Effortful control, attention, and aggressive behavior in preschoolers at risk for conduct problems.
This work examines distinct aspects of effortful control and attention predicted aggression in a group of children at elevated risk for the development of conduct problems. Results suggested that behavioral inhibition, rather than attentional control, best predicted maternal reports of child aggressive behaviors.
New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. tden@hunter.cuny.edu
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Laurie Miller
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D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index