Aggressive behavior, emotional, and attention problems across childhood and academic attainment at the end of primary school

Abstract Purpose To assess whether aggressive behavior and emotional problems from early childhood onwards are related to academic attainment at the end of primary education, and whether these associations are independent of attention problems. Methods Data on 2546 children participating in a longitudinal birth cohort in Rotterdam were analyzed. Aggressive behavior, attention and emotional problems at ages 1½, 3, 5 and 10 years were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist. Academic attainment at the end of primary school (12 years of age) was measured with the CITO test, a national Dutch academic test score. Results Aggressive behavior from age 1½ to 10 years was negatively associated with academic attainment, but these associations attenuated to non-significance when accounting for comorbid attention problems. For emotional problems, first, only problems at 10 years were associated with poorer academic attainment. Yet, when accounting for attention problems, the association reversed: more emotional problems from 1½ to 10 years were associated with a better academic attainment. Attention problems at ages 1½ to 10 years were negatively associated with academic attainment, independent of comorbid emotional problems or aggressive behavior. Conclusions Attention problems across childhood are related to a poorer academic attainment, while emotional problems predicted better academic attainment. Moreover, the relationship between aggressive behavior and academic attainment was explained by comorbid attention problems. Future research should determine the mechanisms through which attention problems and emotional problems affect academic attainment, to inform strategies for the promotion of better educational attainment.

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Validity of the Amsterdam Child Behavior Checklist: A Short Rating Scale for Children

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3f.1139 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1139-1144 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Peter F. de Jong

Keyword(s):

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Child Behavior ◽

Primary Education ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Attention Problems ◽

Teacher Report ◽

Data Support ◽

Teacher Report Form

The Amsterdam Child Behavior Checklist is a short behavior checklist meant to distinguish between attention problems and several other common behavioral and emotional problems of children in primary education. The list has four scales, Attention Behavior, Restlessness, Aggressive Behavior, and Fear/Uncertainty. We examined the relationships among the scores on the scales and similar scales of the Teacher Report Form, the teachers' version of the Child Behavior Checklist. Teachers from 94 schools rated 454 children on both lists. Analysis showed that the associations between the scores of the scales of the Amsterdam Child Behavior Checklist and of similar scales of the Teacher Report Form ranged from moderate to strong. These data support the validity of the scales of the Amsterdam Child Behavior Checklist.

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Stress of Conscience among psychiatric nursing staff in relation to environmental and individual factors

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733011419239 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 208-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Hanna Tuvesson ◽

Mona Eklund ◽

Christine Wann-Hansson

Keyword(s):

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Perceived Control ◽

Future Research ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Psychosocial Work ◽

Ward Atmosphere ◽

Stress Of Conscience ◽

And Control ◽

The Relationship

The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between environmental and individual factors and Stress of Conscience among nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care. A questionnaire involving six different instruments measuring Stress of Conscience, the ward atmosphere, the psychosocial work environment, Perceived Stress, Moral Sensitivity, and Mastery was answered by 93 nursing staff at 12 psychiatric in-patient wards in Sweden. The findings showed that Sense of Moral Burden, Mastery, Control at Work and Angry and Aggressive Behavior were related to Stress of Conscience. We conclude that Mastery and Control at Work seemed to work as protective factors, while Sense of Moral Burden and perceptions of Angry and Aggressive Behavior made the nursing staff more vulnerable to Stress of Conscience. Future research should investigate whether measures to increase the level of perceived control and being part of decision making will decrease the level of Stress of Conscience among the staff.

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Emotional Intelligence and Aggressive Behaviors in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838021991296 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152483802199129 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alberto Vega ◽

Rosario Cabello ◽

Alberto Megías-Robles ◽

Raquel Gómez-Leal ◽

Pablo Fernández-Berrocal

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Mixed Model ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Self Report ◽

Future Research ◽

Reliable Estimate ◽

The Relationship

Adolescent aggression is a global public health with long-lasting and costly emotional, social, and economic consequences, and it is of vital importance to identify those variables that can reduce these behaviors in this population. Therefore, there is a need to establish the protective factors of aggressive behavior in adolescence. While some research has demonstrated the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and various aggressive responses in adolescence, indicating that EI—or the ability to perceive, use, understand, and regulate emotions—could be considered a protective factor for the development of aggressive behavior in adolescence, the strength of this effect is not clear. The aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature concerning the relationship between aggressive behavior and EI in adolescents and provide a reliable estimate of the relationship between both constructs through a meta-analysis. For this purpose, we searched for relevant articles in English and Spanish in Medline, PsycINFO, and Scopus, obtaining 17 selectable articles based on the search terms used in research in the adolescent population. These studies provide scientific evidence of the relationship between the level of EI assessed from the three theoretical models of EI (performance-based ability model, self-report ability model, and self-report mixed model) and various aggressive responses, showing that adolescents with higher levels of EI show less aggressive behavior. Implications for interventions and guidelines for future research are discussed.

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Severe Affective and Behavioral Dysregulation in Youths Is Associated with a Proinflammatory State 1MH and LP contributed equally to the paper

Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie ◽

10.1024/1422-4917/a000255 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 393-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Martin Holtmann ◽

Luise Poustka ◽

Florian D. Zepf ◽

Tobias Banaschewski ◽

Josef Priller ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Serum Levels ◽

Attention Problems ◽

Future Research ◽

Control Group ◽

Global Functioning ◽

Reactive Protein ◽

Behavioral Dysregulation ◽

Duration Of Illness

Objective: A heritable behavioral phenotype, the so-called Dysregulation Profile (DP), characterized by extreme scores on the syndrome scales Anxious/Depressed (A/D), Attention Problems (AP), and Aggressive Behavior (AGG), has been identified on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). It characterizes children with severe affective and behavioral dysregulation. The present study examined possible alterations of the inflammatory system in CBCL-DP using a clinical sample of n = 133 children and adolescents. Method: Participants with the CBCL-DP scoring ≥ 2.5 SDs above average constituted the CBCL-DP subgroup (n = 51). Those with CBCL-DP scores of 1 SD or less above average were regarded as controls (n = 82). Groups were compared in terms of serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin. Results: Participants showing the CBCL-DP exhibited increased CRP and decreased albumin levels compared to controls. CRP was correlated with AGG, AP, and the CBCL-DP total score. A negative correlation was observed between albumin and AGG, AP, the CBCL-DP score, and A/D. These associations could not be attributed to differences in age, sex, weight, socioeconomic status, global functioning, or duration of illness. Conclusions: This is the first study to demonstrate associations between the CBCL-DP and a proinflammatory state. Limitations include the lack of a healthy control group, the use of a single measurement of inflammatory markers, and the lack of follow-up data. Future research should address whether inflammatory diathesis in these children confers increased susceptibility to later development of cardiovascular disease and other medical morbidities.

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The Relationship between Meaning in life, Smartphone addiction and Well-being: An Investigation

10.31234/osf.io/ht82b ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rageshawari Munderia ◽

Rajbala Singh

Keyword(s):

Meaning In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Research ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Negatively Associated ◽

Mediational Role ◽

The Relationship

The integration of smartphone in daily life has provided plethora of opportunity for constant social communication, information and entertainment. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in increased addiction for smartphone. There is dearth of research addressing the association between smartphone addiction with important psycho-social dimensions. Thus, in this context the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between meaning in life, smartphone addiction and both types of well-being (subjective well-being & psychological well-being). Secondly, the study explored the mediational role of smartphone addiction between meaning in life and well-being. The data was collected from five hundred nine (n=509) adult participants. Findings of the study revealed that (i) dimensions of meaning in life were significantly associated with smartphone addiction (ii) efficacy was negatively associated with smartphone addiction whereas personal & social involvement, and traditional value were positively associated with smartphone addiction (iii) smartphone addiction was negatively associated with psychological well-being but not with subjective well-being (iv) smartphone addiction mediated the relationship between meaning in life (value & self-worth) and psychological well-being. Results of the present study may imply that enhancing efficacy might help in mitigate negative consequences associated with smartphone addiction. The findings of the study also provide indications for future research to explore the relationship between smartphone addiction and psycho-social variables in an in-depth manner.

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Cortical thickness and inattention/hyperactivity symptoms in young children: a population-based study

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291714000877 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 44 (15) ◽

pp. 3203-3213 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

S. E. Mous ◽

R. L. Muetzel ◽

H. El Marroun ◽

T. J. C. Polderman ◽

A. van der Lugt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Cortical Thickness ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Large Population ◽

Population Based ◽

Attention Problems ◽

Added Value ◽

Postcentral Gyrus ◽

The Relationship

Background.While many neuroimaging studies have investigated the neurobiological basis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), few have studied the neurobiology of attention problems in the general population. The ability to pay attention falls along a continuum within the population, with children with ADHD at one extreme of the spectrum and, therefore, a dimensional perspective of evaluating attention problems has an added value to the existing literature. Our goal was to investigate the relationship between cortical thickness and inattention and hyperactivity symptoms in a large population of young children.Method.This study is embedded within the Generation R Study and includes 6- to 8-year-old children (n = 444) with parent-reported attention and hyperactivity measures and high-resolution structural imaging data. We investigated the relationship between cortical thickness across the entire brain and the Child Behavior Checklist Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Problems score.Results.We found that greater attention problems and hyperactivity were associated with a thinner right and left postcentral gyrus. When correcting for potential confounding factors and multiple testing, these associations remained significant.Conclusions.In a large, population-based sample we showed that young (6- to 8-year-old) children who show more attention problems and hyperactivity have a thinner cortex in the region of the right and left postcentral gyrus. The postcentral gyrus, being the primary somatosensory cortex, reaches its peak growth early in development. Therefore, the thinner cortex in this region may reflect either a deviation in cortical maturation or a failure to reach the same peak cortical thickness compared with children without attention or hyperactivity problems.

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Workplace bullying and job burnout

International Journal of Organizational Analysis ◽

10.1108/ijoa-02-2019-1664 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 183-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shalini Srivastava ◽

Banasree Dey

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Work Environment ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Job Burnout ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Negatively Associated ◽

Study Results ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of workplace bullying on job burnout of employees and investigate the mediating role of hardiness in the relationship and the extent to which the mediation is moderated by emotional intelligence. Design/methodology/approach The present data were collected from 350 employees working in varied companies in the ITES-BPO sectors of Delhi NCR of India. The study used stratified sampling method for good coverage from different departments of the organizations. The present data were collected in two stages following the suggestion given by Podsakoff et al. (2003) so as to minimize common method bias. Findings The findings suggest that workplace bullying is positively related to job burnout, and workplace bullying is negatively associated with hardiness. Hardiness was also found to be negatively associated with job burnout. It has also been found that workplace bullying is associated with job burnout through hardiness, and emotional intelligence moderates the relationship between hardiness and job burnout. The results also indicate that the indirect effect of workplace bullying on job burnout via hardiness is conditional on emotional intelligence. Research limitations/implications As the present study pertains to only one part of India, i.e. Delhi NCR of India, the results cannot be generalized. Future research can take a larger sample for the same. The demographic variables’ effect was out of the scope of this study. If demographics were taken into consideration, it might have resulted in interesting results. Moreover, the employees who were physically present at the time of data collection were asked to respond in a given time frame. One might argue that employees were not given enough time to respond. Future work can also incorporate other sectors so as to do a comparative study between sectors. Practical implications Based on the study results, it may be suggested that managers may do well to devise strategies for coping with the phenomenon of workplace bullying and job burnout in employees, to provide a healthy work environment with better employee morale and enhanced productivity. Social implications The findings of the study have implications for organizations in the service sector, particularly the BPO-ITES sector examined in the study. This being a customer-focused industry expects employees to ensure meeting deadlines and enhanced customer satisfaction; therefore, it would be worthwhile for managers to help employees in dealing with job stressors in their work environment. It would be useful to raise awareness about workplace bullying and encourage employees to report such incidents while assuring the complete support of the management. Originality/value While a review of extant literature indicates that emotional intelligence may lead to a reduction in job burnout of employees, yet, emotional intelligence has not been used previously as a moderator in mitigating the influence of workplace bullying and job burnout. Moreover, the role of hardiness as a mediator in the above-mentioned relationships has not been addressed in previous studies.

