Sex-Role Stereotypes and the Epidemiology of Child Psychopathology

Eme, Robert

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-4562-6_12

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“…Among these three differences, only gender was significantly related to the dependent variables; the higher proportion of females in the COA group and the well-established relationship between gender and symptoms (cf. Eme, 1984;Maccoby & Jacklin, 1974) provides support for including gender as an exogenous varible in the model shown in Figure 1. There were no differences in ethnicity between the groups.…”

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The role of risk and protective factors in predicting symptomatology in adolescent self‐identified children of alcoholic parents

Roosa

Beals

Sandler

et al. 1990

American J of Comm Psychol

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Tested a stress process model for predicting mental health symptoms in children of alcoholics (COAs). Stress and mental health measures were completed twice over a 3-month period by 145 high school students, 43 of whom self-identified as COAs. Using structural equation modeling, a stress process model for predicting mental health symptoms in children provided a good fit to the data. COA status was related to higher levels of negative and lower levels of positive events. In turn, positive and negative life events were found to have an immediate, but not a longitudinal, direct effect on adolescent symptomatology.

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The role of risk and protective factors in predicting symptomatology in adolescent self‐identified children of alcoholic parents

Roosa

Beals

Sandler

et al. 1990

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Other research has documented the apparent greater risk of serious disabilities that boys face. Boys mature more slowly than girls (Halpern, 1992;Harmon, Stockton, & Contrucci, 1992); they suffer higher rates of fetal mortality, postnatal mortality, complications during gestation and childbirth, and congenital malformations (Eme, 1984). Because males have one rather than two X chromosomes, they are more susceptible to a number of X-linked genetic abnormalities associated with mental retardation (Hagerman, 1997;Nass, 1993;Robinson & Linden, 1993).…”

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State Variation in Gender Disproportionality in Special Education

Coutinho

Oswald

2005

Remedial and Special Education

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A B S T R A C TGender disproportionality in special education has been apparent for many years, reflected in male-to-female ratios that range from about 1.5:1 to 3.5:1. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of disproportionate representation for the disability conditions of learning disability (LD), serious emotional disturbance (SED), and mental retardation (MR) at the state, regional, and national levels. Using data collected by the U.S. Office for Civil Rights, we examined the hypothesis that current variations across states in gender disproportionality should be small, and similar to rates for the nation as a whole. Substantial variations in state rates for students with LD and SED were observed. We also examined the hypothesis that states serving relatively fewer students for a given disability are likely to have greater male overrepresentation. This hypothesis was generally supported for students with LD but not for students with MR or SED. We examined factors related to state policies for students with MR and SED that might help to account for these findings. We conclude with recommendations for research to better understand the basis for gender disproportionality and with several practical implications for policy review and response related to gender disproportionality at the regional, state, and national levels.

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“…Kessler & McLeod, 1984;Thoits, 1987). On the other hand, another literature suggests that at least with prepubertal children, sex differences in response to most kinds of stressful events operate in the opposite direction, with males being more vulnerable than females (Eme, 1984;Hetherington, 1980;Rutter, 1982;Wallerstein, 1983).…”

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Problem behaviours in abused and neglected children grown up: prevalence and co‐occurrence of substance abuse, crime and violence

Widom

White

1997

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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This paper describes the prevalence of and patterns of overlap among four problem behaviours (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, non-violent crime and violence) in abused and neglected children grown up. Using data from a prospective cohort design study, abused and neglected children were matched with a control group and followed up into adulthood (n = 1190). After controlling for parental alcohol and drug problems, parental arrest, childhood poverty and ethnicity, we found that abused and neglected females, but not males, are at significantly higher risk for substance abuse/dependence diagnoses and arrests for violent crimes than control group subjects. Abused and neglected males and females, as compared with controls, have higher rates of comorbidity for substance abuse and non-violent arrests. Abused and neglected females are at greater risk for comorbidity for substance abuse and violent arrests as well, as compared with control females. Overall, the results reveal gender differences in the consequences of childhood victimisation.

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Sex-Role Stereotypes and the Epidemiology of Child Psychopathology

Cited by 14 publications

References 100 publications

The role of risk and protective factors in predicting symptomatology in adolescent self‐identified children of alcoholic parents

The role of risk and protective factors in predicting symptomatology in adolescent self‐identified children of alcoholic parents

State Variation in Gender Disproportionality in Special Education

Problem behaviours in abused and neglected children grown up: prevalence and co‐occurrence of substance abuse, crime and violence

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