title: Model building in developmental psychopathology: a pragmatic approach to understanding and intervention.
abstract: Proposes model building as a pragmatic and integrative approach to developmental psychopathology. The model-building process is iterative within a program of research, cycling through the following phases of research: theory, field observation, construct definition, measurement development, construct analysis, model testing, experimental field trials, and model revision. Research on the development of and interventions for antisocial behavior is discussed as a tool for reflecting on the model-building process. The ecological framework is offered as a science-based heuristic that integrates various levels of analysis and theoretical perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Social Learning Center, University of Oregon, Eugene 97401-2426, USA. tomd@tigger.oslc.org
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Dishion
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012931:Social Environment