Authors: Tess E Smith Christine A Lee Michelle M Martel Marni E Axelrad
Publish Date: 2016/08/15
Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 743-748
Abstract
Several different conceptualizations of Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODD symptoms have been proposed including one undivided set of symptoms DSMIVTR APA 2000 two domains of symptoms subdivided into affective and behavioral and three domains of symptoms subdivided as angry/irritable argumentative/defiant and spiteful The current study utilizes a novel approach to examining the division of ODD symptoms through use of network analysis Participants were 109 preschoolers 64 male between the ages of three and six M = 434 years SD = 108 and their parents and teachers/caregivers who provided ratings of ODD symptoms Results are consistent with one two and three cluster solutions of ODD but perhaps provide most support for the threecluster solution In addition results support the idea that negative affect particularly anger forms the core of the ODD symptom network during preschool These results suggest the importance of targeting anger in preschool interventions for ODDWe are indebted to the families who made this study possible This research was supported by National Institute of Health and Human Development Grant 5R03 HD06259902 to M Martel The authors declare no conflicts of interest This study seeks to compare and contrast different strategies for ODD symptom clustering and identify core symptoms of ODD during preschool Another study also in press at JACP examines the structure of the externalizing spectrum including ADHD and ODD symptoms from preschool into adolescence A final study in press at CPS examines developmental change in the ADHD symptom network between preschool and young adulthood seeking to identify common core symptoms of ADHD across age ranges The main overlap is between ODD symptom network examination in the first two papers however the papers have entirely different goals and mostly diverging samples with the exception of the preschool sample which overlaps between studies Analytic strategy is also the same in both papersAll procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards
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