Differences in Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Students over Time: A 22-Year Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Levels of emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents demonstrate secular changes over time, warranting ongoing investigation. Prior studies examining secular trends in a range of such problems have been conducted in the U.S. and internationally. Research in this area generally has not fully considered the school setting. This study compared emotional and behavioral problems across two cohorts of students in the U.S. assessed over a 22-year time period as part of measurement development efforts for the Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance Rating Scale (SAED-RSRS; Epstein et al., 2020). Specifically, analyses drew from data collected via teacher report on matched cohorts of students for the 1998 (data collected from 1996 to 1997; n = 1,148) and 2020 (data collected f

SUBMITTER: Mason WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797879 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature