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Personality Mediation of Genetic Effects on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Martel, Michelle M.; Nikolas, Molly; Jernigan, Katherine; Friderici, Karen; Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
Personality traits may be viable candidates for mediators of the relationship between genetic risk and ADHD. Participants were 578 children (331 boys; 320 children with ADHD) between the ages of six and 18. Parents and teachers completed a comprehensive, multi-stage diagnostic procedure to assess ADHD and comorbid disorders. Mother completed the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Personality Traits, Genetics, At Risk Persons
Testing Developmental Pathways to Antisocial Personality Problems
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Diamantopoulou, Sofia; Verhulst, Frank C.; van der Ende, Jan – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
This study examined the development of antisocial personality problems (APP) in young adulthood from disruptive behaviors and internalizing problems in childhood and adolescence. Parent ratings of 507 children's (aged 6-8 years) symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and anxiety, were linked to…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Significance of Childhood Conduct Problems to Later Development of Conduct Disorder among Children with ADHD: A Prospective Follow-Up Study
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Mannuzza, Salvatore; Klein, Rachel G.; Abikoff, Howard; Moulton, John L., III – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2004
This study investigates whether low to moderate levels of childhood oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) behaviors contribute to the development of clinically diagnosed CD in adolescence, in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants were 207 White boys (ages 6-12) with ADHD free of conduct…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Hyperactivity, Followup Studies, Children
Overanxious Disorder: An Examination of Developmental Differences.
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Strauss, Cyd C.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1988
The study examined differences between 23 younger (ages 5-11) and 32 older (ages 12-19) children diagnosed with overanxious disorder (OAD). Expression of OAD varied by developmental level, with older children more frequently exhibiting major depression or simple phobia, while younger children had coexisting separation anxiety or attention deficit…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span