Yurika Fauzia Wardhani, Zainul Khaqiqi Nantabah, Eka Denis Machfutra, Sinta Dewi Lestyoningrum, Oktarina, Made Agus Nurjana
The prevalence and distribution of risk factors for depression and emotional mental disorders in the elderly in Indonesia
The International journal of social psychiatry
purpose study investigate effectiveness brief feasible universal screener kindergarten readiness predicting followup outcomes first grade participants included kindergarten firstgrade teachers students 6 urban elementary schools students included slightly males females 54 46 raceethnicity students predominantly african american 74 white 23 36 students qualified free reduced lunch data included study collected children fall october kindergarten year spring april firstgrade year kindergarten teachers completed singleitem ratings student readiness well fullscale ratings student behaviors academic competence students also completed standardized academic achievement test main findings study include singleitem screener continued predict negative academic social behavior outcomes followup 18 months later percentage unique variance explained readiness items significant majority cases remained significant even baseline variables entered analyses children rated poor academic readiness 910 times likely low reading performance end firstgrade year furthermore children rated poor behavior readiness 6 times greater risk low prosocial high disruptive behavior teacher ratings first grade screener could used screen children low readiness order provide supports monitoring early intervention kindergarten entry critical time screen children support developing skills ameliorate deficits build essential early academic social behavior skills psycinfo database record c 2019 apa rights reserved