Timeframe: Completed 6 months after enrollment
Overall academic readiness for kindergarten as assessed by the Bracken School Readiness Assessment
Timeframe: Completed 1 year after enrollment
Observed Emotion Regulation as assessed via the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery
Timeframe: baseline
Observed Emotion Regulation as assessed via the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment (post treatment)
Observed Emotion Regulation as assessed via the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall Executive functioning as measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
Timeframe: baseline
Overall Executive functioning as measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment
Overall Executive functioning as measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Overall Executive Functioning Performance as measured by the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task
Timeframe: baseline
Overall Executive Functioning Performance as measured by the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task
Timeframe: 6 months after enrollment
Overall Executive Functioning Performance as measured by the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task
Timeframe: 1 year after enrollment
Peer status as assessed by sociometrics ratings during the intervention
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year