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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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Roll, Judith; Koglin, Ute; Petermann, Franz – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
Accumulating evidence suggests that emotion dysregulation is associated with psychopathology. This paper provides a review of recent longitudinal studies that investigate the relationship between emotion regulation and aggressive behavior in childhood age. While there is substantial evidence for assuming a close relation of emotion regulation and…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Evidence, Risk, Aggression
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Suveg, Cynthia; Shaffer, Anne; Morelen, Diana; Thomassin, Kristel – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
This study examined the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology symptoms with 7-12 year-old children (N = 97; 44 boys, 53 girls, M age = 9.14, SD = 1.38) and their mothers (M age = 38.46, SD = 6.86). Child emotion regulation mediated the links between maternal psychopathology and child internalizing and externalizing symptoms. In turn,…
Descriptors: Children, Psychopathology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mothers
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Noble, Rick N.; Heath, Nancy L.; Toste, Jessica R. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
Positive illusions are systematically inflated self-perceptions of competence, and are frequently seen in areas of great difficulty. Although these illusions have been extensively documented in children and adults, their role in typical adolescent emotion regulation is unclear. This study investigated the relationship between positive illusions,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Muris, Peter; van der Pennen, Els; Sigmond, Rianne; Mayer, Birgit – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
This study investigated the relation between the regulative trait of effortful control, and in particular attention control, and psychopathological symptoms in a sample of 207 non-clinical children aged 8-12 years. For this purpose, children completed self-report scales for measuring regulative traits and various types of psychopathological…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
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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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Tolin, David F.; Diefenbach, Gretchen J.; Flessner, Christopher A.; Franklin, Martin E.; Keuthen, Nancy J.; Moore, Phoebe; Piacentini, John; Stein, Dan J.; Woods, Douglas W. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Trichotillomania (TTM) is a chronic impulse control disorder characterized by repetitive hair-pulling resulting in alopecia. Although this condition is frequently observed in children and adolescents, research on pediatric TTM has been hampered by the absence of validated measures. The aim of the present study was to develop and test a new…
Descriptors: Self Control, Validity, Pediatrics, Measures (Individuals)
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Kim, Geunyoung; Walden, Tedra; Harris, Vicki; Karrass, Jan; Catron, Thomas – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The present study examined the role of emotion and emotion control in children's externalizing problems. Third- to sixth-grade children were administered a self-report measure of positive emotion, negative emotion, and emotion control. Peer- and teacher-reported adjustment problems were assessed. Structural equations modeling revealed that…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interaction, Behavior Problems, Emotional Response