TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining subtypes of behavior problems among 3-year-old children, Part II
T2 - Investigating differences in parent psychopathology, couple conflict, and other family stressors
AU - Goldstein, Lauren H.
AU - Harvey, Elizabeth A.
AU - Friedman-Weieneth, Julie L.
AU - Pierce, Courtney
AU - Tellert, Alexis
AU - Sippel, Jenna C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This study was supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant R01MH60132. A portion of these data were presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy in November, 2003, in Boston, MA. This article was based on the doctoral dissertation of Lauren H. Goldstein.
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - This study examined family stressors among 3-year-old children who were classified as hyperactive (HYP), hyperactive and oppositional defiant (HYP/OD), and non-problem based on mothers' reports of behavior. Children with HYP/OD were found to experience higher levels of family stressors than non-problem children on almost every family stressor variable. Compared to children with HYP, families of children with HYP/OD also tended to report more Axis II maternal psychopathology, Axis I paternal psychopathology, and high intensity couple conflict tactics. However, the HYP and HYP/OD group did not significantly differ on maternal Axis I psychopathology, paternal Axis II psychopathology, parental marital status, negative life events, frequency of couple conflict, or use of lower intensity couple conflict tactics. Parents of children with HYP and HYP/OD reported more negative life events, more maternal adult ADHD symptoms, and more maternal avoidance and verbal aggression during marital conflict than parents of non-problem children. Implications for treatment and etiology are discussed.
AB - This study examined family stressors among 3-year-old children who were classified as hyperactive (HYP), hyperactive and oppositional defiant (HYP/OD), and non-problem based on mothers' reports of behavior. Children with HYP/OD were found to experience higher levels of family stressors than non-problem children on almost every family stressor variable. Compared to children with HYP, families of children with HYP/OD also tended to report more Axis II maternal psychopathology, Axis I paternal psychopathology, and high intensity couple conflict tactics. However, the HYP and HYP/OD group did not significantly differ on maternal Axis I psychopathology, paternal Axis II psychopathology, parental marital status, negative life events, frequency of couple conflict, or use of lower intensity couple conflict tactics. Parents of children with HYP and HYP/OD reported more negative life events, more maternal adult ADHD symptoms, and more maternal avoidance and verbal aggression during marital conflict than parents of non-problem children. Implications for treatment and etiology are discussed.
KW - Couple conflict
KW - Hyperactivity
KW - Oppositional-defiance
KW - Parent psychopathology
KW - Preschool-aged children
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U2 - 10.1007/s10802-006-9088-x
DO - 10.1007/s10802-006-9088-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17226095
AN - SCOPUS:33947179892
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 35
SP - 111
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 1
ER -