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Six-year developmental course of internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors.

F C Verhulst1, J van der Ende

  • 1Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|September 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Childhood problem behaviors show moderate 6-year stability, with deviant children being nine times more likely to remain so. Internalizing problems persist similarly to externalizing ones, highlighting their significance.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Parent-reported problem behaviors are crucial indicators of child development.
  • Understanding the long-term trajectory of these behaviors is essential for early intervention.
  • Previous research indicates varying degrees of stability in childhood behavioral issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the 6-year developmental course of parent-reported problem behaviors in a large child sample.
  • To assess the likelihood of persistent problem behaviors over time.
  • To compare the stability of internalizing versus externalizing problem behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from an epidemiological sample of 936 children.
  • Assessed problem behaviors using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at 2-year intervals over 6 years.

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  • Analyzed the persistence of deviant scores from baseline (time 1) to later time points.

    • Main Results:

    • Children with deviant scores at baseline were nine times more likely to be deviant 6 years later (OR=9.0).
    • Approximately 33% of children with deviant scores at baseline remained deviant at year 4.
    • No significant difference was found in the persistence rates between externalizing and internalizing problems.

    Conclusions:

    • Childhood problem behaviors exhibit moderate stability over a 6-year period.
    • Internalizing problems demonstrate similar persistence to externalizing problems, warranting clinical attention.
    • While some stability exists, children's behavioral functioning is not entirely static, with notable changes occurring for many, though extreme shifts are rare.