APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Attention Matters: Predicting Aggression and Rule-Breaking In Everyday Children

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Thinking & Remembering: Attention, Memory & Control

  • Madelyn Hodo
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Deane Nutter
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Pearce Jackson
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • William Herem
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Eliza Mae Pearce
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Morgan Jones
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • Heidi Higgins
    Brigham Young University-Idaho

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between attention problems and aggressive, rule-breaking, and externalizing behaviors in school-age children (N=108). Linear regression analyses showed significant associations across all outcomes. Findings support the Dual Pathway Model linking attention and behavioral dysregulation in a non-clinical child sample.

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