Abstract
Few studies have been designed to assess the pathways by which risk factors are associated with symptoms of psychopathology
across multiple domains, including contextual factors, parental depression, parenting, and child characteristics. The present
study examines a cross-sectional model of risk factors for symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in a diverse community
sample of 796 four-year-old children. In the best-fitting model: (a) SES had indirect effects on contextual factors of stress
and conflict, parental depression, and parenting factors including hostility, support, and scaffolding; (b) stress and conflict
had both direct effects on ODD symptoms, and indirect effects via parental depression and parenting; (c) parenting had direct
effects on ODD symptoms and indirect effects via child effortful control (EC), negative affect (NA) and sensory regulation
(SR); (c) NA, EC, and SR had direct effects on symptom frequency, and attachment had indirect effects via EC, and SR. These
results highlight the importance of using a multi-domain model to examine risk factors for symptoms of ODD, and also provide
information about areas to target in treatment.
across multiple domains, including contextual factors, parental depression, parenting, and child characteristics. The present
study examines a cross-sectional model of risk factors for symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in a diverse community
sample of 796 four-year-old children. In the best-fitting model: (a) SES had indirect effects on contextual factors of stress
and conflict, parental depression, and parenting factors including hostility, support, and scaffolding; (b) stress and conflict
had both direct effects on ODD symptoms, and indirect effects via parental depression and parenting; (c) parenting had direct
effects on ODD symptoms and indirect effects via child effortful control (EC), negative affect (NA) and sensory regulation
(SR); (c) NA, EC, and SR had direct effects on symptom frequency, and attachment had indirect effects via EC, and SR. These
results highlight the importance of using a multi-domain model to examine risk factors for symptoms of ODD, and also provide
information about areas to target in treatment.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10802-011-9603-6
- Authors
- John V. Lavigne, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Karen R. Gouze, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Joyce Hopkins, College of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
- Fred B. Bryant, Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Susan A. LeBailly, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Journal Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2835
- Print ISSN 0091-0627