title: Contributing factors in the manifestation of aggression in preschoolers with hyperactivity.
abstract: This study examined family characteristics of preschoolers with hyperactivity. We assessed child-rearing practices, maternal depression, marital conflict, and social support. Sixty-three preschool boys were placed in a hyperactivity-aggressive, hyperactive, aggressive or comparison group based on behavioral ratings. Parents were given questionnaires, mothers were interviewed, and children were administered the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery and were observed playing. Compared to preschoolers with hyperactivity, preschoolers with hyperactivity plus aggression had families with (a) more restrictive fathers, (b) siblings who retaliated aggressively, and (c) mothers who reported more physical aggression directed to their partners and more verbal aggression received. Follow-forward aggression ratings were predicted by initial child manageability and maternal depression, perceived support, and low income.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stormont-Spurgin
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zentall
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010541:Permissiveness; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D011340:Problem Solving; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support