TY - JOUR
T1 - Severity of emotional and behavioral problems among poor and typical readers
AU - Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield
AU - Goldston, David B.
AU - Walsh, Adam K.
AU - Reboussin, Beth A.
AU - Daniel, Stephanie Sergent
AU - Hickman, Enith
AU - Wood, Frank B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Grant HD-21887 to Dr. Wood from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support for the authors was provided by the following grants from the National Institutes of Health: DA-16742, MH-63433, MH-66252, and DA-16279.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine the severity of behavioral and emotional problems among adolescents with poor and typical single word reading ability (N = 188) recruited from public schools and followed for a median of 2.4 years. Youth and parents were repeatedly assessed to obtain information regarding the severity and course of symptoms (depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, aggression, delinquent behaviors, inattention), controlling for demographic variables and diagnosis of ADHD. After adjustment for demographic variables and ADHD, poor readers reported higher levels of depression, trait anxiety, and somatic complaints than typical readers, but there were no differences in reported self-reported delinquent or aggressive behaviors. Parent reports indicated no differences in depression, anxiety or aggression between the two groups but indicated more inattention, somatic complaints, and delinquent behaviors for the poor readers. School and health professionals should carefully assess youth with poor reading for behavioral and emotional symptoms and provide services when indicated.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine the severity of behavioral and emotional problems among adolescents with poor and typical single word reading ability (N = 188) recruited from public schools and followed for a median of 2.4 years. Youth and parents were repeatedly assessed to obtain information regarding the severity and course of symptoms (depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, aggression, delinquent behaviors, inattention), controlling for demographic variables and diagnosis of ADHD. After adjustment for demographic variables and ADHD, poor readers reported higher levels of depression, trait anxiety, and somatic complaints than typical readers, but there were no differences in reported self-reported delinquent or aggressive behaviors. Parent reports indicated no differences in depression, anxiety or aggression between the two groups but indicated more inattention, somatic complaints, and delinquent behaviors for the poor readers. School and health professionals should carefully assess youth with poor reading for behavioral and emotional symptoms and provide services when indicated.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Emotional/behavioral problems
KW - Poor reading
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U2 - 10.1007/s10802-005-1828-9
DO - 10.1007/s10802-005-1828-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 15839498
AN - SCOPUS:17644375855
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 33
SP - 205
EP - 217
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 2
ER -