scholarly journals Peer rejection in childhood, involvement with antisocial peers in early adolescence, and the development of externalizing behavior problems

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT D. LAIRD ◽  
KRISTI Y. JORDAN ◽  
KENNETH A. DODGE ◽  
GREGORY S. PETTIT ◽  
JOHN E. BATES
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Peer Rejection ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Relationship Experiences ◽  
Early Starter

A longitudinal, prospective design was used to examine the roles of peer rejection in middle childhood and antisocial peer involvement in early adolescence in the development of adolescent externalizing behavior problems. Both early starter and late starter pathways were considered. Classroom sociometric interviews from ages 6 through 9 years, adolescent reports of peers' behavior at age 13 years, and parent, teacher, and adolescent self-reports of externalizing behavior problems from age 5 through 14 years were available for 400 adolescents. Results indicate that experiencing peer rejection in elementary school and greater involvement with antisocial peers in early adolescence are correlated but that these peer relationship experiences may represent two different pathways to adolescent externalizing behavior problems. Peer rejection experiences, but not involvement with antisocial peers, predict later externalizing behavior problems when controlling for stability in externalizing behavior. Externalizing problems were most common when rejection was experienced repeatedly. Early externalizing problems did not appear to moderate the relation between peer rejection and later problem behavior. Discussion highlights multiple pathways connecting externalizing behavior problems from early childhood through adolescence with peer relationship experiences in middle childhood and early adolescence.

scholarly journals Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a moderator of early maltreatment effects on later externalizing problems

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra R. Tabachnick ◽  
Christina Moore ◽  
K. Lee Raby ◽  
Alison Goldstein ◽  
Lindsay Zajac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Parasympathetic Nervous System ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Theoretical Idea ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia

Abstract Physiological regulation may interact with early experiences such as maltreatment to increase risk for behavior problems. In the current study, we investigate the role of parasympathetic nervous system regulation (respiratory sinus arrhythmia [RSA] at rest and in response to a frustration task) as a moderator of the association between early risk for maltreatment (i.e., involvement with Child Protective Services; CPS) and externalizing behavior problems in middle childhood. CPS involvement was associated with elevated externalizing problems, but only among children with average to high RSA at rest and average to high RSA withdrawal in response to frustration. Effects appeared to be specific to CPS involvement as the association between cumulative risk (i.e., nonmaltreatment experiences of early adversity) and externalizing problems was not significantly moderated by RSA activity. These findings are consistent with the theoretical idea that the consequences of early maltreatment for later externalizing behavior problems depend on children's biological regulation abilities.

Attachment security in preschoolers with and without externalizing behavior problems: A replication

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark T. Greenberg ◽  
Matthew L. Speltz ◽  
Michelle DeKlyen ◽  
Marya C. Endriga
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology ◽  
Externalizing Disorders ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Attachment Research ◽  
Exact Replication

AbstractThis study attempted to replicate previous findings that indicated that preschool-aged children with significant externalizing problems are more likely to have insecure attachment relations than nonproblem peers (Speltz, Greenberg, & DeKlyen, 1990). Fifty children (ages 3–6) and their mothers participated; 25 referred to a child psychiatry clinic for one of the DSM-IIIR Disruptive Behavior Disorders, and 25 matched comparisons without externalizing behavior problems. Attachment was measured at the time of referral using two separation and reunion sequences in a clinic context. We found that 80% of the clinic-referred children were classified as insecure, whereas only 28% of the comparisons were so classified (p <.001). Further, a high percentage of clinic insecure children showed a controlling pattern of attachment. Thus, the present study, with improved methodological rigor, provided an almost exact replication to previous results. The discussion focuses on what contribution attachment research can provide to a developmental psychopathology perspective on early externalizing disorders.

Prediction of externalizing behavior problems from early to middle childhood: The role of parental socialization and emotion expression

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSANNE A. DENHAM ◽  
ELIZABETH WORKMAN ◽  
PAMELA M. COLE ◽  
CAROL WEISSBROD ◽  
KIMBERLY T. KENDZIORA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Parental Socialization ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Limit Setting ◽  
Parental Anger ◽  
Over Time

Parental emotions and behaviors that contribute to continuity and change in preschool children's externalizing problems were examined. Mothers and fathers were observed interacting with their children, and child-rearing styles were reported. Teachers, mothers, and children reported children's antisocial, oppositional behavior. Externalizing problems showed strong continuity 2 and 4 years later. Proactive parenting (i.e., supportive presence, clear instruction, and limit setting) predicted fewer behavior problems over time, after controlling for initial problems; the converse was true for parental anger. In contrast, the hypothesized ameliorative contribution of parents' positive emotion was not found. Parental contributions were most influential for children whose initial problems were in the clinical range. In particular, parental anger predicted continuation of problems over time. Paternal, as well as maternal, influences were identified. Examination of parental emotions and inclusion of fathers is important to research and intervention with young antisocial children.

