CHILD FIRESETTING: FOLLOW-UP AND BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES

拟议研究的目的是进行为期三年的 对儿童(6-12岁)的后续评估 被归类为消防员。后续样本将包括110个 来自门诊和住院人群的消防员和110人 来自非病人的社区人群的消防员。平起平坐 来自患者和非患者的匹配对照数量 将在后续行动中对人群进行评估。 本提案是一项相互竞争的续展申请 (MH39976)。对孩子、家长和 家庭变量和纵火事件的深入分析将 加深对问题本质的理解。临床和 实证研究一直表明， 在儿童射击和一系列不同的行为之间 有问题。因此，这项建议的首要重要性是 纵火行为与预犯者的关系 行为，反社会活动，和广泛的攻击性 暴力行为和具体形式。评估 措施将包括自我报告、家长报告和教师报告 工具、面谈、正式记录和学业成绩 唱片。可用的信息将有助于记录 纵火事件的数量、类型和严重程度及其 行为相关，特别是那些反社会的 大自然。 一个主要的目标是确定预测持续的因素 在放火。一个相关的目标是为从业者提供当地的 任务组和消防计划，以及具有成本效益的工具 促进临床评估、治疗计划和评估 对预后的影响。总体而言，研究的成果应该是 反映在经验派生程序的开发中 确定消防员，预测他们的路线，并开发一种 设计有效干预措施的概念基础。

The purpose of the proposed research is to conduct a three-year follow-up assessment of children (ages 6-12) who have been classified as firesetters. The follow-up sample will include 110 firesetters from outpatient and inpatient populations and 110 firesetters from a nonpatient, community population. An equal number of matched controls from both patient and nonpatient populations will be assessed during follow-up. The present proposal represents a competing renewal application of (MH39976). A comprehensive assessment of child, parent, and family variables and in-depth analyses of firesetting episodes will increase understanding of the nature of the problem. Clinical and empirical studies have consistently suggested the relationships between child firesetting and a constellation of diverse behavioral problems. Thus, primary importance in this proposal is the relationship between firesetting behavior and pre-delinquent behavior, antisocial activities, and a broad spectrum of aggressive behaviors and specific forms of violence. The assessment measures will include self-, parent-, and teacher- report instruments, interviews, official records, and school achievement records. The available information will help document the number, type, and severity of firesetting incidents and their behavioral correlates, especially those that are antisocial in nature. A major goal is to identify factors that predict continuation of firesetting. A related objective is to provide practitioners, local task forces, and fire service programs with cost-effective tools to facilitate clinical assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of prognosis. Overall, the yield of the research should be reflected in the development of empirically derived procedures to identify firesetters, to predict their course, and to develop a conceptual basis for designing effective interventions.