Context-dependent approach and avoidance behavioral profiles as predictors of psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Inhibition (a temperamental profile characterized by elevated levels of avoidance behaviors) is associated with increased likelihood for developing anxiety and depression, whereas exuberance (a temperamental profile characterized by elevated levels of approach behaviors) is associated with increased likelihood for developing externalizing conditions (e.g., attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder). However, not all children who exhibit high levels of approach or avoidance behaviors develop emotional or behavioral problems. In this preregistered study, we assessed context-dependent profiles of approach and avoidance behaviors in 3-year-old children (N = 366). Using latent profile analysis, four groups were identified: nonsocial approachers, social approachers, social av

SUBMITTER: Kelsey CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10997460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature