Is self-worth related to affective social competence with positive emotions in children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder?

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dc.contributor.authorBooker, Jordan Ashtonen
dc.contributor.committeechairDunsmore, Julie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberOllendick, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAxsom, Danny K.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T19:51:02Zen
dc.date.adate2011-06-06en
dc.date.available2017-04-04T19:51:02Zen
dc.date.issued2011-04-29en
dc.date.rdate2016-09-27en
dc.date.sdate2011-05-12en
dc.description.abstractSelf-worth is a global self-evaluation of one's value as a person (Harter & Whitsell, 2003). Self-worth in children may be influenced by affective social competence (ASC), which involves abilities to effectively express, identify, and manage emotions when interacting with others (Halberstadt, Denham, & Dunsmore, 2001). Children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) are likely to have poorer social competence (Burns et al., 2009). ODD is a commonly diagnosed, disruptive behavior disorder in children that involves symptoms of excessive argumentativeness, defiance, and anger (Loney & Lima, 2003; Pfiffner, McBurnett, Rathouz, & Judice, 2005). Children with ODD often report a lower sense of self-worth than non-diagnosed peers. Because experiencing positive emotions may be linked with emotional buffering from stressors and may bolster positive characteristics in individuals (Fredrickson, 2003), I studied components of ASC in regard to positive emotions in children with ODD. With 86 parent-child dyads, children's ability to recognize, encourage, and express emotions was studied alongside parents' reports of children's emotion regulation in relation to children's reports of perceived self-worth. Components of ASC were expected to be positively associated with children's perceptions of self-worth. However, results did not support these expectations. Discussion focuses on methods and future research.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05122011-215647en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122011-215647/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77022en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectpositive emotionsen
dc.subjectself-worthen
dc.subjectcompetenceen
dc.subjectoppositional defiant disorderen
dc.titleIs self-worth related to affective social competence with positive emotions in children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder?en
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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