| Literature DB >> 18535903 |
Gina Mireault1, Siri Rooney, Kristen Kouwenhoven, Carolyn Hannan.
Abstract
Studies have repeatedly shown that oppositional behavior is linked to anxiety in clinical samples of children. This study explored whether these variables were similarly related in nonclinical samples of elementary and middle school students (N = 302). Despite greater self-reported oppositional behavior among boys in these samples, anxiety outweighed gender as a predictor of oppositional behavior. These findings suggest that the relationship between anxiety and oppositional behavior is not exclusive to clinical samples and that oppositional behavior that is clinical or developmental has common underlying variables across childhood.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18535903 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-008-0106-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev ISSN: 0009-398X