Early Adolescent Risk Behavior Outcomes of Childhood Externalizing Behavioral Trajectories

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 d...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence 2011-04, Vol.31 (2), p.234-257
Main Authors: Thompson, Richard, Jiyoung Kim Tabone, Litrownik, Alan J., Briggs, Ernestine C., Hussey, Jon M., English, Diana J., Dubowitz, Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
At Risk Persons
At risk youth
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Bullying
Child Abuse
Child Behavior
Child Behavior Checklist
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Correlation
Delinquency
demography
Drinking
Drug use
Early Adolescents
Educational Attainment
Family Income
Family Structure
Gender Differences
Longitudinal Studies
Parents
Predictor Variables
risk taking
Severity (of Disability)
Smoking
Social research
Socioeconomic Status
Substance Abuse
substance use
Teenagers
Violence
Young Children
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431609361203