Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Temperament and Mental Disorders in Youth

Author(s)

Hoffmann, Mauricio Scopel ^{[1, 2]} ; Pan, Pedro Mario ^{[1, 3]} ; Manfro, Gisele Gus ^{[1, 4]} ; Mari, Jair de Jesus ^{[1, 3]} ; Miguel, Euripedes Constantino ^{[1, 5]} ; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca ^{[1, 3]} ; Rohde, Luis Augusto ^{[1, 4]} ; Salum, Giovanni Abrahao ^{[1, 4]}

Affiliation

^[1] Natl Inst Dev Psychiat Children & Adolescents, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Dept Neuropsiquiatria, Ave Roraima 1000, Bldg 26, Off 1446, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Psiquiatria, Rua Borges Lagoa 570, BR-04038000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Psiquiatria & Med Legal, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, BR-90035003 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Psiquiatria, Rua Dr Ovidio Pires de Campos 785, BR-01060970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; v. 50, n. 3, p. 374-383, JUN 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Here we evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between temperament and mental disorders in adolescents. Temperament was assessed in a cohort of 1540 youths by the revised self-report Early Adolescence Temperament Questionnaire (EATQ-R) at baseline and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the best empirical model. Mental disorders were assessed by parental interview using the Development and Well-Being Behavior Assessment at baseline and at 3-year follow-up. Participants were grouped into Typically Developing Comparisons, Phobias, Distress, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD). Logistic regression models tested the effects of temperament on incidence and remission of mental disorders. The bifactor model of EATQ-R presented the best fit. Distress, ADHD and DBD have lower levels of effortful control in baseline. Adjusted longitudinal analysis showed that effortful control predicted lower incidence of Phobias (OR 0.74; p=0.018), distress (OR 0.74; p=0.014) and DBD (OR 0.68; p=0.037). Temperament factors did not predicted remission rates. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/57896-8 - National Institute for Developmental Psychiatry
• Grantee: Eurípedes Constantino Miguel Filho
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 14/50917-0 - INCT 2014: developmental psychiatry for children and adolescents
• Grantee: Eurípedes Constantino Miguel Filho
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants