Contextual variation in young children's observed disruptive behavior on the DB-DOS: implications for early identification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contextual variation in child disruptive behavior is well documented but remains poorly understood. We first examine how variation in observed disruptive behavior across interactional contexts is associated with maternal reports of contextual variation in oppositional-defiant behavior and functional impairment. Second, we test whether child inhibitory control explains the magnitude of contextual variation in observed disruptive behavior.

Methods

Participants are 497 young children (mean age = 4 years, 11 months) from a subsample of the MAPS, a sociodemographically diverse pediatric sample, enriched for risk of disruptive behavior. Observed anger modulation and behavioral regulation problems were coded on the Disruptive Behavior Diagnostic Observation Schedule (DB-

SUBMITTER: Petitclerc A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4706756 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature