title: Predicting aggression in children with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study uses structural equation modeling of latent traits to examine the extent to which family factors, cognitive factors and perceptions of rejection in mother-child relations differentially correlate with aggression at home and at school.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 476 school-age (7-15 years old) children with a diagnosis of ADHD who had previously shown different types of aggressive behavior, as well as from their parents and teachers. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the differential relationships between maternal rejection, family, cognitive factors and aggression in home and school settings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Family factors influenced aggression reported at home (.68) and at school (.44); maternal rejection seems to be related to aggression at home (.21). Cognitive factors influenced aggression reported at school (.-05) and at home (-.12).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of aggressive behavior in ADHD. Identifying key risk factors will advance the development of appropriate clinical interventions and prevention strategies and will provide information to guide the targeting of resources to those children at highest risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Ege University Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eyüp Sabri
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Sciences Measurement and Evaluation in Education, Ege University Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atılgan
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bürge Kabukçu
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Başay
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taciser
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Ege University Institute on Drug Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevim Berrin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Inci
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulkü Akyol
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Ardıç
keywords: ADHD; Aggression; Structural equation modeling