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Parenting and Youth Onset of Depression Across Three Years: Examining the Influence of Observed Parenting on Child and Adolescent Depressive Outcomes.
Abstract Concurrent associations between parenting behaviors and youth depression are well established. A smaller body of work has demonstrated longitudinal associations between aspects of parenting and youth risk for depression; however, this limited longitudinal work has predominantly relied upon self- and parent-report questionnaire measures and is thus affected by biases related to retrospective recall and common method variance. The present study used behavioral observation measures of parenting and clinical interview measures of youth depression to examine prospective relationships between observed p...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Griffith JM, Crawford CM, Oppenheimer CW, Young JF, Hankin BL Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Blunted Physiological Stress Reactivity among Youth with a History of Bullying and Victimization: Links to Depressive Symptoms.
Abstract Bullying and peer victimization are stressful experiences for youth, and are associated with increased risk for psychopathology. Physiological differences in the body's stress response system may help us to understand vulnerability for depressive symptoms among youth involved with bullying. The current study examined both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity using skin conductance (SCL) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) at a neutral baseline and during Cyberball, a stressful social exclusion paradigm. Participants consisted of 175 youth in grades 6-11 (mean age 13.6 years, 51% girls). Mu...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lambe LJ, Craig WM, Hollenstein T Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Adolescent Psychopathic Traits Negatively Relate to Hemodynamic Activity within the Basal Ganglia during Error-Related Processing.
Abstract Youth with elevated psychopathic traits exhibit a number of comparable neurocognitive deficits as adult psychopathic offenders, including error-related processing deficits. Subregions of the basal ganglia play an important, though indirect, role in error-related processing through connections with cortical areas including the anterior cingulate cortex. A number of recent structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (s/fMRI) studies have associated basal ganglia dysfunction in youth with elevated psychopathic traits, but these studies have not examined whether dysfunction occurring within s...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maurer JM, Steele VR, Vincent GM, Rao V, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

The Intergenerational Transmission of Externalizing Behavior: the Importance of a Positive Romantic Partner.
Abstract The current study evaluated the influence of a positive romantic partner on the intergenerational transmission of externalizing behavior across generations. The study included 213 generation one (G1) mothers and their adolescent (generation two; G2) who participated from middle adolescence through adulthood, G2's romantic partner in adulthood, and the third-generation (G3) child between ages 3-5 years. Two steps were used to identify the role of G2's romantic partner's positive behavior on the transmission of externalizing behavior from G2 and G3. First, after controlling for G1 harsh parenting a...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeon S, Neppl TK Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Latent Profiles of Cognitive and Interpersonal Risk Factors for Adolescent Depression and Implications for Personalized Treatment.
Abstract A personalized approach to treatment with patients being matched to the best-fit treatment has been proposed as one possible solution to the currently modest treatment response rates for adolescent depression. Personalized treatment involves identifying and characterizing subgroups likely to respond differently to different treatments. We investigated the feasibility of this approach, by focusing on two key risk factors that are the purported treatment targets of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A): negative unrealistic cognitions an...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gunlicks-Stoessel M, Eckshtain D, Lee S, Reigstad K, Mufson L, Weisz J Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Social Withdrawal and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: Interaction between Individual Tendencies and Interpersonal Learning Mechanisms in Development : Introduction to the Special Section.
Abstract In this introduction to the special issue on Social Withdrawal and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: Interaction Between Individual Tendencies and Interpersonal Learning Mechanisms in Development, we analyze conceptual models guiding the twelve studies featured herein. Findings from multiple investigations support Diathesis - Stress Models which emphasize the role of parent- or peer-related interpersonal stress in strengthening affective-behavioral or biological vulnerabilities (diatheses) to anxious solitude or social anxiety. Other investigations support only child vulnerability effects, con...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gazelle H, Rubin KH Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Using Repeated-Measures Data to Make Stronger Tests of the Association between Executive Function Skills and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptomatology in Early Childhood.
Abstract Theoretical models of Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have long implicated executive function (EF) skills as contributing to the etiology, maintenance, and changes in ADHD symptomatology over time. Although there is interest making within-person inferences (i.e., deficits in EF skills give rise to ADHD behaviors), most of the evidence has been derived from studies that conflated between- and within-person sources of variance. Here, we use repeated-measures data to test within-person association between EF skills and ADHD behaviors. Participants included 1160 children from the Famil...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Willoughby MT, Wylie AC, Blair CB Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Reactive and Regulatory Temperament: Longitudinal Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms through Childhood.
In conclusion, among children with lower levels of PE traits, strong regulatory abilities are associated with greater reductions in internalizing and externalizing symptoms over time. These models highlight the complex interaction between reactive and regulatory temperament and expand current understanding of temperamental risk for psychopathology. PMID: 31076976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology)
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nielsen JD, Olino TM, Dyson MW, Klein DN Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

A School-Based Comparison of Positive Search Training to Enhance Adaptive Attention Regulation with a Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Reducing Anxiety Symptoms in Children.
Abstract Many children experience anxiety but have limited access to empirically-supported interventions. School-based interventions using brief, computer-assisted training provide a viable way of reaching children. Recent evidence suggests that computer-delivered 'positive search training' (PST) reduces anxiety in children. This multi-informant, randomised controlled trial compared classroom-based, computer-delivered PST (N = 116) to a classroom-based, therapist-delivered cognitive-behavioural intervention (CBI) (N = 127) and a curriculum-as-usual control condition (CAU) (N = 60) in 7-11 year...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Waters AM, Candy SG, Zimmer-Gembeck MJ, Groth TA, Craske MG, Bradley BP, Mogg K Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

A Longitudinal Examination of Heart-Rate and Heart Rate Variability as Risk Markers for Child Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in an Acute Injury Sample.
Abstract Heart rate (HR) alterations in the immediate aftermath of trauma-exposure have been proposed to be potentially useful markers for child and adolescent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it is not yet clear if this holds true for measures taken more distal to the trauma, and no studies have investigated the predictive validity of more sensitive HR variability (HRV) indices. We recruited 76 parent-child pairs (child age 6 to 13 years) after the child experienced a traumatic event leading to presentation at a hospital emergency department. At 1-month post trauma (T1), HR recordings were ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Haag K, Hiller R, Peyk P, Michael T, Meiser-Stedman R, Fearon P, Ehlers A, Halligan SL Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Effects of Group-Based CBT on Post-Event Processing in Children with Social Anxiety Disorder Following an Experimental Social Stressor.
Abstract Theoretical models and previous research suggest that post-event processing (PEP) after social situations maintains social anxiety disorder (SAD). To date, little is known about PEP in childhood, a critical period for disorder development, or about possible positive effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on PEP in children. Children with SAD (n = 71; aged 9-13 years) and healthy controls (n = 55) participated in a social stress task (Trier Social Stress Test for Children, TSST-C), which was repeated in children with SAD after either 12 sessions of CBT or a waiting period. PEP was ass...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Asbrand J, Schmitz J, Krämer M, Nitschke K, Heinrichs N, Tuschen-Caffier B Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Developmental Trajectories of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms from Early to Middle Childhood: a Population-Based Cohort Study in the Netherlands.
This study adds to current knowledge by demonstrating that developmental patterns of anxiety and depression symptoms in early childhood are related to broader negative outcomes in middle childhood. Child and family factors could guide monitoring of anxiety and depression symptoms in the general population and provide targets for prevention programs. PMID: 31069583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology)
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: de Lijster JM, van den Dries MA, van der Ende J, Utens EMWJ, Jaddoe VW, Dieleman GC, Hillegers MHJ, Tiemeier H, Legerstee JS Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Suicide Attempts and Course of Suicidal Ideation among Puerto Rican Early Adolescents.
This study reports on the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and course of suicidal ideation among Puerto Rican early adolescents, a high-risk group for suicidal behavior in adulthood. Gender differences and the prospective association of psychiatric disorders with course of suicidal ideation are examined. Participants were 1228 Puerto Rican adolescents (ages 10-13 at wave 1; 48% female) and parents, selected through probability-based sampling, assessed yearly across three waves. Adolescents and parents reported via Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-IV about 12-month suicide attempts and suicidal i...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ortin A, Elkington KS, Eisenberg R, Miranda R, Canino G, Bird HR, Duarte CS Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

The Developmental Propensity Model Extends to Oppositional Defiant Disorder: a Twin Study.
Abstract Previous research has supported the developmental propensity model, which proposes that three socioemotional dispositions (prosociality, negative emotionality, and daring) increase risk for the development of conduct problems through shared genetic and environmental influences. The current study extends this research by examining the model in relation to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Based on a confirmatory factor analysis, ODD was examined as three separate dimensions (irritable, headstrong, and hurtful) rather than a unitary construct. Parents of 686 same-sex twins (ages 7-13) provided ra...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - May 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mikolajewski AJ, Hart SA, Taylor J Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research

Association of OXTR rs53576 with the Developmental Trajectories of Callous-Unemotional Traits and Stressful Life Events in 3- to 9-Year-Old Community Children.
The objective was to obtain developmental trajectories combining callous-unemotional traits and the number of stressful life-events between ages 3 and 9 years and to ascertain their association with the polymorphism rs53576 at the Oxytocin Receptor gene (OXTR). A total of 377 children were assessed yearly from ages 3 to 9 years. Latent class growth analysis for parallel processes was used to identify distinct trajectories for callous-unemotional traits (assessed using the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits, ICU) and number of stressful life-events, and then the influence of being an A allele carrier on class members...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - April 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ezpeleta L, Penelo E, de la Osa N, Navarro JB, Fañanás L, Fatjó-Vilas M Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research