Behavioral and emotional problems in young people with pervasive developmental disorders: Relative prevalence, effects of subject characteristics, and empirical classification
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Parents or teachers rated 487 non-clinically referred young people with Pervasive Developmental Disorders on the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form. The objectives of the study were to examine the relative prevalence of specific behavior problems, assess the impact of subject characteristics, and derive an empirical classification of behavioral and emotional problems for this population. Results indicated that the youngsters experienced high rates of behavior and emotional problems. Cluster analysis suggested that six- and eight-cluster solutions best fit the ratings provided by parents and teachers, respectively. Both parent and teacher cluster solutions contained groups of children characterized as problem free, well adapted, hyperactive, anxious, and with undifferentiated behavior disturbances. The empirically derived clusters were supported by data external to the analyses.
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Research suggests that child-specific factors such as age, intellectual functioning, and behavioral disorders appear to influence parental perspectives.
“However, research suggests that child-specific factors such as age, intellectual functioning, and behavioral disorders appear to influence parental perspectives [52].”
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- Authors
- Lecavalier, L.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lecavalier, Luc
- ORCID
- Lecavalier, Luc
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2006-08-02
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1101-1114
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2069931937
- Cited by
- 569
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 7.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- pervasive developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, behavioral problems, emotional problems, prevalence, parent ratings, teacher ratings, empirical classification, clustering, hyperactivity, anxiety, young children
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Autistic Disorder, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Observer Variation, Prevalence, Mood Disorders, Empirical Research, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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