TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Association of reactive-proactive aggression and anxiety sensitivity with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder JO - Child psychiatry and human development A1 - Bilgiç, Ayhan A1 - Tufan, Ali Evren A1 - Yilmaz, Savaş A1 - Ozcan, Ozlem A1 - Ozmen, Sevgi A1 - Oztop, Didem A1 - Türkoğlu, Serhat A1 - Akca, Omer Faruk A1 - Yar, Ahmet A1 - Işık, Ümit A1 - Çolak Sivri, Rukiye A1 - Polat, Hatice A1 - Irmak, Ayşe A1 - Dönmez, Yunus Emre A1 - Çon Bayhan, Pelin A1 - Uçur, Ömer A1 - Cansiz, Mehmet Akif A1 - Savci, Uğur SP - 283 EP - 297 VL - 48 IS - 2 N2 - This study evaluates the associations among the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and disruptive behavioral disorders (DBD) in the context of their relationships with reactive-proactive aggression and anxiety sensitivity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample consisted of 342 treatment-naive children with ADHD. The severity of ADHD and DBD symptoms were assessed via parent- and teacher-rated inventories. Anxiety sensitivity, reactive-proactive aggression and severity of anxiety and depression symptoms of children were evaluated by self-report inventories. According to structural equation modeling, depression and anxiety scores had a relation with the DBD scores through reactive-proactive aggression.

RESULTS also showed a negative relation of the total scores of anxiety sensitivity on DBD scores, while conduct disorder scores had a positive relation with anxiety scores. This study suggests that examining the relations of reactive-proactive aggression and anxiety sensitivity with internalizing and externalizing disorders could be useful for understanding the link among these disorders in ADHD.

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LA - en SN - 0009-398X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0640-9 ID - ref1 ER -