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Characteristics of children and adolescents with mental retardation and frequent outwardly directed aggressive behavior.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8933899     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Two interrelated cross-sectional studies were conducted to expand earlier findings about correlates of outwardly directed aggressive behavior in children with mental retardation. In Study 1 we compared children with mental retardation, 27 with and 23 without aggression. Aggression was best predicted by concurrent self-injurious behavior (SIB). In Study 2 we examined the likelihood that aggression was predicted by concurrent SIB and other nondestructive maladaptive behaviors in an archival cohort of 701 children younger than 21 with IQs below 70. Self-injurious behavior significantly predicted outwardly directed aggression for all children regardless of age. Additional predictors besides SIB showed only minimal improvements in model R2 values. Results were discussed in light of recent research proposing a common basis for aggression and SIB.
Authors:
P W Davidson; J Jacobson; N N Cain; D Palumbo; J Sloane-Reeves; L Quijano; J Van Heyningen; V Giesow; J Erhart; T Williams
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of mental retardation : AJMR     Volume:  101     ISSN:  0895-8017     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Ment Retard     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-04-14     Completed Date:  1997-04-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8800463     Medline TA:  Am J Ment Retard     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  244-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14642, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression* / physiology
Case-Control Studies
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Language Disorders / complications
Logistic Models
Male
Mental Retardation / complications*,  psychology*
Retrospective Studies
Self-Injurious Behavior / complications*,  etiology
Severity of Illness Index
Stereotyped Behavior* / physiology

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