Although no known study to date has used taxometric analyses to examine ODD, taxometric studies of other externalizing problems including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (as well as inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity separately) in children (Marcus and Barry, 2011) and adults (Marcus et al., 2012), juvenile psychopathy (Edens et al., 2011; Murrie et al., 2007), and antisocial personality disorder (Walters, 2009) have revealed support for a dimensional structure for these problems. Another study made use of self- and teacher-reports to examine the latent structure of childhood aggression, a correlate of ODD, and concluded that childhood aggression also exists on a continuum (Walters et al., 2010b).
