ERIC Number: EJ916220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Early Adolescent Risk Behavior Outcomes of Childhood Externalizing Behavioral Trajectories
Thompson, Richard; Tabone, Jiyoung Kim; Litrownik, Alan J.; Briggs, Ernestine C.; Hussey, Jon M.; English, Diana J.; Dubowitz, Howard
Journal of Early Adolescence, v31 n2 p234-257 Apr 2011
Little is known about the early childhood indicators of adolescent risk. The link between trajectories of externalizing behavioral problems and early adolescent risk behavior was examined in a longitudinal sample of 875 child participants in the LONGSCAN studies. Five trajectory groups of children defined by externalizing behavior problems were identified: Low, Low-Medium, Moderate, Increasing-High, and High. After controlling for demographics and maltreatment, violent/delinquent behavior was significantly predicted by membership in the Moderate and Increasing-High problem behavior groups. Substance use in early adolescence was significantly predicted by membership in the High behavior problem group. These findings suggest that there is a great deal of continuity between patterns of externalizing behavior in childhood and risk-taking in early adolescence. Understanding the course of externalizing behavior in childhood can help identify children at particular risk for more serious behavioral problems in early adolescence. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Early Adolescents, Predictor Variables, Child Behavior, Young Children, Correlation, Violence, Child Abuse, Severity (of Disability), Substance Abuse, At Risk Persons, Bullying, Longitudinal Studies, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Parents, Educational Attainment, Family Income, Family Structure, Smoking, Drinking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
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