Dysregulation in children: Origins and implications from age 5 to age 28

• DOI: 10.1017/s0954579417001572
• Publication Date: 2017-11-20T03:50:15Z
• Authors: Maureen E. McQuillan; Ebru C. Kultur; John E. Bates; Lauren M. O'Reilly; Kenneth A. Dodge; Jennifer E. Lansford; Gregory S. Pettit
• Keywords: Emotional dysregulation; Immune Dysregulation; Latent growth modeling

Research shows that childhood dysregulation is associated with later psychiatric disorders. It does not yet resolve discrepancies in the operationalization of dysregulation. also far from settled on origins and implications individual differences This study tested several operational definitions using Achenbach attention, anxious/depressed, aggression subscales. Individual growth curves were computed, predictors considered. The compared predictive utility indexes to standard externalizing internalizing indexes. Dysregulation was indexed annually for 24 years a community sample (n = 585). Hierarchical linear models considered changes relation possible influences parenting, family stress, child temperament, language, peer relations. In test meaning dysregulation, it related functional outcomes adulthood. predictions further those more Growth curve analyses showed strong stability Initial levels predicted by temperamental resistance control, change poor language ability problems negative adult similar extent.