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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Observational Measures of Early Irritability Predict Children’s Psychopathology Risk

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Methodology

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Abstract

We examined the predictive validity of parent-report and observational measures of childhood irritability. Observational ratings of children’s situationally incongruent anger provided incremental predictive validity beyond parent-report for later depressive and ADHD symptoms and parent psychopathology history. Implications for the measurement of irritability are discussed.

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