Journal article
Reactive and control processes in the development of internalizing and externalizing problems across early childhood to adolescence
Development and psychopathology, Vol.37(2), pp.836-858
05/2025
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579424000713
PMCID: PMC11458827
PMID: 38584292
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Abstract
Reactive and control processes - e.g., negative emotionality and immediacy preference - may predict distinct psychopathology trajectories. However, externalizing and internalizing problems change in behavioral manifestation across development and across contexts, thus necessitating the use of different measures and informants across ages. This is the first study that created developmental scales for both internalizing and externalizing problems by putting scores from different informants and measures onto the same scale to examine temperament facets as risk factors. Multidimensional linking allowed us to examine trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems from ages 2 to 15 years (
= 1,364) using near-annual ratings by mothers, fathers, teachers, other caregivers, and self report. We examined reactive and control processes in early childhood as predictors of the trajectories and as predictors of general versus specific psychopathology in adolescence. Negative emotionality at age 4 predicted general psychopathology and unique externalizing problems at age 15. Wait times on an immediacy preference task at age 4 were negatively associated with age 15 general psychopathology, and positively associated with unique internalizing problems. Findings demonstrate the value of developmental scaling for examining development of psychopathology across a lengthy developmental span and the importance of considering reactive and control processes in development of psychopathology.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reactive and control processes in the development of internalizing and externalizing problems across early childhood to adolescence
- Creators
- Jordan L Harris - University of IowaBrandon LeBeau - University of IowaIsaac T Petersen - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Development and psychopathology, Vol.37(2), pp.836-858
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0954579424000713
- PMID
- 38584292
- PMCID
- PMC11458827
- NLM abbreviation
- Dev Psychopathol
- eISSN
- 1469-2198
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 04/08/2024
- Date published
- 05/2025
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984585056302771
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