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Pathways to Upper Elementary School Students' Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Look at Achievement and Context

Wargel, Katelyn E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1590076164854168

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2020, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
One in six elementary school students experience emotional or behavioral difficulties that can impact their functioning at school and as they develop through adolescence and adulthood. Low academic achievement has been identified as a potential factor associated with increased internalizing and externalizing symptoms. However, the link between academic achievement and internalizing or externalizing symptoms receives mixed support in the literature. The current study explored potential moderating factors that might account for these inconsistent findings among a sample of upper elementary school students. Results did not support the hypothesis that individual (gender and social emotional competence), social (peer problems), or environmental (classroom diversity acceptance) factors might moderate the relation from reading achievement to internalizing or externalizing symptoms. Baseline internalizing and externalizing symptoms were the strongest indicators of future increased symptoms in each respective domain. The findings emphasize the importance of screening children for early signs of symptoms and providing early prevention and intervention programs at elementary schools to help mitigate the development of internalizing and externalizing behaviors before they become well-established, increase, or become resistant to intervention.
Paul Flaspohler, PhD (Advisor)
Jennifer Green, PhD (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Kiel, PhD (Committee Member)
40 p.
Early Childhood Education; Mental Health; Psychology
early intervention; externalizing symptoms; internalizing symptoms; reading achievement; school-based mental health

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  • Wargel, K. E. (2020). Pathways to Upper Elementary School Students' Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Look at Achievement and Context [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1590076164854168

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wargel, Katelyn. Pathways to Upper Elementary School Students' Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Look at Achievement and Context. 2020. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1590076164854168.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wargel, Katelyn. "Pathways to Upper Elementary School Students' Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms: A Look at Achievement and Context." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1590076164854168

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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