Links Between Within-Person Fluctuations in Hyperactivity/Attention Problems and Subsequent Conduct Problems

Publication Date

4-2016

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology

Keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Conduct problems, Disruptive behavior, Longitudinal, Within-person

Abstract

Background: The onset of hyperactivity/impulsivity and attention problems (HAP) is typically younger than that of conduct problems (CP), and some research supports a directional relation wherein HAP precedes CP. Studies have tested this theory using between-person and between-group comparisons, with conflicting results. In contrast, prior research has not examined the effects of within-person fluctuations in HAP on CP.

Method: This study tested the hypothesis that within-person variation in HAP would positively predict subsequent within-person variation in CP, in two population samples of youth (N = 620) who participated in identical methods of assessment over the course of 30 months. Three-level, hierarchical models were used to test for within-person, longitudinal associations between HAP and CP, as well as moderating effects of between-person and between-family demographics.

Results: We found a small but significant association in the expected direction for older youth, but the opposite effect in younger and non-Caucasian youth. These results were replicated across both samples.

Conclusions: The process by which early HAP relates to later CP may vary by age and racial identity.

Copyright Date

9-28-2015

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Copyright is held by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This article was originally published as:

Arnett, A. B., Pennington, B. F., Young, J. F., & Hankin, B. L. (2016). Links between within‐person fluctuations in hyperactivity/attention problems and subsequent conduct problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(4), 502-509. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12466

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Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Provenance

Received from CHORUS

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

8 pgs

File Size

152 KB

Publication Title

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volume

57

Issue

4

First Page

502

Last Page

509

ISSN

1469-7610

PubMed ID

26412124

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