Posted September,
2001
Prediction
of Dutch Children's DSM-IV Diagnoses at Ages 10-11 from CBCL
Scores and Other Variables at Ages 2-3
In
a longitudinal study of a general population sample of 332 Dutch
children, Judi Mesman and Hans Koot (2001) tested prediction
of DSM-IV diagnoses at ages 10-11 from ages 2-3 CBCL ratings,
physical health problems, stressful experiences, and family
risk factors. When all the candidate predictors were
tested in multiple logistic regressions, ages 2-3 Internalizing
scores and physical health problems were the only significant
predictors of ages 10-11 internalizing diagnoses (anxiety and
mood disorders). Ages 2-3 Externalizing scores, physical health problems, and
stressful life events were the only significant predictors of
externalizing diagnoses (ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder). The authors concluded that when preschool child characteristics
(i.e., internalizing and externalizing problems and physical
health problems) are accounted for, most environmental factors
(i.e., harsh parenting, negative maternal attitude, family psychopathology,
maternal absence, low SES) do not independently contribute to
the prediction of preadolescent psychopathology” (p. 1034).
Reference:
Mesman, J., & Koot, H.M. (2001). Early preschool predictors
of preadolescent internalizing and externalizing DSM-IV diagnoses.Journal
of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
40, 1029-1036.
