A General Psychopathology Factor (P Factor) in Children: Structural Model Analysis and External Validation Through Familial Risk and Child Global Executive Function
Martel M, Pan P, Hoffmann M, Gadelha A, do Rosário M, Mari J, Manfro G, Miguel E, Paus T, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. A General Psychopathology Factor (P Factor) in Children: Structural Model Analysis and External Validation Through Familial Risk and Child Global Executive Function. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2017, 126: 137-148. PMID: 27748619, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's executive functionExecutive functionGlobal executive functionGeneral p factorLittle residual varianceConfirmatory factor analysisChildren ages 6Specific factorsGeneral psychopathology factorFamily riskChild psychopathologyCommunity sampleDisorder diagnostic criteriaMental health researchParental factorsGeneral psychopathologyBest fitting modelPsychopathologyPsychopathology factorAge 6P-factorExternal validityFactor analysisStructured interviewsMental disorders