title: Behavior problems in preschool children: a pilot study.
abstract: Behavior problems in 20 preschool children (13 boys, 7 girls) referred to a diagnostic nursery were assessed using parents' ratings. The patterns of behavior problems reported in 4- and 5-yr.-olds parallel those noted for older clinic-referred children (i.e., internalizing difficulties in girls, externalizing difficulties in boys). The most salient behavior problems for 3-yr.-olds involved aggression. Correlations between children's behavior problems and an index of parents' experienced stress were moderate (.44 to .64).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, W.S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, SC 29202.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cuccaro
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*