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- The study builds on prior research about youth conduct problems by examining how different groups develop over time and their outcomes into young adulthood.
- It identifies three groups based on their conduct problem trajectories: Early-onset persistent (highest risk), Childhood-limited (moderate risk), and Adolescence-onset (peak risk during middle/late adolescence).
- The findings highlight the complexity of youth conduct problems and suggest new directions for preventive interventions to help at-risk individuals.
Article Abstract
Developmental heterogeneity of youth conduct problems has been widely assumed, leading to the identification of distinctive groups at particular risk of more serious problems later in development. The present study intends to expand the main results of a prior study focused on identifying developmental trajectories of conduct problems (Stable-low, Stable-high, and Decreasing), by analyzing their developmental course and related outcomes during middle/late adolescence and early adulthood. Two follow-up studies were conducted 10 and 12 years after the initial study with 115 and 122 youths respectively (mean = 17.29 and 19.18). Overall results underline that the Early-onset persistent group showed the highest risk-profile; the Childhood-limited group revealed a moderate level of later maladjustment; and the Adolescence-onset group, currently identified, showed a significant peak of risk particularly in middle/late adolescence. These findings provide a more comprehensive representation of youth conduct problems, and open new means of discussion in terms of preventive intervention.
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