A longitudinal, within-person investigation of the association between the P3 ERP component and externalizing behavior problems in young children

Isaac T Petersen; Caroline P Hoyniak; John E Bates; Angela D Staples; Dennis L Molfese

doi:10.1111/jcpp.12975

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A longitudinal, within-person investigation of the association between the P3 ERP component and externalizing behavior problems in young children

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A longitudinal, within-person investigation of the association between the P3 ERP component and externalizing behavior problems in young children

Isaac T Petersen, Caroline P Hoyniak, John E Bates, Angela D Staples and Dennis L Molfese

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, Vol.59(10), pp.1044-1051

10/2018

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12975

PMCID: PMC6467251

PMID: 30255499

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Abstract

Externalizing problems, including aggression and conduct problems, are thought to involve impaired attentional capacities. Previous research suggests that the P3 event-related potential (ERP) component is an index of attentional processing, and diminished P3 amplitudes to infrequent stimuli have been shown to be associated with externalizing problems and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the vast majority of this prior work has been cross-sectional and has not examined young children. The present study is the first investigation of whether within-individual changes in P3 amplitude predict changes in externalizing problems, providing a stronger test of developmental process. Participants included a community sample of children (N = 153) followed longitudinally at 30, 36, and 42 months of age. Children completed an oddball task while ERP data were recorded. Parents rated their children's aggression and ADHD symptoms. Children's within-individual changes in the P3 amplitude predicted concomitant within-child changes in their aggression such that smaller P3 amplitudes (relative to a child's own mean) were associated with more aggression symptoms. However, changes in P3 amplitudes were not significantly associated with ADHD symptoms. Findings suggest that the P3 may play a role in development of aggression, but do not support the notion that the P3 plays a role in development of early ADHD symptoms.

Event-Related Potentials, P300 - physiology

Humans

Child Behavior Disorders - physiopathology

Child, Preschool

Female

Male

Electroencephalography - statistics & numerical data

Longitudinal Studies

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Title: Subtitle: A longitudinal, within-person investigation of the association between the P3 ERP component and externalizing behavior problems in young children
Creators: Isaac T Petersen - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Caroline P Hoyniak - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
John E Bates - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Angela D Staples - Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Dennis L Molfese - Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, Vol.59(10), pp.1044-1051
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12975
PMID: 30255499
PMCID: PMC6467251
NLM abbreviation: J Child Psychol Psychiatry
ISSN: 0021-9630
eISSN: 1469-7610
Publisher: England
Grant note: R01 HD073202 / NICHD NIH HHS F31 MH100814 / NIMH NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 10/2018
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation
Record Identifier: 9984065380202771

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