A general psychopathology factor (P Factor) in children: Structural model analysis and external validation through familial risk and child global executive function

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 137-148

  Martel, Michelle M ^a   Pan, Pedro M ^b   Hoffmann, Maurício S ^c   Gadelha, Ary ^a   do Rosário, Maria C ^b   Mari, Jair J ^b   Manfro, Gisele G ^d   Miguel, Eurípedes C ^e   Paus, Tomás ^f   Bressan, Rodrigo A ^b   Rohde, Luis A ^d   Salum, Giovanni A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Federal   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Executive function; Familial risk; P factor; Structural model

Indexed keywords

ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD GLOBAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY MODEL; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING ASSESSMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; EXTERNALIZING; FAMILIAL RISK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITORY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL TASK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FACTOR; RELIABILITY; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURAL MODEL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TIME ANTICIPATION TASK; TIME PROCESSING; VALIDITY; WORKING MEMORY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84991408014     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000205     Document Type: Article

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