1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The present study aimed to describe the developmental trajectories of opposition during the elementary school years and to identify two categories of predictors during kindergarten: familial characteristics (adversity, parental behavior) and children’s personal characteristics (sex, opposition, hyperactivity, physical aggression, and anxiety).» (p. 235)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The participants of this study were drawn from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children (QLSKC). The sample comprised 1,929 children (958 boys, 971 girls) who attended public French kindergartens in the province of Quebec.» (p. 235)

Instruments :
Questionnaire «Emotional Climate for Children»

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Our results indicate that approximately 14.5% of children were on a high trajectory of oppositional behavior throughout elementary school, while the vast majority of children showed little or no oppositional behavior during this developmental period.» (p. 239) «Children on the HO [High Opposition] trajectory were found to be different from those on the MO [Moderate Opposition] and LO [Low Opposition] trajectories for numerous kindergarten risk factors: a) they tended to be boys with high family adversity; b) their mothers reported low warmth and high control; c) teachers rated them high on physical aggression, opposition, hyperactivity and low anxiety. Children who are likely to have chronic ODB [Oppositional and defiant behavior] throughout the elementary school years can be identified in kindergarten. Preventive interventions at school entry could probably help these children.» (p. 235)