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.

scholarly journals Transactional relations between caregiving stress, executive functioning, and problem behavior from early childhood to early adolescence

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 743-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Lagasse ◽  
Elisabeth Conradt ◽  
Sarah L. Karalunas ◽  
Lynne M. Dansereau ◽  
Jonathan E. Butner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Developmental Time ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
Caregiving Stress

AbstractDevelopmental psychopathologists face the difficult task of identifying the environmental conditions that may contribute to early childhood behavior problems. Highly stressed caregivers can exacerbate behavior problems, while children with behavior problems may make parenting more difficult and increase caregiver stress. Unknown is: (a) how these transactions originate, (b) whether they persist over time to contribute to the development of problem behavior and (c) what role resilience factors, such as child executive functioning, may play in mitigating the development of problem behavior. In the present study, transactional relations between caregiving stress, executive functioning, and behavior problems were examined in a sample of 1,388 children with prenatal drug exposures at three developmental time points: early childhood (birth to age 5), middle childhood (ages 6 to 9), and early adolescence (ages 10 to 13). Transactional relations differed between caregiving stress and internalizing versus externalizing behavior. Targeting executive functioning in evidence-based interventions for children with prenatal substance exposure who present with internalizing problems and treating caregiving psychopathology, depression, and parenting stress in early childhood may be particularly important for children presenting with internalizing behavior.

scholarly journals Comparison of Mindfulness, Psychological Capital, and Self-Compassion between Students with Externalizing Behavior Problems and Normal Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Sadat Mirhosseini ◽  
Zahra Motahari Nasab ◽  
Moslem Asli Azad
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
P Value ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Mindfulness Skills ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Academic Year

Background: The aim of this research was to compare mindfulness, psychological capital, and self-compassion between students with externalizing problems and normal students in Isfahan city, Iran. Methods: The statistical population of this case-control study included all the students with externalizing problems and normal students in Isfahan city in the academic year of 2017 - 2018. We used purposive non-probability sampling to collect the samples. In this regard, 100 students with externalizing problems and 100 normal students were selected and asked to complete questionnaires.  The questionnaires used in this study included Mindfulness Skills questionnaires, Self-compassion questionnaire, and PSY CAP questionnaires. The data were analyzed by SPSS23 using analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that the mindfulness, PSY CAP, and self-compassion were significantly different between the two groups (P-value < 0.0001). The students with externalizing problems had lower scores in mindfulness, PSY CAP, and self-compassion than the normal students. Conclusion: Students with externalizing behavior problems had lower mental health due to their vulnerable cognitive and psychological processes. Accordingly, mindfulness, PSY CAP, and self-compassion scores were significantly different between the normal students and those with externalizing problems. Considering this difference, we suggest the authorities to pay enough attention to such varieties and conduct appropriate interventions accordingly.   Keywords: Mindfulness, Psychological Capital, Self-Compassion, Externalizing Problems

scholarly journals Common infectious morbidity and white blood cell count in middle childhood predict behavior problems in adolescence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rachael J. Beer ◽  
Kallisse R. Dent ◽  
Sonia L. Robinson ◽  
Henry Oliveros ◽  
Mercedes Mora-Plazas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
White Blood Cell ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Infectious Morbidity ◽  
Internalizing Problem ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract We examined the associations of middle childhood infectious morbidity and inflammatory biomarkers with adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. We recruited 1018 Colombian schoolchildren aged 5–12 years into a cohort. We quantified white blood cell (WBC) counts and C-reactive protein at enrollment and prospectively recorded incidence of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and fever-associated morbidity during the first follow-up year. After a median 6 years, we assessed adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems using child behavior checklist (CBCL) and youth self-report (YSR) questionnaires. Behavior problem scores were compared over biomarker and morbidity categories using mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from multivariable linear regression. Compared with children without symptoms, CBCL internalizing problem scores were an adjusted 2.5 (95% CI: 0.1, 4.9; p = .04) and 3.1 (95% CI: 1.1, 5.2; p = .003) units higher among children with moderate diarrhea with vomiting and high cough with fever rates, respectively. High cough with fever and high fever rates were associated with increased CBCL somatic complaints and anxious/depressed scores, respectively. WBC >10,000/mm3 was associated with both internalizing problem and YSR withdrawn/depressed scores. There were no associations with externalizing behavior problems. Whether or not decreasing the burden of common infections results in improved neurobehavioral outcomes warrants further investigation.

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