Source-specific oppositional defiant disorder among inner-city children: prospective prediction and moderation

J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2011;40(1):23-35. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533401.

Abstract

We examined prospective prediction from parent- and teacher-reported oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms to parent-reported ODD, conduct disorder (CD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms and whether child executive functioning abilities moderated these relations among an urban, low-income sample of first- to third-grade children (N = 87). Time 1 parent-reported ODD predicted each Time 2 outcome. Time 1 teacher-reported ODD predicted Time 2 CD and MDD symptoms. After controlling for Time 1 co-occurring symptoms, only prediction from Time 1 teacher-reported ODD to CD and MDD symptoms remained significant. Child executive functioning abilities moderated relations between Time 1 parent-reported ODD and Time 2 ODD, and Time 1 teacher-reported ODD and Time 2 CD and MDD. Among children with better executive functioning abilities, higher Time 1 ODD was associated with higher Time 2 symptoms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / complications
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Anxiety Disorders / psychology
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / complications
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Child
  • Conduct Disorder / complications
  • Conduct Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Conduct Disorder / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / complications
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
  • Executive Function
  • Faculty
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parents
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Urban Population