Kindergarten conduct problems are associated with monetized outcomes in adolescence and adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Across several sites in the United States, we examined whether kindergarten conduct problems among mostly population-representative samples of children were associated with increased criminal and related (criminal + lost offender productivity + victim; described as criminal + victim hereafter) costs across adolescence and adulthood, as well as government and medical services costs in adulthood.

Methods

Participants (N = 1,339) were from two multisite longitudinal studies: Fast Track (n = 754) and the Child Development Project (n = 585). Parents and teachers reported on kindergarten conduct problems, administrative and national database records yielded indexes of criminal offending, and participants self-reported their government and medical service use. Outcomes w

SUBMITTER: Goulter N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687301 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature