Altered neuroendocrine activity in maltreated children related to symptoms of depression

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Hart ◽  
Megan Gunnar ◽  
Dante Cicchetti
Keyword(s):  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Morning Cortisol ◽  
Child Depression Inventory ◽  
Teacher Report Form ◽  
Stressful Environments ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

AbstractThis study examined the effects of stressful environments on physiological and affective functioning among 131 maltreated school-aged children attending a summer day camp. Sixty-six nonmaltreated children also attending the camp served as a comparison group. Salivary Cortisol measures were obtained daily at 10:00 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m. Depression was measured using the Child Depression Inventory. Children with scores of 19 or higher were classified as depressed. Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems were determined from the Teacher Report Form of the Child Behavior Checklist. Children with t scores of 70 or higher were classified as having clinical levels of these problems. Maltreated children had slightly elevated afternoon Cortisol concentrations, but their morning concentrations did not differ significantly from those of nonmaltreated children. Neither clinical levels of depression, internalizing, or externalizing problems were predictive of the elevated afternoon values. Depression among maltreated children was, however, associated with altered activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. Depressed maltreated children had lower morning Cortisol concentrations compared to nondepressed maltreated children and were more likely to show a rise rather than the expected decrease in Cortisol from morning to afternoon. These data replicated earlier findings. There was no evidence that depressed, nonmaltreated children exhibited this change in diurnal Cortisol activity.

Investigating genetic and environmental contributions to adolescent externalizing behavior in a collectivistic culture: a multi-informant twin study

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1989-1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chen ◽  
J. Yu ◽  
J. Zhang ◽  
X. Li ◽  
M. McGue
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Environmental Influences ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Genetic Analyses ◽  
Teacher Report Form

BackgroundLittle is known about the etiology of adolescents’ externalizing behavior (Ext) in collectivistic cultures. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating the genetic and environmental influences on Ext in Chinese adolescents. The etiological heterogeneity of aggression (AGG) and rule breaking (RB) was also examined.MethodThe study sample included 908 pairs of same-sex twins aged from 10 to 18 years (mean = 13.53 years, s.d. = 2.26). Adolescents’ Ext were assessed with the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment including Child Behavior Checklist, Teacher Report Form, and Youth Self-Report.ResultsUnivariate genetic analyses showed that genetic influences on all measures were moderate ranging from 34% to 50%, non-shared environmental effects ranged from 23% to 52%, and shared environmental effects were significant in parent- and teacher-reported measures ranging from 29% to 43%. Bivariate genetic analyses indicated that AGG and RB shared large genetic influences (rg = 0.64–0.79) but moderate non-shared environmental factors (re = 0.34–0.52).ConclusionsChinese adolescents’ Ext was moderately influenced by genetic factors. AGG and RB had moderate independent genetic and non-shared environmental influences, and thus constitute etiologically distinct dimensions within Ext in Chinese adolescents. The heritability of AGG, in particular, was smaller in Chinese adolescents than suggested by previous data obtained on Western peers. This study suggests that the collectivistic cultural values and Confucianism philosophy may attenuate genetic potential in Ext, especially AGG.

scholarly journals Understanding the Externalizing Behavior of School-Age Boys: The Role of a Mother’s Mentalization and Attachment

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166
Author(s):  
Karolina Dejko–Wańczyk ◽  
Bernadetta Janusz ◽  
Barbara Józefik
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Adult Attachment Interview ◽  
School Age ◽  
Teacher Report Form

Abstract Objectives Externalizing behavior problems are considered to be a serious impediment to a child’s development, and therefore it is important to identify their predictors. In this study, we investigated the connections between school-aged boys’ externalizing problems, the mother’s reflective functioning (RF) and the mother’s perception of her childhood relationship with her own caregivers. Methods The study sample comprised 39 school-age boys diagnosed with externalizing behavior problems together with their mothers. A child’s psychopathology was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form. Our assessment of the mothers’ mentalizing capacities was based on the Adult Attachment Interview and Reflective Functioning Scale. The perception of a mother’s childhood relationship with her parents was assessed using the Parental Bonding Instrument. Results The analysis revealed that more severe cases of aggressive and rule-breaking behavior in boys were associated with lower RF in mothers, as well as with a mother’s perception of her childhood relationship with her own parents as less autonomous. More aggressive behavior in boys was also associated with a mother’s perception of herself as experiencing a higher degree of care from her father during her own childhood. Conclusions These are only preliminary findings and we have discussed them with a view to understanding the possible ways in which a mother’s RF and the intergenerational context of relationship quality are associated with externalizing behavior problems in middle childhood.

