Temperament Moderates Associations Between Exposure to Stress and Children's Externalizing Problems
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The interaction between a temperament profile (four groups determined by high vs. low resistance to control [unmanageability] and unadaptability [novelty distress]) and family stress in predicting externalizing problems at school in children followed from kindergarten through eighth grade (ages 5-13) was investigated. The sample consisted of 556 families (290 boys). At Time 1 just prior to kindergarten, mothers retrospectively reported on their child's temperament during infancy. Each year, mothers reported stress and teachers reported children's externalizing problems. Temperament profile was tested as a moderator of the stress-externalizing association for various time periods. Results indicated that the combination of high resistance to control and high unadaptability strengthens the stress-externalizing association. Findings are discussed in terms of possible underlying mechanisms.
Source: Child Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12076
Institutions: Indiana University, Duke University, Auburn University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1309747986, G1482172399, PREDICTORS AND ADJUSTMENT OUTCOMES OF AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, Child Temperament and Adaptation to Interparental Conflict, G310682988, Development of Antisocial Behavior in Early Adulthood, G4790761531, G493472795, G4981762594, Child Temperament and Adaptation to Interparental Conflict, Development of Antisocial Behavior in Early Adulthood, Development of antisocial behavior in early adulthood, G7751818272, DEVELOPMENT OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, G8582736506, Training Program in Integrative Developmental Process
OpenAlex ID: W2082251837