The Predictive Utility of Early Childhood Disruptive Behaviors for School-Age Social Functioning.
The Predictive Utility of Early Childhood Disruptive Behaviors for School-Age Social Functioning.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10802-014-9967-5
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发表时间：
2015-08
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Wilson MN
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作者：
Brennan LM;Shaw DS;Dishion TJ;Wilson MN
研究表明，有破坏性行为(DB)问题的学龄儿童经常表现出社交技能受损，并经历同伴的拒绝，这在导致更严重的反社会行为的途径中起着至关重要的作用。一个关键的问题是，儿童早期的哪种DB问题是学龄儿童社交功能受损的预后。这项研究检验了一种假设，即儿童早期的攻击性比注意力不集中、过度活跃、冲动或对立的行为更能一致地预测社会功能受损。参与者包括来自3个不同地理区域的725名高危儿童的不同种族样本，跟踪调查的年龄从2岁到8.5岁。4个2-5岁儿童的潜在成长模型，以及各维度之间的潜在交互作用，被用来预测父母和教师对学龄期社交功能障碍的潜在评分。分析以多组形式进行，以检查干预组和控制组参与者之间的潜在差异。结果显示，对于两组人来说，2岁的攻击性是与父母和老师评定的社会功能障碍最一致的DB问题。及早开始攻击性行为可能对及早发现有学龄儿童社交困难风险的儿童特别重要。
Research suggests that school-age children with disruptive behavior (DB) problems frequently demonstrate impaired social skills and experience rejection from peers, which plays a crucial role in the pathway to more serious antisocial behavior. A critical question is which DB problems in early childhood are prognostic of impaired social functioning in school-age children. This study examines the hypothesis that aggression in early childhood will be the more consistent predictor of compromised social functioning than inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or oppositional behavior. Participants included an ethnically diverse sample of 725 high-risk children from 3 geographically distinct areas followed from ages 2 to 8.5. Four latent growth models of DB from child ages 2 to 5, and potential interactions between dimensions, were used to predict latent parent and teacher ratings of school-age social dysfunction. Analyses were conducted in a multi-group format to examine potential differences between intervention and control group participants. Results showed that age 2 aggression was the DB problem most consistently associated with both parent- and teacher-rated social dysfunction for both groups. Early starting aggressive behavior may be particularly important for the early identification of children at risk for school-age social difficulties.