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Increasing Middle School Students’ Life Satisfaction: Efficacy of a Positive Psychology Group Intervention by Suldo, Shannon M., Savage, Jessica A., Mercer, Sterett H.

“…This study identified middle school students who were less than delighted with their lives (reported life satisfaction scores between 1 and 6 on a 7-point…”
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Effects of a Universal School-Based Mental Health Program on the Self-concept, Coping Skills, and Perceptions of Social Support of Students with Developmental Disabilities by Katz, Jennifer, Knight, Vicki, Mercer, Sterett H., Skinner, Sarah Y.

“…In a cluster randomized control trial, a school-based mental health program combining mental health literacy and dialectical behavior skills was implemented by…”
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Comparability of Fidelity Measures for Assessing Tier 1 School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports by Mercer, Sterett H., McIntosh, Kent, Hoselton, Robert

“…Several reliable and valid fidelity surveys are commonly used to assess Tier 1 implementation in School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports…”
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The Psychology of Spite and the Measurement of Spitefulness by Marcus, David K., Zeigler-Hill, Virgil, Mercer, Sterett H., Norris, Alyssa L.

“…Spite is an understudied construct that has been virtually ignored within the personality, social, and clinical psychology literatures. This study introduces a…”
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Cost analysis and cost-effectiveness of hand-scored and automated approaches to writing screening by Matta, Michael, Keller-Margulis, Milena A., Mercer, Sterett H.

“…Although researchers have investigated technical adequacy and usability of written-expression curriculum-based measures (WE-CBM), the economic implications of…”
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Young Children's Theory of Mind Predicts More Sharing With Friends Over Time by Vonk, Jennifer, Jett, Stephanie E., Tomeny, Theodore S., Mercer, Sterett H., Cwikla, Julie

“…Children (predominantly white and middle class) between 3 and 6 years (M = 55.12 months, N = 145 at Time 1, N = 102 at Time 2) participated in the prosocial…”
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Effects of Social Stories on Increasing Social Interaction and Engagement of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Settings by Kwon, Eun Young, Cannon, Joanna E., Knight, Victoria F., Mercer, Sterett H., Guardino, Caroline

“…d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may require specific approaches to promote social inclusion. The purpose of this…”
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Developing Self-concept, Coping Skills, and Social Support in Grades 3–12: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Combined Mental Health Literacy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Program by Katz, Jennifer, Mercer, Sterett H., Skinner, Sarah

“…A multisite cluster-randomized trial (by school) was conducted to examine the effects of a combined mental health literacy and dialectical behavior therapy…”
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Validity of automated text evaluation tools for written-expression curriculum-based measurement: a comparison study by Keller-Margulis, Milena A., Mercer, Sterett H., Matta, Michael

“…Existing approaches to measuring writing performance are insufficient in terms of both technical adequacy as well as feasibility for use as a screening…”
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Moderators of the Relations Between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Practices and Children’s Prosocial Behavior by Gryczkowski, Michelle, Jordan, Sara Sytsma, Mercer, Sterett H.

“…Using multilevel modeling, we separately examined the relations between mothers’ and fathers’ parenting practices and children’s prosocial behavior, as well as…”
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Optimal Timing for Launching Installation of Tiers 2 and 3 Systems of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports by Kittelman, Angus, Mercer, Sterett H., McIntosh, Kent, Hoselton, Robert

“…The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine patterns in implementation of Tiers 2 and 3 school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports…”
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Implications of Bias in Automated Writing Quality Scores for Fair and Equitable Assessment Decisions by Matta, Michael, Mercer, Sterett H., Keller-Margulis, Milena A.

“…Recent advances in automated writing evaluation have enabled educators to use automated writing quality scores to improve assessment feasibility. However,…”
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Differential Relations between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Practices and Child Externalizing Behavior by Gryczkowski, Michelle R., Jordan, Sara S., Mercer, Sterett H.

“…We examined differences in mothers’ and fathers’ parenting practices in relation to child externalizing behavior. Data were collected from a community sample…”
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Validation of a Measure of District Systems Implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports by Kittelman, Angus, Mercer, Sterett H., McIntosh, Kent, Morris, Kelsey R., Hatton, Heather L.

“…District leadership teams perform key roles in building the systems to support schools in the implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports…”
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Factors Related to Sustained Implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support by McIntosh, Kent, Mercer, Sterett H, Hume, Amanda E, Frank, Jennifer L, Turri, Mary G, Mathews, Susanna

“…The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with sustainability of school-based interventions and the relative contributions of those factors…”
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Potential Scoring and Predictive Bias in Interim and Summative Writing Assessments by Reed, Deborah K., Mercer, Sterett H.

“…Interim and summative assessments often are used to make decisions about student writing skills and needs for instruction, but the extent to which different…”
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Evaluating validity and bias for hand-calculated and automated written expression curriculum-based measurement scores by Matta, Michael, Mercer, Sterett H., Keller-Margulis, Milena A.

“…Written expression curriculum-based measurement (WE-CBM) is a formative assessment approach for screening and progress monitoring. To extend evaluation of…”
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Factor Validation of a Fidelity of Implementation Measure for Social Behavior Systems by Massar, Michelle M., McIntosh, Kent, Mercer, Sterett H.

“…Assessing fidelity of implementation of school-based interventions is a critical factor in successful implementation and sustainability. The Tiered Fidelity…”
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Development and Validation of a Measure Assessing Sustainability of Tier 2 and 3 Behavior Support Systems by Kittelman, Angus, Mercer, Sterett H., McIntosh, Kent, Nese, Rhonda N.T.

“…To identify the most effective strategies for implementing and sustaining Tier 2 and 3 behavior support systems, a measure of general and tier-specific factors…”
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Teacher preference, peer rejection, and student aggression: A prospective study of transactional influence and independent contributions to emotional adjustment and grades by Mercer, Sterett H., DeRosier, Melissa E.

“…This study assessed the importance of teacher preference of individual students, relative to peer rejection and student aggression, as an independent predictor…”
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