Journal article
Unintentional injury risk in children with externalizing behavior disorders at summer camp
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, Vol.14(2), pp.145-151
06/01/2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-007-9058-7
Abstract
Children with externalizing behavior disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD) have greatly increased risk of unintentional injury, but it is unclear what mechanisms are responsible for that increased risk. This study followed 22 children participating in a summer camp for children with ADHD. Injury incidents were recorded daily and a set of primary symptoms of behavioral disorders were recorded at 15-min intervals over the course of the 6-week summer camp experience (roughly 300 h of observing each child). We predicted symptoms of ODD and CD would be more strongly related to injury incidence than symptoms of ADHD. Results from univariate Poisson regression models confirmed our prediction. Symptoms of ODD and CD-violations and intentional aggression in particular-were related to injury incidence but symptoms of ADHD were not. This finding is consistent with a growing body of evidence that oppositional, noncompliant, and aggressive behavior patterns might be primarily responsible for increased risk for injury among children with externalizing behavior disorders.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unintentional injury risk in children with externalizing behavior disorders at summer camp
- Creators
- David C. Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamCasie L. Tavares - University of Alabama at BirminghamElizabeth K. Lucas - University of Alabama at BirminghamElizabeth B. Bowling - University of Alabama at BirminghamJ. Bart Hodgens - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, Vol.14(2), pp.145-151
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10880-007-9058-7
- ISSN
- 1068-9583
- eISSN
- 1573-3572
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949468302771
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