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Temperament and developmental psychopathology

Nigg, Joel T.·2006·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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This review discusses conceptual issues in relating temperament to psychopathology, including the disputed relation of temperament to personality in children. A potential integrative framework is discussed that links trait and biological markers of temperament (reactive, incentive–response tendencies) with regulatory processes. This framework is utilized to highlight potential temperamental pathways to specific forms of psychopathology, noting that in some instances their relations may reflect a spectrum model (with psychopathology closely related as an extreme of a temperament‐based trait), but in many instances it likely reflects a vulnerability‐transaction set of processes. Conduct disorder involves at least two temperamental paths, one emanating from low fear response and one from either high incentive approach or high anger reactivity. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder also involves at least two temperament pathways, one involving extremely low effortful control and the other likely involving strong approach. Anxiety disorders appear to result from the confluence of high negative emotionality and low effortful control. Hypotheses for future research are presented and limitations discussed.

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  • Martel and Nigg (2006) described two overall dimensions of temperament, effortful control and reactive control, and suggested that inattention symptoms might be considered as extreme of effortful control and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms as the extreme of reactive control.

    “Specifically, Martel and Nigg (2006) described two overall dimensions of temperament, effort control and reactive control, and suggested that inattention symptoms might be considered as extreme of the former (effort control) and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms as the extreme of the latter (reactive control) 28 .”
  • EF are not a sole nor sufficient explanation for elevated hyperactive/inattentive symptoms.

    “It is increasingly recognized that EF are not a sole nor sufficient explanation for elevated hyperactive/inattentive symptoms (Nigg, 2006)”
  • Most psychopathological processes and biological links to most mental health disorders remain unknown.

    “Despite efforts over the past century (1–3), most psycho- pathological processes and biological links to most mental health disorders remain unknown.”

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Authors
Nigg, J. T.
Affiliations
Michigan State University (US)
Corresponding author
Nigg, Joel T.
Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-02-22
Volume
47
Issue
3-4
Pages
395-422
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
OpenAlex
W2104292214
Cited by
971
References
234
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH63146, R01MH063146)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
temperament, developmental psychopathology, children, personality, regulatory process, spectrum model, conduct disorder, fear response, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, effortful control, approach behavior, anxiety disorders, negative affectivity
MeSH terms
Adult, Amygdala, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Child, Depression, Humans, Temperament, Disease Progression

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