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ROC Analyses of Relevant Conners 3–Short Forms, CBCL, and TRF Scales for Screening ADHD and ODD

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191119876023 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 73-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rapson Gomez ◽

Alasdair Vance ◽

Shaun Watson ◽

Vasileios Stavropoulos

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Accuracy ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Short Form ◽

Characteristic Curve ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Attention Problems ◽

Oppositional Defiant ◽

Teacher’S Report Form ◽

Inattention And Hyperactivity

Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to examine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the Conners 3–Parent Short Form (C 3-P(S)), and the Conners 3–Teacher Short Form (C 3-T(S)) inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity scales, and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher’s Report Form (TRF) attention problems scales, to distinguish those with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also examined and compared the diagnostic accuracy of the C 3-P(S) and C 3-T(S) Aggression (AG) scales, and the CBCL and TRF Aggressive Behavior (AB) scales, to distinguish those with and without oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). The study used archival data ( N = 150-261) involving a large group of clinic-referred children aged between 6 and 11 years who had been interviewed for clinical diagnosis of ADHD and ODD using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children (ADISC-IV) as the reference standard, and then administered one or more of the screening measures. The findings provided empirical support for the use of the C 3-P(S) and CBCL for identifying ADHD and ODD, with the CBCL aggressive behavior scale having better ability to detect ODD. The implications of the findings for using the screening scales for diagnoses of ADHD and ODD are discussed.

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Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis of Screening Tools for Bipolar Disorder Comorbid With ADHD in Schoolchildren

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054715620897 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (10) ◽

pp. 1403-1412 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mara L. Cordeiro ◽

Antonio C. Farias ◽

Peter C. Whybrow ◽

Erico P. G. Felden ◽

Alexandre Cunha ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Receiver Operating Characteristic ◽

Child Behavior Checklist ◽

Operating Characteristic ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Attention Problems ◽

Screening Tools ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Receiver Operating

Objective: We compared Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)-AAA (Attention Problems, Aggressive Behavior, and Anxious/Depressed) and Parent–Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS) profiles in Brazilian children with ADHD, pediatric-onset bipolar disorder (PBD), and PBD + ADHD. Method: Following analyses of variance or Kruskal–Wallis tests with multiple-comparison Least Significant Difference (LSD) or Dunn’s Tests, thresholds were determined by Mann–Whitney U Tests and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) plots. Results: Relative to ADHD, PBD and PBD + ADHD groups scored higher on the Anxious/Depressed, Thought Problems, Rule-Breaking, and Aggressive Behavior subscales and Conduct/Delinquency Diagnostic Scale of the CBCL; all three had similar attention problems. The PBD and PBD + ADHD groups scored higher than the ADHD and healthy control (HC) groups on all CBCL problem scales. The AAA-profile ROC had good diagnostic prediction of PBD + ADHD. PBD and PBD-ADHD were associated with (similarly) elevated P-YMRS scores. Conclusion: The CBCL-PBD and P-YMRS can be used to screen for manic behavior and assist in differential diagnosis.

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Leadership Styles in Relation to Employees’ Trust and Organizational Change Capacity

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244016675396 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 215824401667539 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Muhammad Yasir ◽

Rabia Imran ◽

Muhammad Kashif Irshad ◽

Noor Azmi Mohamad ◽

Muhammad Muddassar Khan

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Organizational Change ◽

Leadership Styles ◽

Transactional Leadership ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Future Research ◽

Negatively Associated ◽

Change Capacity ◽

Laissez Faire ◽

The Relationship

This article intends to examine the role of leadership styles (transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire) and employees’ trust toward organizational change capacity (OCC). Data were collected from a convenient sample of managers, coordinators, officers, community facilitators, social organizers, and activists through questionnaires. A total of 250 respondents were sent questionnaire, usable questionnaires were 204. Results revealed positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ trust. Moreover, an insignificant relationship was found between transactional leadership and employees’ trust, whereas laissez-faire and employees’ trust were found to be negatively associated. Findings of the study also depicted a positive and significant relationship of transformational leadership and transactional leadership with OCC. However, laissez-faire was negatively associated with OCC. Results also revealed that employees’ trust mediates the relationship between leadership styles (transformational and laissez-faire) and OCC. However, employees’ trust did not mediate the relationship between transactional leadership and OCC. Finally, implications and suggestions for future research are provided.

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