Niels Skovgaard-Olsen
Ranking Theory and Conditional Reasoning
Cognitive science
irritability common presenting problem youth mental health settings thought include two components tonic eg irritable touchy mood phasic eg temper outbursts unique correlates outcomes including later internalizing externalizing problems respectively however unaware studies early predictors tonic phasic irritability utilized data longitudinal study community sample 3yearold children followed age 15 n 444 conducted confirmatory factor analysis cfa items several selfreport irritability measures age 15 including affective reactivity index international personality item pool schedule nonadaptive adaptive personality youth version child depression inventory examined early childhood predictors cfa identified dimensions consistent tonic phasic irritability tonic irritability age 15 uniquely associated concurrent internalizing disorders suicidal behavior phasic irritability uniquely associated concurrent externalizing disorders adolescent tonic phasic irritability examined together female sex parental depressive substance use disorders age 3 uniquely predicted adolescent tonic irritability additionally male sex less parental education greater laboratoryobserved anger impulsivity odd symptoms higher irritability parental substance use history age 3 uniquely predicted adolescent phasic irritability youthreported tonic phasic irritability age 15 appear distinguishable constructs distinct concurrent correlates early antecedents findings important implications research etiology irritability developing effective treatments