Diferencias de género y trastornos de conducta disruptiva: detección de los primeros síntomas en niños/as de 6-8 años

The objective of this research is to find out the gender differences of the symptomatic manifestations of the Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, to establish preventive guidelines at the early appearances of these disorders and thus avoid its continuity. The field research will be carried out at Osona county (Barcelona). A stratified sampling of all the public and private schools with primary level will be made (n= 43). An estimation of the sample size was previously prepared N=1014 (IC 95%; p=0.5; Error Sampling \plussub2%). The study that is going to be used is the two stage cross-sectional descriptive type. At the first stage the CSI-4, parents and teachers versions will be used as a screening instrument. At the second stage personal interwiews will be conducted with the parents and children indentified as cases at the first stage.