Elementary school children's associations of antisocial behaviour with risk-taking across 7-11 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of childhood antisocial behaviour on future maladaptation has been acknowledged. Risk-taking has been associated with antisocial behaviour in adolescents and adults, but its association with childhood antisocial behaviour is understudied. In this study, we explored the association of children's risk-taking with antisocial behaviour in mainstream elementary schoolchildren studied longitudinally across 7-11 years.

Methods

One thousand and eighty-six children (51% boys) were assessed in three annual waves. Antisocial behaviours (aggressive, covert antisocial and oppositional defiant behaviour) were assessed using teacher- and peer-reports. Risk-taking was measured using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). The association of antisocial behaviour with ris

SUBMITTER: Tieskens JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6174928 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature