Sex Differences in Associations Between Adolescent Psychopathology and Delinquency.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study investigated sex differences in the associations between adolescent psychopathology and delinquent behavior over time.

Method

In a Dutch prospective population-based cohort, oversampled on emotional and behavioral problems, we examined the associations between psychopathology, based on multi-informant standardized assessments (mean age, 15 years) and self-reported early delinquency outcomes on average 3 years later in 725 adolescents. Associations between psychopathology (ie, depressive, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], oppositional defiant and conduct problems, and psychotic experiences) and self-reported early delinquent behavior were tested using logistic regression models. Sex-psychopathology interaction effects were e

SUBMITTER: Smallenburg LCS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature