January 10, 2005
Children sought for Purdue summer program to study behavior
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University professor of psychological sciences is seeking 45 children for a summer program that will research how children's self-concept relates to their behavior.
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This year, two sessions of the Children's Research Summer Program will be offered for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, and also for children who have no significant behavior problems. The first session is May 31 to June 10 and the second will run June 13-24. Children ages 8-10 can attend one of these sessions from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each weekday.
The program, run by Betsy Hoza, will be at Purdue's Department of Psychological Sciences. Children who participated in last year's program are not eligible.
Families with children interested in the summer program need to participate in two screening sessions this spring, and those eligible will then be invited to attend the summer program where they will engage in a variety of activities, including social skills training, sports, games, swimming, and arts and crafts. Participants will receive $100 upon completion of the program.
For more information, contact project coordinator Nina Kaiser at (765) 494-6977.
"We want to identify any links between children's self-concept and how those perceptions relate to their behavior," Hoza said. "We believe understanding these links will better enable us to help children with ADHD perform better in school and get along with their families and peers."
Hoza's research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Writer: Amy Patterson-Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Source: Betsy Hoza, (765) 494-6977, blaze@psych.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
PHOTO CAPTION:
More than 25 children participated in last year's Children's Research Summer Program. The program, which is run by psychological sciences professor Betsy Hoza, is for children ages 8-10 with and without behavior problems. During the program children are engaged in social skills training through activities such as sports, games, swimming, and arts and crafts. (Purdue News Service file photo/David Umberger)
A publication-quality photograph is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/+2004/hoza-research.jpg
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