Université catholique de Louvain.
Dev Psychopathol. 2019 May;31(2):587-599. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418000135. Epub 2018 Mar 22.
The aim of the current research was to disentangle four theoretically sound models of externalizing behavior etiology (i.e., attachment, language, inhibition, and parenting) by testing their relation with behavioral trajectories from early childhood to adolescence. The aim was achieved through a 10-year prospective longitudinal study conducted over five waves with 111 referred children aged 3 to 5 years at the onset of the study. Clinical referral was primarily based on externalizing behavior. A multimethod (questionnaires, testing, and observations) approach was used to estimate the four predictors in early childhood. In line with previous studies, the results show a significant decrease of externalizing behavior from early childhood to adolescence. The decline was negatively related to mothers' coercive parenting and positively related to attachment security in early childhood, but not related to inhibition and language. The study has implications for research into externalizing behavior etiology recommending to gather hypotheses from various theoretically sound models to put them into competition with one another. The study also has implications for clinical practice by providing clear indications for prevention and early intervention.
本研究旨在通过测试依恋、语言、抑制和教养四个理论上合理的外化行为病因模型与从儿童早期到青少年期的行为轨迹的关系，来厘清这些模型。该研究通过一项为期 10 年的前瞻性纵向研究实现了这一目标，该研究共进行了 5 个波次，在研究开始时纳入了 111 名年龄在 3 至 5 岁的被转介儿童。临床转介主要基于外化行为。该研究采用了多方法（问卷、测试和观察）来估计儿童早期的四个预测因素。与先前的研究一致，结果显示，外化行为从儿童早期到青少年期显著下降。这种下降与母亲的强制性教养呈负相关，与儿童早期的依恋安全呈正相关，但与抑制和语言无关。该研究对外化行为病因的研究具有启示意义，建议从各种理论上合理的模型中收集假设，并将它们相互竞争。该研究还为临床实践提供了明确的预防和早期干预的指示。
