ERIC Number: EJ1054128
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Correlates of Conduct Problems and Depression Comorbidity in Elementary School Boys and Girls Receiving Special Educational Services
Poirier, Martine; Déry, Michèle; Toupin, Jean; Verlaan, Pierrette; Lemelin, Jean-Pascal; Jagiellowicz, Jadzia
Psychology in the Schools, v52 n4 p403-418 Apr 2015
There is limited empirical research on the correlates of conduct problems (CP) and depression comorbidity during childhood. This study investigated 479 elementary school children (48.2% girls). It compared children with comorbidity to children with CP only, depression only, and control children on individual, academic, social, and family characteristics. The study also analyzed gender differences in the associations between correlates and comorbidity. Multinomial logistic regression results revealed that children with CP and depression had higher levels of anxiety and more school difficulties than children with CP only, more social difficulties and more severe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms than children with depression only, and more difficulties in all domains than control children. Girls with CP and depression presented a particularly negative profile, including lower school abilities than CP and control girls, and lower social skills and more severe ADHD symptoms than control girls. Implications for evaluation and intervention planning are discussed.
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Comorbidity, Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Family Characteristics, Individual Characteristics, Social Influences, Gender Differences, Regression (Statistics), Anxiety, Learning Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Academic Ability, Severity (of Disability), Special Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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