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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pauli-Pott, Ursula
• Bauer, Lotte
• Becker, Katja
• Mann, Christopher
• Müller, Viola
• Schloß, Susan

Titel

Parental positive regard and expressed emotion—prediction of developing attention deficit, oppositional and callous unemotional problems between preschool and school age

Ist Teil von

• European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2021-09, Vol.30 (9), p.1391-1400

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Parental expressed emotion and positive reinforcement are assumed to affect the development of oppositional and callous-unemotional behaviors in children at risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As longitudinal research on this issue is scarce, we analyzed the respective links between preschool and school age. 138 five-year-old ( m  = 58.2, s  = 6.2 months) children (59% boys) with elevated ADHD symptoms (according to screening) were assessed at the ages of five and eight years. At 5 years, maternal expressed emotion (using the Five Minute Speech Sample) and positive regard of child (using a standardized at-home observation procedure) were assessed. At 5 and 8 years, symptoms of ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and callous-unemotional (CU) behaviors were measured using a multi-informant approach. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that positive regard specifically predicted a decrease in ODD symptoms between preschool and school age. The expression of high negative emotion specifically predicted an increase in CU behaviors. The development of ADHD symptoms was not predicted by parenting. Knowledge on these specific links can help to elaborate diagnostic and counseling processes in preschoolers with high ADHD symptoms. Underlying mechanisms and the role of neurocognitive deficits of the preschool child should be further analyzed.