scholarly journals Correction to: Externalizing Behavior Problems and Low Academic Achievement: Does a Causal Relation Exist?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Kulkarni ◽  
Amanda L. Sullivan ◽  
Jiwon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems

scholarly journals Externalizing Behavior and Academic Achievement : Do Causal Relations Exist?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Kulkarni ◽  
Amanda Sullivan ◽  
Jiwon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects

Children’s low academic skills are associated with a variety of behavior problems and maladaptive outcomes throughout childhood and adulthood. Given the prevalence of behavioral disorders is approximately 19% of all US children, understanding of the mechanisms through which academic achievement and externalizing behavior problems interact can inform effective intervention to prevent persistent academic failure, chronic behavioral difficulties, and related negative long-term outcomes. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to systematically review research on the association between low academic achievement and externalizing behavior problems, as well as evaluate the research indicating causal linkages, if any, between the two domains. Five databases were searched, including OVID Medline, PsycInfo, Academic Search Premier, ERIC, Education Resource and PROQUEST. Search terms included statistical designs that could support a hypothetical causal association (e.g., structural equation modeling). We screened a total of 1,990 studies, of which 26 met the final inclusion criteria. In total, ten studies reported significant negative effects between the two domains, of which only six reported effect sizes that could be considered meaningful. All but two reported these effects in the direction of early externalizing behavior problems to later academic achievement. Overall, there was inconclusive evidence for either a causal or predictive relationship. Implications for future research and educational practice are discussed.

Intervention for anxiety helps to reduce symptoms of depression and externalizing behavior problems

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Suveg ◽  
J. L. Hudson ◽  
G. Brewer ◽  
E. Flannery-Schroeder ◽  
E. Gosch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Resilience in Adolescence: Prospective Self Moderates the Association of Early Life Adversity with Psychopathology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Zinn ◽  
Edward Huntley ◽  
Daniel Keating
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Early Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Developmental Period ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Early Life Adversity ◽  
Latent Construct

Introduction. Early life adversity (ELA) can result in negative health-outcomes, including psychopathology. Evidence suggests that adolescence is a critical developmental period for processing ELA. Identity formation, which is crucial to this developmental period, may moderate the effect between ELA and psychopathology. One potential moderating variable associated with identity formation is Prospective Self, a latent construct comprised of future-oriented attitudes and behaviors.Methods. Participants are from the first wave of an ongoing longitudinal study designed to characterize behavioral and cognitive correlates of risk behavior trajectories. A community sample of 10th and 12th grade adolescents (N = 2017, 55% female) were recruited from nine public school districts across eight Southeastern Michigan counties in the United States. Data were collected in schools during school hours or after school via self-report, computer-administered surveys. Structural equation modeling was used in the present study to assess Prospective Self as a latent construct and to evaluate the relationship between ELA, psychopathology, and Prospective Self.Results. Preliminary findings indicated a satisfactory fit for the construct Prospective Self. The predicted negative associations between Prospective Self and psychopathology were found and evidence of moderation was observed for externalizing behavior problems, such that the effects of ELA were lower for individuals with higher levels of Prospective Self. Conclusion. These results support the role of Prospective Self in conferring resilience against externalizing behavior problems associated with ELA among adolescents. Keywords: Adolescence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Psychopathology, Self-concept, Adolescent Health, Early Life Adversity

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