MOOD QUALITY AND INTENSITY IN NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN AS PREDICTORS OF BEHAVIOR DISORDER

Ratings of mood quality and intensity of response, as temperamental attributes of preschool children, were derived from interviews with nursery school children and from direct observations. Findings based on these two attributes signaled emotional distress and identified those children who required...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1980-01, Vol.50 (1), p.125-138
Main Author: Terestman, Nettie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Affect
Behavior Disorders
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Emotional States
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Personality
Preschool Students
Schools, Nursery
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Summary:Ratings of mood quality and intensity of response, as temperamental attributes of preschool children, were derived from interviews with nursery school children and from direct observations. Findings based on these two attributes signaled emotional distress and identified those children who required referral for clinical disorders within the subsequent five-year period. This study suggests that negative mood and high intensity ratings may be effective indicators of children at risk.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1980.tb03268.x