Separating the Domains of Oppositional Behavior: Comparing Latent Models of the Conners' Oppositional Subscale

The LCA indicates four distinct latent classes of oppositional defiant behavior, in which the distinguishing feature between the two intermediate classes (classes 2 and 3) is the level of irritability and defiance. Implications for the longitudinal course of these symptoms, association with other disorders, and genetics are discussed.