TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Profiles of externalizing behavior problems for boys and girls across preschool: the roles of emotion regulation and inattention
JO  - Developmental psychology
A1  - Hill, Ashley L.
A1  - Degnan, Kathryn A.
A1  - Calkins, Susan D.
A1  - Keane, Susan P.
SP  - 913
EP  - 928
VL  - 42
IS  - 5
N2  - Although externalizing behavior typically peaks in toddlerhood and decreases by school entry, some children do not show this normative decline. A sample of 383 boys and girls was assessed at ages 2, 4, and 5 for externalizing behavior and at age 2 on measures of emotion regulation and inattention. A longitudinal latent profile analysis was performed and resulted in 4 longitudinal profiles of externalizing behavior for each gender. Poor emotion regulation and inattention were important predictors of membership in the chronic-clinical profile for girls, whereas socioeconomic status and inattention were important predictors of membership in the chronic-clinical profile for boys. Results are discussed with respect to the development of adaptive skills that lead to normative declines in externalizing behavior across childhood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1649
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.913
ID  - ref1
ER  -