Early Childhood Temperament and the Covariation Between Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior in School-Aged Children

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Hyun Rhee ◽  
Victoria E. Cosgrove ◽  
Stephanie Schmitz ◽  
Brett C. Haberstick ◽  
Robin C. Corley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Environmental Influences ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Measurement Variance ◽  
Longitudinal Twin Study ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

AbstractThere is significant covariation between internalizing and externalizing behavior, although there is also evidence that internalizing behavior is a protective factor against externalizing behavior. Several researchers have posited that the examination of the relationship between temperament or personality and behavior problems may help explain these seemingly contradictory results. Specifically, negative emotionality or neuroticism has been cited as a temperament characteristic that internalizing and externalizing behavior share in common, whereas behavioral inhibition may be related only to internalizing behavior. We examined the degree to which the covariation between internalizing and externalizing behavior assessed from age 4 to 12 years can be explained by temperament characteristics assessed from age 14 to 36 months. Additionally, we assessed the extent to which this relationship is due to genetic or environmental factors, analyzing data from 225 monozygotic and 185 dizygotic twin pairs assessed by the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study. In males, a portion of the covariation between internalizing and externalizing behavior was explained by shared environmental influences in common with emotionality and shared environmental influences in common with shyness. In females, most of the covariation between internalizing and externalizing behavior was explained by shared environmental influences in common with emotionality. A possible limitation of this study is that the covariation between temperament and behavior problems may be due to shared measurement variance, as parent ratings were used to assess both temperament and behavior problems.

scholarly journals Application of Standardized Observation Form in School Counselling in Taiwan: Exploratory Study with Children Exhibiting Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Concerns

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Mei-Hsiang Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

The exploratory study investigated the impact of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) on children who present with internalizing and externalizing behavioral concerns through a single-case design. Two second-grade male children in northern Taiwan displaying clinical levels of internalizing or externalizing behavior problems underwent 9 weeks of weekly 40-minute CCPT sessions.  The children’s parents and teachers completed the Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher’s Report Form before and after play therapy. Observational data were collected via the Direct Observation Form throughout the baseline, intervention, and follow-up phases. Observation data were evaluated through visual analysis. In-session play therapy notes and the children’s play therapy behavior scores were also analyzed. The participants’ internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors demonstrated slight decreases. 

scholarly journals Evidence of validity for Socially Skillful Responses Questionnaires - SSRQ-Teachers and SSRQ-Parents

Psico-USF ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-170
Author(s):  
Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Roc Curve Analysis ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Teacher Report Form ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Abstract There is a lack of free-of-charge validated instruments whereby parents and teachers may be respondents to assess child social skills. Social skills are known to prevent behavioral problems among preschool and school-aged children. This study fills in this gap, the objective of which is to assess the internal consistency and construct and discriminant validity of the Questionários de Respostas Socialmente Habilidosas [Socially Skillful Responses Questionnaire] - teachers’ version - SSRQ-Teachers and parents’ version - SSRQ-Parents. A total of 134 primary school and preschool teachers and 183 mothers/fathers/caregivers of 88 school-aged children and 95 preschoolers of both sexes participated in the study. In addition to the SSRQ teachers’ and parents’ versions, the participants completed an additional instrument: the teachers completed the Teacher Report Form - TRF and the parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). The results obtained in the exploratory factor analysis and ROC curve analysis, along with alpha values, indicate good psychometric properties. Thus, the SSRQ-Teachers and SSRQ-Parents presented in this paper are appropriate for assessing both preschool and school-aged children.

Intervention for anxiety helps to reduce symptoms of depression and externalizing behavior problems

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Suveg ◽  
J. L. Hudson ◽  
G. Brewer ◽  
E. Flannery-Schroeder ◽  
E. Gosch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

scholarly journals Behavioral problems and their relationship to maternal depression, marital relationships, social skills and parenting

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Behavioral problems have been associated with multiple variables; however, studies simultaneously investigating parenting practices, marital relationships in bi-parental families, maternal depression, and child behavior remain a gap in the literature. The objective was to verify associations between positive and negative parenting practices, marital relationships, social skills, and behavioral problems among children from bi-parental families with and those without maternal depression; to identify the predictive effect of positive and negative parenting practices, marital relationships, children’s social skills, and maternal depression, for internalizing, externalizing behavior problems and internalizing and externalizing comorbidities. A case-control study with a cross-sectional design was adopted to ensure the groups were homogeneous in regard to the children’s, mothers’, and families’ sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 35 mothers currently with depression and 35 without depression indicators participated in the study, while the children were 25 preschoolers and 23 school-aged children. The mothers responded to instruments addressing depression, child behavior, parenting practices, and marital relationships. The results reveal maternal depression associated with marital relationships, positive parenting, and context variables. Maternal depression and marital relationship were found to influence externalizing problems; maternal depression, child-rearing practices, marital relationships, and the children’s behavioral repertoires influence internalizing and externalizing comorbidities; and none of the independent variables influenced the occurrence of internalizing problems.

Parents' and Teachers' Sensitivity to Unhappiness Reported by Undercontrolled Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty C. Epanchin ◽  
Mary Sue Rennells
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Teacher Report ◽  
Behavioral Ratings ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Teacher Report Form

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate parents' and teachers' sensitivity to the unhappiness and depression of 110 elementary-aged undercontrolled children being treated in an inpatient program. Sensitivity was operationally defined as congruence between the child's responses on two self-report measures (Children's Depression Inventory and Hopelessness Scale for Children) and the adults' behavioral ratings of the children on behavior checklists (Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form). The first hypothesis that children's self-reports of depressive symptoms would not be significantly correlated with parents' and teachers' ratings of depressive symptomatology was supported. Secondly, it was hypothesized that there would be no differences in the level of self-reported depressive symptoms when children who were rated as depressed by their parents and teachers were compared with children rated as not depressed by their parents and teachers. This was also supported. Finally, it was hypothesized that children who reported significant levels of depressive symptomatology would be rated by their parents and teachers as having more behavior problems than children who did not report significant levels of depressed symptomatology. This was partially supported. The implications of these results in relation to identification and treatment are discussed.

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