Advancing a multidimensional, developmental spectrum approach to preschool disruptive behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dimensional approaches are gaining scientific traction. However, their potential for elucidating developmental aspects of psychopathology has not been fully realized. The goal of this article is to apply a multidimensional, developmental framework to model the normal-abnormal spectrum of preschool disruptive behavior. The Multidimensional Assessment of Preschool Disruptive Behavior (MAP-DB), a novel measure, was used to model dimensional severity across developmental parameters theorized to distinguish the normative misbehavior of early childhood from clinically salient disruptive behavior. The 4 MAP-DB dimensions are Temper Loss, Noncompliance, Aggression, and Low Concern for Others.

Method

Parents of a diverse sample of 1,488 preschoolers completed the MAP-DB. Mu

SUBMITTER: Wakschlag LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244819 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature