2024
The trajectory of anxiety symptoms during the transition from childhood to young adulthood is predicted by IQ and sex, but not polygenic risk scores
Salto A, Salum G, Hoffmann M, Santoro M, Zugman A, Pan P, Belangero S, Ito L, Doretto V, Croci M, Brañas M, de Giusti C, Da Silva‐Jr F, Ribeiro S, Miguel E, Leckman J. The trajectory of anxiety symptoms during the transition from childhood to young adulthood is predicted by IQ and sex, but not polygenic risk scores. JCPP Advances 2024 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety symptomsIntelligence quotientTrajectory class membershipPolygenic risk scoresTrajectory classesLate adolescenceCourse of anxiety symptomsScreen for Child Anxiety Related DisordersTrajectories of anxiety symptomsBrazilian High-Risk CohortYoung adulthoodEffect of intelligence quotientAnxiety related disordersHigh-decreasing classClass membershipLongitudinal studyConfirmatory factor analysisGrowth mixture modelingIncidence of anxiety symptomsInternalizing symptomatologyLow-increasing classHigher IQCognitive abilitiesAnxiety riskFactor analysis
2018
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Temperament and Mental Disorders in Youth
Hoffmann M, Pan P, Manfro G, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Temperament and Mental Disorders in Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2018, 50: 374-383. PMID: 30259212, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-018-0846-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDisruptive behavior disordersEffortful controlLongitudinal associationsMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentEffects of temperamentConfirmatory factor analysisTemperament factorsHyperactivity disorderBifactor modelTemperament QuestionnaireAdjusted longitudinal analysesTemperamentBehavior disorderDistressFactor analysisParental interviewsPhobiaBehavior assessmentLongitudinal analysisYouthDisordersLogistic regression modelsEATQ
2017
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
2016
Measuring child maltreatment using multi-informant survey data: a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis
Salum G, DeSousa D, Manfro G, Pan P, Gadelha A, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Mari J, do Rosário M, Grassi-Oliveira R. Measuring child maltreatment using multi-informant survey data: a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2016, 38: 23-32. PMID: 27007940, DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisChild maltreatmentOppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderHigher-order confirmatory factor analysisMulti-informant approachDeficit hyperactivity disorderLower-order factorsLarge community sampleMulti-informant survey dataHigher-order factorsFactor analysisMeasures of psychopathologyTeacher-reported scoresOverall child maltreatmentFear disordersProsocial measuresHyperactivity disorderBrief measureDistress disordersCommunity sampleConduct disorderEmotional abuseDivergent validitySexual abuse
2015
Positive Attributes Buffer the Negative Associations Between Low Intelligence and High Psychopathology With Educational Outcomes
Hoffmann M, Leibenluft E, Stringaris A, Laporte P, Pan P, Gadelha A, Manfro G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. Positive Attributes Buffer the Negative Associations Between Low Intelligence and High Psychopathology With Educational Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 55: 47-53. PMID: 26703909, PMCID: PMC4695393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative educational outcomesConfirmatory factor analysisEducational outcomesPoor academic performanceLow intelligenceHigher psychopathologyAcademic performancePositive attributesNegative school outcomesPsychiatric symptomsHigher psychiatric symptomsDistinct constructsSchool outcomesEducational problemsCommunity sampleDiscriminant validityPsychopathologyNegative effectsFactor analysisIntelligenceMain effectEquation modelNegative associationAttribute changesLow levels