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O’Brien CT, Bell M, Hipwell AE, Stepp SD. Associations between trajectories of adolescent conduct problems and psychological well-being in young women. J Adolesc 2023; 95:865-878. [PMID: 36851853 PMCID: PMC10330015 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the clinical relevance, little is known about variability in positive adult outcomes (i.e., flourishing, life satisfaction) of female adolescent conduct problems (CP), or interpersonal factors that promote these types of well-being. We hypothesized differential associations between adolescent CP trajectories and indicators of adult well-being due to level of positive relationships with caregivers during ages 12-17. METHOD Data were drawn from participants (N = 1965) of the Pittsburgh Girls Study, a longitudinal study of girls' development. Caregiver reported CP, adolescent reports of parental trust and positive parenting, and adolescent-reported peer delinquency were assessed annually between ages 12-17. Well-being in young adulthood was measured using self-reported flourishing and life satisfaction between ages 18-22. RESULTS Latent class growth analysis of adolescent CP revealed four trajectories characterized as low stable (20.0%), moderate stable (63.9%), adolescent-onset (8.1%), and high quadratic (8.0%). Main effects of trust and positive relationships with caregivers during adolescence on well-being in early adulthood were found. Positive parenting was found to moderate the association between CP trajectory and flourishing. The magnitude of the negative association between the high quadratic trajectory group and life satisfaction decreased as positive parenting increased. CONCLUSION These results support the importance of intervention in adolescence to focus on increasing trusting and positive relationships with caregivers for all females, as this may increase well-being in adulthood regardless of adolescent CP history.
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- Christopher T. O’Brien
- Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Social Sciences Department, Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O’Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O’Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Canino G, Shrout PE, Wall M, Alegria M, Duarte C, Bird HR. Outcomes of serious antisocial behavior from childhood to early adulthood in two Puerto Rican samples in two contexts. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2022; 57:267-277. [PMID: 34357404 PMCID: PMC9923882 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02148-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE The patterns or trajectories of serious antisocial behavior (ASB) in children are examined to determine the extent to which context, gender, and the severity and persistence of ASB from childhood/early adolescence to later adolescence/early adulthood is associated with negative outcomes. METHODS A four wave longitudinal study obtained data on two multi-stage probability household samples of Puerto Rican background children (5-13 years at baseline) living in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico (PR) and the South Bronx (SBx) of New York. The outcomes studied were any psychiatric disorder including substance use disorders and teenage pregnancy. RESULTS Both males and females raised in the SBx had much higher risk of serious ASB (42.3%) as compared to those in PR (17.8%). Concurrent ASB4 + in the fourth wave was strongly related to SUD and MDD for both males and females at Wave 4. CONCLUSIONS Serious ASB is likely to persist at least to the next developmental period of a child and is likely to be associated with substance use disorders and major depression later in life.
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- Glorisa Canino
- Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, Medical School, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 5067, San Juan, PR 00936‑5067, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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Ganesan K, Shakoor S, Wertz J, Agnew-Blais J, Bowes L, Jaffee SR, Matthews T, Arseneault L. Bullying behaviours and other conduct problems: longitudinal investigation of their independent associations with risk factors and later outcomes. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2021; 56:2041-2052. [PMID: 33856493 PMCID: PMC8521530 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02062-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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PURPOSE Bullying behaviours and other conduct problems often co-occur. However, we do not yet know whether bullying behaviours are associated with early factors and later poor outcomes independently of conduct problems. While there are differing, specific interventions for bullying behaviours and for conduct problems, it is unclear if such specificity is justified given parallels between both behaviours. METHODS We used prospective data from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative sample of 2232 children. Mothers and teachers reported on children's bullying behaviours and conduct problems at ages 7 and 10. We collected measures of risk factors, including temperament and family factors, when children were age 5. We assessed behavioural, emotional, educational and social problems when participants reached the ages of 12 and 18. RESULTS Bullying behaviours and conduct problems co-occurred in childhood. Our findings indicated that bullying behaviours and other conduct problems were independently associated with the same risk factors. Furthermore, they were associated with the same poor outcomes at both ages 12 and 18. Despite this, bullying behaviours were uniquely associated with behavioural, emotional, educational and social problems at age 18. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that anti-bullying programmes and interventions aimed at reducing conduct problems could benefit from greater integration. Furthermore, our study highlights the mental health problems children who bully may face in later years and the need to consider those in intervention plans.
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- Keertana Ganesan
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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Sanson A, Smart D, Misson S. Children's socio‐emotional, physical, and cognitive outcomes: Do they share the same drivers? AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ann Sanson
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia,
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Heaven P. 2011 in review. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00040.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Patrick Heaven
- Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Sanson A, Smart D. Longitudinal research on mental health and behavioural problems of children and youth: New findings. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00025.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ann Sanson
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville and
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- Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Bevilacqua L, Hale D, Barker ED, Viner R. Conduct problems trajectories and psychosocial outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018; 27:1239-1260. [PMID: 28983792 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1053-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is increasing evidence that youth who follow the early onset persistent (EOP), adolescent-onset (AO) and childhood-limited (CL) trajectories of conduct problems show varying patterns of health, mental health, educational, and social outcomes in adulthood. However, there has been no systematic review and meta-analysis on outcomes associated with different conduct problems trajectories. We systematically reviewed the literature of longitudinal studies considering outcomes of three conduct problems trajectories: EOP, AO, and CL compared with individuals with low levels of conduct problems (low). We performed a series of meta-analyses comparing each trajectory to the low group for eight different outcomes in early adulthood or later. Thirteen studies met our inclusion criteria. Outcomes were mental health (depression), cannabis use, alcohol use, self-reported aggression, official records of antisocial behaviour, poor general health, poor education, and poor employment. Overall, EOP individuals showed significant higher risk of poor outcome followed by AO individuals, CL individuals, and finally participants in the low group. All conduct problems trajectories showed higher risk of poor psychosocial outcomes compared to the low group, but the magnitude of risk differed across trajectories, with a general trend for the EOP to perform significantly worse, followed by the AO and CL. Early intervention is recommended across domains to maximise likelihood of desistance from antisocial behaviour and improvement on several psychosocial outcomes.
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- Leonardo Bevilacqua
- University College London GOS Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- Department of Psychology, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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- University College London GOS Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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