This paper by Nobakht, Steinsbekk & Wichstrom (2023) is a model of good science in the study of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder. Their approach illustrates a thoughtful research design, statistical modeling sufficient to empirically evaluate developmental processes, and a full consideration of the theoretical implications of their work. This contrasts with a broad history of research on ODD and CD that far too often has only reified biased assumptions about these phenomena rather than rigorously scrutinizing them. Their demonstration of a unidirectional developmental flow of influence from ODD to interparental aggression, and thence to CD highlights a set of complicated developmental processes involving these disorders and their environment. It expands on evidence of the toll that ODD exerts on parents and provides guidance for more specific intervention. Standards in developmental psychopathology research should include testing bidirectional processes and employing designs that could falsify rather than reify existing beliefs. Examining key mechanisms in such processes will more rapidly generate improvements in assessment and treatment.

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评论：对破坏性行为研究的未来持乐观态度 - 由Nobakht、Steinsbekk和Wichstrom（2023）阐述的优秀科学的欣赏


这篇由Nobakht， Steinsbekk & Wichstrom（2023年）撰写的论文是研究对立违抗性障碍和品行障碍的良好科学模型。他们的方法说明了深思熟虑的研究设计、足以实证评估发育过程的统计模型，以及对他们工作的理论意义的全面考虑。这与 ODD 和 CD 研究的广泛历史形成鲜明对比，后者往往只是具体化了对这些现象的偏见假设，而不是严格审查它们。他们证明了从 ODD 到父母间攻击，再到 CD 的单向发展影响流，突出了涉及这些障碍及其环境的一组复杂的发展过程。它扩展了 ODD 对父母造成影响的证据，并为更具体的干预提供了指导。发展精神病理学研究的标准应包括测试双向过程和采用可能证伪而不是具体化现有信念的设计。检查此类过程中的关键机制将更快地改善评估和治疗。