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Personality and Psychopathology in African Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Repression, Resilience and Vulnerability
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Huemer, Julia; Volkl-Kernstock, Sabine; Karnik, Niranjan; Denny, Katherine G.; Granditsch, Elisabeth; Mitterer, Michaela; Humphreys, Keith; Plattner, Belinda; Friedrich, Max; Shaw, Richard J.; Steiner, Hans – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
Examining personality and psychopathological symptoms among unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs), we measured intra-individual dimensions (repression and correlates thereof) usually associated with resilience. Forty-one URMs completed the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI), assessing personality, and the Youth Self-Report (YSR), describing…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Refugees, Psychological Patterns, Aggression
Personality Symptoms and Self-Esteem as Correlates of Psychopathology in Child Psychiatric Patients: Evaluating Multiple Informant Data
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De Pauw, Sarah S. W.; Mervielde, Ivan; De Clercq, Barbara J.; De Fruyt, Filip; Tremmery, Sabine; Deboutte, Dirk – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Research on adulthood posits personality and self-esteem as important predictors of psychopathology. In childhood, however, the study of these relationships is complicated by the lack of consensus on how to combine data from multiple informants of child behavior. This study evaluates the relationships among personality symptoms, self-esteem and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Personality
Comparison of Psychosocial Correlates in Primary School Age Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Combined Type, with and without Dysthymic Disorder
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Harris, Katrina; Boots, Marilyn; Talbot, Jessica; Vance, Alasdair – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
In this study, standardized assessments of maternal psychopathology, family functioning and marital adjustment were compared between 115 medication naive, clinically referred primary school age children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder combined type (ADHD-CT) alone and 29 children with comorbid dysthymic disorder (DD) and ADHD-CT. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology
The Family Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with or without Oppositional or Conduct Problems in Japan
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Satake, Hiroyuki; Yamashita, Hiroshi; Yoshida, Keiko – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
We investigated whether the correlates of family psychosocial characteristics among Japanese children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ according to the comorbid condition of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (CD). Three groups of children (12 ADHD, 15 ADHD + ODD/ CD, and 14 control) were compared on…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Foreign Countries
The Family Environment and Developmental Psychopathology: The Unique and Interactive Effects of Depression, Attention, and Conduct Problems
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George, Carrie; Herman, Keith C.; Ostrander, Rick – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
Prior studies have found remarkable similarity in the family characteristics across a wide range of child psychopathologies. This study investigated the unique relationships between symptoms of depression, conduct problems/aggression, and inattention/hyperactivity and characteristics of the family environment. Parents and teachers completed…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology), Behavior Problems
Gender Appropriateness of Symptom Criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder
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Ohan, Jeneva L.; Johnston, Charlotte – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
We examined the gender appropriateness of the DSM-IV symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD). In Study 1, 100 mothers (35 of children with and 65 of children without ADHD) rated how gender-typical and problematic they saw DSM-IV symptoms of ADHD, ODD, and CD;…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mothers