Neighborhood disadvantage, parent-child conflict, neighborhood peer relationships, and early antisocial behavior problem trajectories.

Full Abstract

This study examined relations among neighborhood disadvantage, parent-child conflict, deviant peer involvement in the neighborhood, and early-starting antisocial trajectories. Antisocial group patterns were identified in 218 low-income boys followed from ages 5 to 11, and neighborhood and family variables were evaluated as predictors in early and middle childhood. Four trajectory groups emerged:
one increasing pattern that corresponded with developmental theories of early-starting antisocial behavior; one with initially high and decreasing problems over time; and two low antisocial groups. Parent-child conflict and neighborhood disadvantage were significantly associated with trajectory patterns, with youth in the 2 higher antisocial behavior groups characterized by more neighborhood problems and parent-child conflict than other groups. The results suggest that in early childhood, neighborhood disadvantage and family conflict place children at risk for early-starting trajectories, and that involvement with deviant peers in the neighborhood takes on an increasingly important role in patterns of antisocial behavior over middle childhood.

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Author information

Author/s: Ingoldsby, Erin M (EM); Shaw, Daniel S (DS); Winslow, Emily (E); Schonberg, Michael (M); Gilliom, Miles (M); Criss, Michael M (MM);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, USA. erin.ingoldsby(-atsign-)psych.utah.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of abnormal child psychology (J Abnorm Child Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 303-19

Dates: Created 2006/06/27; Completed 2006/12/19;

PMID: 16705498, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Age of Onset
Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Conflict (Psychology)
Follow-Up Studies

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