title: The Reciprocal Influence of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Parenting Practices in Preschoolers.
abstract: The present study investigates reciprocal associations between positive parenting, parental monitoring, CU traits, and ODD in children assessed at age 3 and again at age 6. Data were collected from a sample of preschoolers (N = 419; 51.58 % female) through diagnostic interviews and questionnaires answered by parents and teachers. Structural equation modeling revealed a bidirectional relationship between poor monitoring and ODD, with poor monitoring at age 3 predicting ODD at age 6 (β = 0.11, p < 0.05), and ODD at age 3 predicting poor monitoring at age 6 (β = 0.10, p < 0.05). While poor monitoring at age 3 predicted CU traits at age 6 (β = 0.11, p < 0.05), CU traits at age 3 predicted positive parenting (β = 0.09, p < 0.05) and ODD (β = 0.13, p < 0.05) at age 6. Results have important implications for early targeted parenting interventions for CU traits and ODD.
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Epidemiologia i de Diagnòstic en Psicopatologia del Desenvolupament, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici B, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Spain. cabrown@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Caitlin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Epidemiologia i de Diagnòstic en Psicopatologia del Desenvolupament, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici B, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granero
authors.affiliation: Unitat d'Epidemiologia i de Diagnòstic en Psicopatologia del Desenvolupament, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici B, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ezpeleta
mesh_terms: D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D000066553:Problem Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000070777:School Teachers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Callous-unemotional traits; Oppositional defiant disorder; Parenting style; Preschoolers; Structural equation modeling