Abstract
We evaluated parent and teacher ratings of a large sample (N = 1579) of elementary-school children in Canada to determine how different conceptualizations of disruptive behaviour are co-related and related to other measures of functioning. Parent and teacher ratings were consistent, and suggested three separate but correlated aspects of disruptive behaviour in children: (1) reactive/oppositional behaviour, (2) proactive/callous behaviour; and (3) inattention-impulsive-overactive behaviour. These were uniquely and significantly related to DSM-IV diagnostic scores and to other measure of impairment, indicating that they measure distinct aspects of disruptive behaviour in children.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-112 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Psychology