Reciprocal relations between dimensions of Oppositional defiant problems and callous-unemotional traits.

ABSTRACT: Although irritability, headstrong/defiant behavior, and callous-unemotional traits (CU traits) often co-occur, the prospective associations between them are not well known. A general population sample of 622 children was followed up yearly from ages 3 to 12 years and assessed using dimensional measures of irritability, headstrong/defiant, and CU traits with teacher provided information. A random intercept cross-lagged panel model, accounting for all unmeasured time-invariant confounding using the children as their own controls, revealed cross-lagged reciprocal associations between increased headstrong/defiant and increased CU traits at all ages and a unidirectional association from headstrong/defiant to irritability. The findings are consistent with headstrong/defiant behavior and CU trait

SUBMITTER: Ezpeleta L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9525336 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature