Impulse control and aggressive response generation as predictors of aggressive behaviour in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence

Background  A growing interest exists in mechanisms involved in behaviour problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence (MID/BI). Social problem solving difficulties have been found to be an explanatory mechanism for aggressive behaviour in these children. Howe...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual disability research 2009-03, Vol.53 (3), p.233-242
Main Authors: Van Nieuwenhuijzen, M., Orobio de Castro, B., Van Aken, M. A. G., Matthys, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aggression
aggressive behaviour
Aggressive children
aggressive response generation
Aggressiveness
Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial personality disorder
Behavior Problems
borderline intelligence
Child
Child Behavior
Children
Children & youth
Comorbidity
Conceptual Tempo
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - diagnosis
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - epidemiology
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - therapy
Education of Intellectually Disabled
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
impulse control
Incidence
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Intelligence
Interpersonal Competence
Learning disabled children
Learning Disorders - diagnosis
Learning Disorders - epidemiology
Learning Disorders - psychology
Male
Mental disorders
mild intellectual disabilities
Mild Intellectual Disability
Mild Mental Retardation
Multiple Regression Analysis
Netherlands
Problem Solving
Self Control
Slow Learners
Social Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Social Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Social Behavior Disorders - therapy
Social Environment
Social problem solving
Social Problems
Studies
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Summary:Background  A growing interest exists in mechanisms involved in behaviour problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence (MID/BI). Social problem solving difficulties have been found to be an explanatory mechanism for aggressive behaviour in these children. However, recently a discrepancy was found between automatic and reflective responding in social situations. We hypothesise that low impulse control and aggressive social problem solving strategies together may explain mechanisms involved in aggressive behaviour by children with MID/BI. Method  In a clinical sample of 130 children with MID/BI receiving intramural treatment, main, moderating and mediating effects of impulse control and aggressive response generation on aggressive behaviour were examined by conducting hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses. Results  Independent main effects of both impulse control and aggressive response generation on aggressive behaviour were found. Results indicated that low impulse control and aggressive response generation each explain unique variance in aggressive behaviour. Conclusions  As this study is the first that has shown both impulse control and aggressive response generation to be important predictors for aggressive behaviour in children with MID/BI, future research should further examine the nature of relations between low impulse control and social problem solving.
ISSN:0964-2633
1365-2788
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01112.x