In this longitudinal study, we tested whether the association between oppositional defiance to parental authority (i.e., adolescents' tendency to bluntly reject parental rules) and autonomy would depend upon the specific conceptualization of autonomy. Whereas oppositional defiance would yield more interpersonal distance from parents, because it involves turning away from parental authority, it ...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the measurement invariance and agreement across parent and teacher ratings of the DSM-IV-TR oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms. METHOD Malaysian parents and teachers of 934 children (between 6 and 11 years of age) completed rating scales comprising the ODD symptoms. RESULTS Findings showed support for full measurement invariance (configural, metric ...

Although a goal of many aggression intervention programs is to increase children's concern (often termed sympathy or empathy) for their peers as a means of ultimately reducing aggressive behavior, there are no measures specifically of children's concern for peers who are the targets of peer aggression. A participatory action research (PAR) model was used to create a culturally-sensitive measure...

form of high rates of oppositional defiant aggression and noncompliance, is predictive of substance abuse, depression, juvenile delinquency, antisocial behavior, and violence in adolescence and adulthood (Loeber, 1985). People with histories of chronic aggression beginning in childhood are more likely than others to commit murder, rape, robbery, arson, and driving under the influence (DUI) offe...