Associations between developmental timing of child abuse and conduct problem trajectories in a UK birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there is strong evidence for a relationship between child abuse and neglect and conduct problems, associations between child abuse experienced at different developmental stages and developmental trajectories of conduct problems have not been examined. We sought to investigate effects of timing of child abuse on conduct problem trajectories in a large UK birth cohort study.

Methods

We applied latent class growth analysis to identify conduct problem trajectories in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, using parent-rated conduct problems from ages 4-17 years (N = 10,648). Childhood-only and adolescence-only abuse, in addition to abuse in both developmental periods ('persistent' abuse), were assessed by retrospective self-report at age 22 year

SUBMITTER: Bauer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7962332 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature