Treatment Response among Preschoolers with Disruptive Behavior Disorders: The Role of Temperament and Parenting.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study examined associations between temperament (negative affect, effortful control, and surgency) and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) within a diverse preschool sample. Interactions between temperament and parenting in the prediction of ADHD/ODD symptoms before and after an 8-week early intervention program (i.e., Summer Treatment Program for Pre-kindergartners; STP-PreK) were also examined.Method: The sample included 215 children (M_age = 5.0, 80.9% male, 84.7% Latinx) with a diagnosis of ADHD and/or ODD who completed the STP-PreK. Temperament was measured via parent report while ADHD/ODD symptoms were assessed via combination of parent and teacher report. Positive an

SUBMITTER: Hare MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8175459 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature