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ArticleApplied developmental science2022

Calibrating temper loss severity in the transition to toddlerhood: Implications for developmental science.

Sheila Krogh-Jespersen, Aaron J Kaat, Amelie Petitclerc, Susan B Perlman, Margaret J Briggs-Gowan, James L Burns, Hubert Adam, Amanda Nili, Larry Gray, Lauren S Wakschlag

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Article in Applied developmental science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Evidence Base Update for Questionnaires of Emotion Regulation and Reactivity for Children and Adolescents.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
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  8. A network approach to the investigation of childhood irritability: probing frustration using social stimuli.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2024
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  11. Irritability in Youths: A Critical Integrative Review.The American journal of psychiatry · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Sheila Krogh-JespersenNorthwestern University.ORCID 0000-0001-8311-7009
Aaron J KaatNorthwestern University.ORCID 0000-0001-8147-1899
Amelie PetitclercUniversite Laval.
Susan B PerlmanWashington University School of Medicine.
Margaret J Briggs-GowanUniversity of Connecticut Health Center.
James L BurnsNorthwestern University.
Hubert AdamNorthwestern University.
Amanda NiliNorthwestern University.
Larry GrayNorthwestern University.
Lauren S WakschlagNorthwestern University.ORCID 0000-0001-9511-2299

Funding

Generating an Earlier Science of When to Worry: A Neurodevelopmental, Transactional Approach to Characterizing Irritability Patterns Beginning in InfancyR01MH107652 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI WAKSCHLAG, LAUREN S · 2016 to 2021
$4.0M
Northwestern University Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (NU-MHRT)T37MD014248 · NIMHD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SIMON, MELISSA A. · 2019 to 2023
$1.4M
NIMHD NIH HHS T37 MD014248NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integration of neurodevelopmental perspectives into clinical science has identified irritability as an early dimensional marker of lifespan mental health risk. Elucidating the developmental patterning of irritable behavior is key to differentiating normative variation from risk markers. Accounting for dysregulation and contextual features of irritability is useful for differentiation at preschool age, laying the groundwork for even earlier characterization. We provide initial evidence for the validity of the Multidimensional Assessment Profile of Disruptive Behavior Temper Loss Scale, Infant-Toddler version in two independent samples of 12-18-month-olds from the US. We calibrated the measure using item response theory in a large representative sample, then validated within an independent sample. We characterized the developmental patterning of irritable behaviors and their dimensional spectrum, and demonstrated test-retest reliability, and convergent validity. The MAP-DB-IT is a standardized, dimensional survey assessing irritability that serves as a tool for characterizing the developmental expression of early mental health risk.

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PMCPMC9648691

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