Childhood conduct problems, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and inattention as predictors of adult criminal activity
Childhood conduct problems, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and inattention as predictors of adult criminal activity
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DOI：
10.1111/1469-7610.00452
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发表时间：
1999-03-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Lambert, NM
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作者：
Babinski, LM;Hartsough, CS;Lambert, NM
本研究通过阐明与 DSM-IV ADHD 亚型（注意力不集中和多动/冲动）相关的主要行为的作用，重新考虑了儿童注意力缺陷/多动障碍 (ADHD) 和儿童行为问题与成人犯罪活动的关系。从童年（平均年龄 9 岁）开始，我们对 230 名男性和 75 名女性受试者进行前瞻性随访，并作为年轻人（随访时平均年龄 26 岁）接受采访。研究人员对家长和教师对儿童早期行为的评分进行了检查，以确定行为问题、多动冲动和注意力不集中在预测成人犯罪参与中的作用（根据官方逮捕记录和自我报告来衡量）。结果表明，多动冲动和早期行为问题都独立或共同预测男性有逮捕记录的可能性更大，但女性则不然。对于自述犯罪 10 次或以上的男性受试者，早期行为问题和多动冲动都是重要的预测因素，无论是单独使用还是组合使用。因此，似乎主要是多动冲动的症状，而不是注意力不集中，导致参与犯罪的风险超过了仅与早期行为问题相关的风险。
This study reconsiders the relationship of childhood Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and childhood conduct problems with adult criminal activity by clarifying the role of the cardinal behaviors associated with the DSM-IV ADHD subtypes (inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity). Since their childhood (average age 9 years), 230 male and 75 female subjects have been followed prospectively and were interviewed as young adults (average age 26 at follow-up). Early childhood behavior ratings by parents and teachers were examined to determine the role of conduct problems, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and inattention in predicting adult criminal involvement as measured by both official arrest records and self-report. Results show that both hyperactivity-impulsivity and early conduct problems independently, as well as jointly, predict a greater likelihood of having an arrest record for males, but not for females. For male subjects with 10 or more self-reported crimes, both early conduct problems and hyperactivity-impulsivity were significant predictors, both alone and in combination. Therefore, it appears that predominantly the symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity, but not inattention, contribute to the risk for criminal involvement over and above the risk associated with early conduct problems alone.