Family Systems from a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective

Kerig, Patricia K.

doi:10.1002/9781119125556.devpsy113

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“…For example, increasing inhibitory control is likely to result in improved emotion regulation (Barkley, 1997), and therefore improvement in ODD symptoms involving negative affect. Symptoms of ODD may also improve over time as children develop a greater capacity for moral reasoning and empathy (Kerig & Wenar, 2006). Children’s changing verbal and cognitive skills also result in shifts in how they express their growing sense of autonomy during the preschool years (Kuczynski & Kochanska, 1990).…”

Section: Longitudinal Changes In Individual Symptoms Across the Prescmentioning

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Longitudinal Changes in Individual Symptoms Across the Preschool Years in Children with ADHD

Harvey

Lugo‐Candelas

Breaux

2014

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Objective The present study examined trajectories of individual DSM-IV symptoms of ADHD and ODD across the preschool years in children with ADHD. It also evaluated whether preschool symptoms vary in their ability to discriminate children who later meet criteria for ADHD from typically developing children. Method ADHD and ODD symptoms were assessed annually in 75 ethnically diverse children (46 boys) who presented with behavior problems at age 3 and met criteria for ADHD 3 years later, and in 51 typically developing children (26 boys). Results Children with ADHD generally exhibited stable levels of hyperactivity/impulsivity, but increases in several symptoms of inattention. Most ADHD symptoms showed at least fair utility in discriminating children with and without ADHD; however, three symptoms of inattention (carelessness, losing things, and forgetfulness) and one symptom of hyperactivity/impulsivity (blurting out answers) had relatively poor utility. These symptoms demonstrated only somewhat greater utility at age 4, but by the age of 5 were better able to classify children. Children with ADHD exhibited increases in several ODD symptoms, including symptoms related to negative affect. Conclusions Although most symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity appear to extend well down to age 3, more developmentally appropriate symptoms of inattention may be required to develop more sensitive assessments for 3- and 4-year-old children.

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Section: Longitudinal Changes In Individual Symptoms Across the Prescmentioning

confidence: 99%

Longitudinal Changes in Individual Symptoms Across the Preschool Years in Children with ADHD

Harvey

Lugo‐Candelas

Breaux

2014

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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“…Although the contrast between the effect sizes of quantitative and molecular genetic studies was not named yet as “the missing heritability problem” in 2002 (this term was introduced by Maher, 2008), and much molecular research into ADHD was still to be done, the selective writing of the consensus statement might have shaped a precedent. In fact, the statement is reprinted (but not the reply to it) in a study book that mentions the ES of quantitative studies in combination with unspecified associations of several genes mentioned explicitly (Kerig, Ludlow, & Wenar, 2012). Furthermore, the book seems to generalize the associated genes even stronger than Bear et al (2016) by stating “children with predominantly inattentive ADHD have changes to their norepinephrine transporter gene” (p. 223).…”

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confidence: 99%

Academic textbooks on ADHD genetics: balanced or biased?

Meerman

Batstra

Hoekstra

et al. 2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Academic study books are essential assets for disseminating knowledge about ADHD to future healthcare professionals. This study examined if they are balanced with regard to genetics. We selected and analyzed study books (N=43) used in (pre) master’s programmes at 10 universities in the Netherlands. Because the mere behaviourally informed quantitative genetics give a much higher effect size of the genetic involvement in ADHD, it is important that study books contrast these findings with molecular genetics’ outcomes. The latter studies use real genetic data, and their low effect sizes expose the potential weaknesses of quantitative genetics, like underestimating the involvement of the environment. Only a quarter of books mention both effect sizes and contrast these findings, while another quarter does not discuss any effect size. Most importantly, however, roughly half of the books in our sample mention only the effect sizes from quantitative genetic studies without addressing the low explained variance of molecular genetic studies. This may confuse readers by suggesting that the weakly associated genes support the quite spectacular, but potentially flawed estimates of twin, family and adoption studies, while they actually contradict them.

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“…Identifying multiple dimensions of coparenting is consistent with family systems theory as it embraces a more holistic view of complex family processes (see Kerig, ). In nonresidential fathers, four important components of perceived coparenting may include perceived alliance, perceived gatekeeping, perceived conflict, and perceived undermining, and it would be valuable to (1) explore whether these components can be identified, and (2) develop and test an instrument for assessing them.…”

Section: Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

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Self‐perceived Coparenting of Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation

et al. 2017

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This study reports on the development and validation of the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network coparenting perceptions scale for nonresident fathers. Although other measures of coparenting have been developed, this is the first measure developed specifically for low-income, nonresident fathers. Focus groups were conducted to determine various aspects of coparenting. Based on this, a scale was created and administered to 542 nonresident fathers. Participants also responded to items used to examine convergent and predictive validity (i.e., parental responsibility, contact with the mother, father self-efficacy and satisfaction, child behavior problems, and contact and engagement with the child). Factor analyses and reliability tests revealed three distinct and reliable perceived coparenting factors: undermining, alliance, and gatekeeping. Validity tests suggest substantial overlap between the undermining and alliance factors, though undermining was uniquely related to child behavior problems. The alliance and gatekeeping factors showed strong convergent validity and evidence for predictive validity. Taken together, results suggest this relatively short measure (11 items) taps into three coparenting dimensions significantly predictive of aspects of individual and family life.

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Family Systems from a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective

Cited by 38 publications

References 216 publications

Longitudinal Changes in Individual Symptoms Across the Preschool Years in Children with ADHD

Longitudinal Changes in Individual Symptoms Across the Preschool Years in Children with ADHD

Academic textbooks on ADHD genetics: balanced or biased?

Self‐perceived Coparenting of Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation

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