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ERIC Number: EJ1242319
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1931-5864
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Risk-Taking and Delinquent Behaviors among Youth with and without Intellectual Disabilities
Christensen, Lisa; Baker, Bruce L.
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v13 n1 p1-24 2020
Introduction: Youth with intellectual disabilities (ID) demonstrate higher rates of disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) than youth with typical development (TD). DBDs such as oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) predict higher rates of delinquency during adolescence. Yet, few studies have examined risk-taking and delinquency among youth with ID. Methods: We used a self-report measure to determine whether 13-year-old youth with ID (n = 23) reported higher rates of risk-taking and delinquent behavior than their TD peers (n = 77). We also examined whether or not youth had a previous diagnosis of ODD. Results: Our results suggest that youth with ID reported fewer rule-breaking and risk-taking behaviors than their TD peers. In contrast, youth with a previous diagnosis of ODD reported more of these behaviors. Conclusion: Our results appear discrepant from previous studies, which find higher rates of risk-taking and delinquency among youth with ID. As such, we discuss the factors that may explain our discrepant results, including our definition and assessment of ID, and the age of our participants.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: California; Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children
Grant or Contract Numbers: 348791459