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Tracing developmental trajectories of oppositional defiant behaviors in preschool children.

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Objective

Previous studies on developmental trajectories have used ad hoc definitions of oppositional defiant behaviors (ODB), which makes it difficult to compare results. This article defines developmental trajectories of ODB from ages 3-5 based on five different standard measurements derived from three separate instruments.

Method

A sample of 622 three-year-old preschoolers, followed up at ages 4, 5, and 6, was assessed with the five measures of oppositionality answered by parents and teachers. Growth-Mixture-Modeling (GMM) estimated separate developmental trajectories for each ODB measure for ages 3 to 5.

Results

The number of classes-trajectories obtained in each GMM depended on the ODB measure, but two clear patterns emerged: four trajectories (persistent low, decreasers, increasers/high increasers, persistent moderate/persistent high) or three trajectories (persistent low, decreasers, increasers/high increasers). Persistent high trajectories accounted for 4.4%-9.5% of the children. The trajectories emerging from the different ODB measures at ages 3 to 5 discriminated disruptive disorders, comorbidity, use of services, and impairment at age 6, and globally showed a similar pattern, summarizing longitudinal information on oppositionality in preschool children in a similar way.

Conclusions

Trajectories resulting from standard scales of the questionnaires have predictive validity for identifying relevant clinical outcomes, but are measure-specific. The results contribute to knowledge about the development of ODB in preschool children.

SUBMITTER: Ezpeleta L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4074167 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tracing developmental trajectories of oppositional defiant behaviors in preschool children.

Ezpeleta Lourdes L Granero Roser R de la Osa Núria N Navarro José Blas JB Penelo Eva E Domènech Josep M JM

PloS one 20140627 6

<h4>Objective</h4>Previous studies on developmental trajectories have used ad hoc definitions of oppositional defiant behaviors (ODB), which makes it difficult to compare results. This article defines developmental trajectories of ODB from ages 3-5 based on five different standard measurements derived from three separate instruments.<h4>Method</h4>A sample of 622 three-year-old preschoolers, followed up at ages 4, 5, and 6, was assessed with the five measures of oppositionality answered by paren ...[more]

PMID: 24972147

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Tracing developmental trajectories of oppositional defiant behaviors in preschool children.

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Tracing developmental trajectories of oppositional defiant behaviors in preschool children.

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