Just a phase? Mapping the transition of behavioural problems from childhood to adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Young people change substantially between childhood and adolescence. Yet, the current description of behavioural problems does not incorporate any reference to the developmental context. In the current analysis, we aimed to identify common transitions of behavioural problems between childhood and adolescence.

Method

We followed 6744 individuals over 6 years as they transitioned from childhood (age 10) into adolescence (age 16). At each stage, we used a data-driven hierarchical clustering method to identify common profiles of behavioural problems, map transitions between profiles and identify factors that predict specific transitions.

Results

Common profiles of behavioural problems matched known comorbidity patterns but crucially showed that the presentation of

SUBMITTER: Bathelt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8068698 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature