An Affect-Based, Hierarchical Model of Temperament and Its Relations With Internalizing Symptomatology

Anthony, Jason L.; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Hooe, Eric S.; Phillips, Beth M.

doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp3104_7

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“…More recently attention has shifted to models which examine the interplay between these temperamental factors, with emerging evidence supporting the combination of high levels of negative affect and low levels of effortful control in the prediction of childhood internalizing symptoms. Specifically, research supports the combined role of high trait emotional reactivity with low levels of self-regulatory abilities to modulate these reactions as a primary risk factor for developing internalizing symptoms in childhood [7][8][9].…”

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“…Research has shown that children with specific patterns of high emotional reactivity and decreased attention regulation are more prone to experiencing symptoms of internalizing disorders [7][8][9]. In addition, maternal traits such as negative emotional reactivity and neuroticism have been associated with more controlling and hostile parenting and interaction styles [10,11], which have also been associated with child internalizing disorders.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Child Internalizing Symptoms: Contributions of Child Temperament, Maternal Negative Affect, and Family Functioning

Crawford¹,

Schrock²,

Woodruff-Borden³

2010

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Research has traditionally focused on the role of genetic and environmental variables in the development and maintenance of childhood internalizing disorders. Temperament variables, such as negative affect and effortful control have gained considerable interest within the field of developmental psychopathology. Environmental factors such as mother-child interactions and family cohesion have also been linked with internalizing disorders. The current study examines the relationship between child negative affect, effortful control, maternal negative affect, family functioning, and internalizing symptoms in a sample of preschool-aged children using a path analysis approach. Sixty-five children, aged 3-5 years and their mothers completed measures on child temperament, family environment, maternal personality, and child internalizing symptoms. Results support a complex model for the influence of both direct and indirect factors on internalizing symptoms in preschool-aged children.

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Child Internalizing Symptoms: Contributions of Child Temperament, Maternal Negative Affect, and Family Functioning

Crawford¹,

Schrock²,

Woodruff-Borden³

2010

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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“…More specifically, the age distribution was as follows: 18.9, 19.7, 16.8, 16, 11.3, 11.8 and 5.5% for age 8,9,10,11,12,13, and 14 respectively. From this total sample, 75.7% (n = 184) participated in wave 2 and 24.3% (n = 59) did not participate in wave 2.…”

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Affective Determinants of Anxiety and Depression Development in Children and Adolescents: An Individual Growth Curve Analysis

Bolle

Clercq

Decuyper

et al. 2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The tripartite model (in Clark and Watson, J Abnorm Psychol 100:316-336, 1991) comprises Negative Affect (NA), Positive Affect (PA), and Physiological Hyperarousal (PH), three temperamental-based dimensions. The current study examined the tripartite model's assumptions that (a) NA interacts with PA to predict subsequent depressive (but not anxiety) symptom developments and (b) NA interacts with PH to predict subsequent anxiety (but not depressive) symptom developments in a sample of 243 community and referred children and adolescents (42.8% boys; M age = 10.87 years, SD = 1.83). Results confirmed that individuals with a combined high NA/low PA profile display the least favorable course of depressive -but not anxiety- symptoms. In contrast with the model, the combination of NA and PH influenced the development of depression, but not anxiety. Relations were not moderated by sex or sample. Results revealed that the assessment of the tripartite components is warranted as it can help to identify children at risk for an unfavorable depressive symptom course.

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“…In the study of Chorpita et al (2000b), for instance, the paths from NA to depressive disorder, social anxiety and separation anxiety did not reach significance. In contrast, other researchers do find support in children or adolescents for the divergent relation of PA or PH and the generality assumption as predicted by the tripartite model (Anthony et al 2002;Crook et al 1998;Laurent et al 2004Laurent et al , 1999Lonigan et al 2003;Phillips et al 2002).…”

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Relevance of the Tripartite Dimensions of Affect for Anxiety and Depression in Youth: Examining Sex and Psychopathology Status

Bolle

Decuyper

Clercq

et al. 2010

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Using a combined sample (N=1,215) of referred children and children from the general population aged between 8 and 14 years, the present study addressed two research goals: First, latent mean differences (depending on the individual's sex or psychopathology level) in anxiety, depression, Positive Affect (PA), Negative Affect (NA) and Physiological Hyperarousal (PH) were examined. Secondly, the structure of anxiety and depression was investigated from a tripartite model perspective in boys and girls with high versus low levels of psychopathology respectively. When relating the latent mean level differences in NA, PA, and PH with those in anxiety and depression, the results suggest that higher levels (depending on the individual's sex and psychopathology status) of anxiety or depression are associated with higher levels of PH and lower levels of PA, whereas no consistent pattern was found between mean level differences in NA on the one hand and mean level differences in anxiety/depression on the other. Results further demonstrated that a better fit was obtained for the dual than for the unitary construct representation in boys or girls with high or low levels of psychopathology, thereby suggesting that a valid distinction can be made between anxiety and depression in children between 8 and 14 years old, irrespective of their sex or level of psychopathology. However, when looking at the structural relations of the dual construct representation of anxiety and depression with NA, PA and PH in each of the four groups separately, it became evident that the PH and PA tripartite dimensions could not account for the unique aspects of anxiety and depression respectively. Moreover, PH rather than NA was found to be common for anxiety and depression.

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An Affect-Based, Hierarchical Model of Temperament and Its Relations With Internalizing Symptomatology

Cited by 89 publications

References 40 publications

Child Internalizing Symptoms: Contributions of Child Temperament, Maternal Negative Affect, and Family Functioning

Child Internalizing Symptoms: Contributions of Child Temperament, Maternal Negative Affect, and Family Functioning

Affective Determinants of Anxiety and Depression Development in Children and Adolescents: An Individual Growth Curve Analysis

Relevance of the Tripartite Dimensions of Affect for Anxiety and Depression in Youth: Examining Sex and Psychopathology Status

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