ERIC Number: EJ810346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 20
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Profiles of Disruptive Behavior across Early Childhood: Contributions of Frustration Reactivity, Physiological Regulation, and Maternal Behavior
Degnan, Kathryn A.; Calkins, Susan D.; Keane, Susan P.; Hill-Soderlund, Ashley L.
Child Development, v79 n5 p1357-1376 Sep-Oct 2008
Disruptive behavior, including aggression, defiance, and temper tantrums, typically peaks in early toddlerhood and decreases by school entry; however, some children do not show this normative decline. The current study examined disruptive behavior in 318 boys and girls at 2, 4, and 5 years of age and frustration reactivity, physiological regulation, and maternal behavior in the laboratory at 2 years of age. A latent profile analysis resulted in 4 longitudinal profiles of disruptive behavior, which were differentiated by interactions between reactivity, regulation, and maternal behavior. A high profile was associated with high reactivity combined with high maternal control or low regulation combined with low maternal control. Results are discussed from a developmental psychopathology perspective. (Contains 3 figures and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Toddlers, Psychopathology, Profiles, Child Development, Psychological Patterns, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Behavior Problems, Longitudinal Studies, Young Children, Developmental Stages
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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