Show me the child at seven
Ann Robinson of the Early Childhood Unit, National
Children's Bureau
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Show me the child at seven: the consequences of conduct problems in childhood for psychosocial functioning in adulthood Data were gathered during the Christchurch Health and Development Study (a 25-year longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1,265 New Zealand children). Childhood conduct problems were associated with a wide range of adverse psychosocial outcomes (crime, substance use, mental health, relationships). Children in the most disturbed 5 per cent had rates of these outcomes from 1.5 to 19 times higher than the least disturbed 50 per cent.
Data were gathered during the Christchurch Health and Development Study (a 25-year longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1,265 New Zealand children). Childhood conduct problems were associated with a wide range of adverse psychosocial outcomes (crime, substance use, mental health, relationships). Children in the most disturbed 5 per cent had rates of these outcomes from 1.5 to 19 times higher than the least disturbed 50 per cent.
Fergusson, D and others. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 46(8): 837-849, August 2005. Abstract: www.blackwell-synergy.com
