Unique Dispositional Precursors to Early-Onset Conduct Problems and Criminal Offending in Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims of this study were to examine whether dispositional interpersonal callousness, negative emotionality, and hyperactivity/impulsivity uniquely influence the development of childhood-onset conduct problems and persistent criminal behavior in males, and to determine whether specific facets of negative emotionality (dysregulated anger versus anxiety) in childhood are differentially associated with the development of chronic antisocial behavior.

Method

Childhood dispositional features and conduct problems were assessed semiannually using parent- and teacher-report measures across 9 consecutive assessments in a school-based sample of 503 boys (∼7-11 years of age). Participants' criminal behavior was assessed using official records from adolescence into the early

SUBMITTER: Pardini DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045361 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature