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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Moffitt's theory distinguishes between adolescence-limited and life-course persistent antisocial behavior.
  • Problem behavior first appearing in adolescence is often viewed as developmentally normative.
  • Prospective, longitudinal research is needed to examine developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively examine the developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior from childhood to adolescence.
  • To investigate whether early-onset and adolescence-limited antisocial behavior are associated with early life-course disadvantages.
  • To test the generalizability of findings across sexes and different measurement approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.
  • Identified distinct patterns of antisocial behavior based on age of onset and stability from kindergarten through age 15.
  • Compared contextual adversity and intraindividual disadvantages across different antisocial behavior groups.

Main Results:

  • Early-onset, persistently deviant youth showed significantly more contextual adversity and intraindividual disadvantages.
  • Youth with adolescence-limited antisocial behavior also experienced greater disadvantages from infancy compared to peers with no elevated antisocial behavior.
  • Children with childhood-limited externalizing problems also exhibited increased disadvantages from infancy.
  • Findings were consistent across sexes and independent of the statistical method used for group definition.

Conclusions:

  • Antisocial behavior, even when limited to adolescence, is associated with early-life disadvantages.
  • The findings challenge the notion that all adolescent-onset problem behavior is developmentally normative.
  • Early intervention and support are crucial for children exhibiting antisocial behavior, regardless of its developmental trajectory.