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Testing models of psychopathology in preschool-aged children using a structured interview-based assessment

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Olino, Thomas M., Dougherty, Lea R., Bufferd, Sara J., Carlson, Gabrielle A., Klein, Daniel N.·2014·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

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A number of studies have found that broadband internalizing and externalizing factors provide a parsimonious framework for understanding the structure of psychopathology across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. However, few of these studies have examined psychopathology in young children, and several recent studies have found support for alternative models, including a bi-factor model with common and specific factors. The present study used parents' (typically mothers') reports on a diagnostic interview in a community sample of 3-year old children (n = 541; 53.9 % male) to compare the internalizing-externalizing latent factor model with a bi-factor model. The bi-factor model provided a better fit to the data. To test the concurrent validity of this solution, we examined associations between this model and paternal reports and laboratory observations of child temperament. The internalizing factor was associated with low levels of surgency and high levels of fear; the externalizing factor was associated with high levels of surgency and disinhibition and low levels of effortful control; and the common factor was associated with high levels of surgency and negative affect and low levels of effortful control. These results suggest that psychopathology in preschool-aged children may be explained by a single, common factor influencing nearly all disorders and unique internalizing and externalizing factors. These findings indicate that shared variance across internalizing and externalizing domains is substantial and are consistent with recent suggestions that emotion regulation difficulties may be a common vulnerability for a wide array of psychopathology.

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Authors
Olino, T. M., Dougherty, L. R., Bufferd, S. J., Carlson, G. A., & Klein, D. N.
Affiliations
  • Temple University (US)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • California State University, San Marcos (US)
  • Stony Brook University (US)
Corresponding author
Olino, Thomas M.
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Published
2014-03-21
Volume
42
Issue
7
Pages
1201-1211
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
OpenAlex
W2142057195
Cited by
106
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH092603, R01MH069942, F31MH084444)
  • National Center for Research Resources (#M01RR10710, M01RR010710)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
preschool children, child psychopathology, internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders, bifactor model, temperament, surgency, disinhibition, effortful control, negative affect, emotion regulation, parent report, diagnostic interview, concurrent validity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Interview, Psychological, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Models, Psychological, Psychopathology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Temperament

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