Separating the domains of oppositional behavior: comparing latent models of the conners' oppositional subscale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is usually considered the mildest of the disruptive behavior disorders, it is a key factor in predicting young adult anxiety and depression and is distinguishable from normal childhood behavior. In an effort to understand possible subsets of oppositional defiant behavior (ODB) that may differentially predict outcome, we used latent class analysis of mother report on the Conners' Parent Rating Scales Revised Short Forms (CPRS-R:S).

Method

Data were obtained from mother report for Dutch twins (7 years old, n = 7,597; 10 years old, n = 6,548; and 12 years old, n = 5,717) from the Netherlands Twin Registry. Samples partially overlapped at ages 7 and 10 years (19% overlapping) and at ages 10 and 12 years (30% overlapping), bu

SUBMITTER: Kuny AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558689 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature