materials and methods this is a descriptive-correlative study performed on a sample of 320 male high school students, chosen via multi-stage random sampling. instruments used to collect data are inclusive of oppositional defiant behavior inventory (odbi), difficulties in emotion regulation strategies scale (ders) and inventory of callous-unemotional traits (icu). results the results suggest a s...

A large amount of research has been done on Disruptive Behavior Disorders in general and on Oppositional Defiant Disorder in particular. Although research has examined many facets of Oppositional Defiant Disorder, many questions remain. Further, inconsistencies in terminology and methodological concerns across research studies have made it difficult to think consistently about Oppositional Defi...

Oppositional defiant disorder is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., as a recurrent pattern of developmentally inappropriate, negativistic, defiant, and disobedient behavior toward authority figures. This behavior often appears in the preschool years, but initially it can be difficult to distinguish from developmentally appropriate, albeit troublesome,...

• EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER Parent training is effective for treating oppositional and defiant behaviors (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic reviews). Parent training programs are standardized, short-term interventions that teach parents speciahzed strategies—^including positive attending, ignoring, the effective use of rewards and punishments, token economies, and time out— t̂...

BACKGROUND Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) has components of both irritability and defiance. It remains unclear whether children with variation in these domains have different adult outcomes. This study examined the concurrent and predictive validity of classes of oppositional defiant behavior. METHODS Latent class analysis was performed on the oppositional defiant problems scale of the C...

The way the parents build their relationships with their children is the strongest factor affecting family interaction patterns. This study aimed to examine the role of maternal parenting styles in predicting oppositional defiant, behavior, conduct, mood, and separation anxiety disorders among elementary school students. In this research, 86 children among all those referring to the counseling ...