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Decuyper, Mieke; Colins, Olivier F.; De Clercq, Barbara; Vermeiren, Robert; Broekaert, Eric; Bijttebier, Patricia; Roose, Annelore; De Fruyt, Filip – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
The present study constructed empirically derived subtypes of adolescent offenders based on general traits and examined their associations with psychopathology and psychopathic traits. The sample included 342 detained minors (172 boys and 170 girls; mean age 15.85 years, SD = 1.07) recruited in various Youth Detention Centers across the Flemish…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Personality Traits, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Bridgett, David J.; Valentino, Kristin; Hayden, Lisa C. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The current study examined temperament characteristics as risk factors for restraint and seclusion (R/S) events in psychiatrically hospitalized youth, extending work that has sought to identify R/S risk factors and research examining temperament-behavior problem associations that has largely relied upon community samples. It was anticipated that…
Descriptors: Risk, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Personality Traits
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Dyson, Margaret W.; Klein, Daniel N.; Olino, Thomas M.; Dougherty, Lea R.; Durbin, C. Emily – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Behavioral inhibition (BI) has generally been treated as a unitary construct and assessed by combining ratings of fear, vigilance, and avoidance to both novel social and non-social stimuli. However, there is evidence suggesting that BI in social contexts is not correlated with BI in non-social contexts. The present study examined the distinction…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Questionnaires, Personality Traits, Parents
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Vreeke, Leonie J.; Muris, Peter – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study examined the relations between behavioral inhibition, Big Five personality traits, and anxiety disorder symptoms in non-clinical children (n = 147) and clinically anxious children (n = 45) aged 6-13 years. Parents completed the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire-Short Form, the Big Five Questionnaire for Children, and the Screen for…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals), Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
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Muris, Peter; Mayer, Birgit; Schubert, Tinke – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
This study describes a first exploration of the construct of courage in youths. Children aged 8-13 years were invited to report on the most courageous action that they had ever performed during their life. In addition, the Courage Measure for Children (CM-C) was construed as an index of children's level of personal courage, and this scale was…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Sex Role, Anxiety, Children
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Denny, Katherine G.; Steiner, Hans – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
When under conditions of high demand and allostatic load, are happiness and satisfaction in four domains (family, friends, academics, recreation) influenced more by external or internal factors? Do student-athletes who lead exceedingly complicated lives report happiness as a function of athletic achievement or internal disposition? Stanford…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Athletes, Psychological Patterns, Personality Traits
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Ye, Huan J.; Rice, Kenneth G.; Storch, Eric A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
The study examined perfectionism, symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression, and peer relationships among a clinical sample of 31 youth (age range 7-18 years) diagnosed with OCD. Using a correlational design, perfectionistic beliefs accounted for significant variance in OCD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and difficulties in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Behavior Disorders, Personality Traits
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Muris, Peter; Meesters, Cor; van den Hout, Anja; Wessels, Sylvia; Franken, Ingmar; Rassin, Eric – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
Pain catastrophizing is generally viewed as an important cognitive factor underlying chronic pain. The present study examined personality and temperament correlates of pain catastrophizing in a sample of young adolescents (N = 132). Participants completed the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children, as well as scales for measuring sensitivity of…
Descriptors: Pain, Early Adolescents, Personality, Correlation
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Simon, Katherine; Barakat, Lamia P.; Patterson, Chavis A.; Dampier, Carlton – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Sickle cell disease (SCD) complications place patients at risk for poor psychosocial adaptation, including depression and anxiety symptoms. This study aimed to test a mediator model based on the Risk and Resistance model to explore the role of intrapersonal characteristics and stress processing variables in psychosocial functioning. Participants…
Descriptors: Siblings, Caregivers, Diseases, Adolescents
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Champion, Kelly M.; Clay, Daniel L. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
This study examined associations between victimization by peers and intention to respond to provocative events as a function of anger arousal and motivation to improve the situation in a cross-sectional sample of school-age children (N = 506, 260 males, 246 females). Results demonstrated that more intense anger and more retaliatory motivation were…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Psychopathology, Prevention, Motivation