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Longitudinal Prediction of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Males from Multiple Risk Domains

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The disruptive behavior disorders are among the most prevalent youth psychiatric disorders, and they predict numerous problematic outcomes in adulthood. This study examined multiple domains of risk during early childhood and early adolescence as longitudinal predictors of disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses among adolescent males. Early adolescent risks in the domains of sociodemographic factors, the caregiving context, and youth attributes were examined as mediators of associations between early childhood risks and disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses. Participants were 309 males from a longitudinal study of low-income mothers and their sons. Caregiving and youth risk during early adolescence each predicted the likelihood of receiving a disruptive behavior disorder diagnosis. Furthermore, sociodemographic and caregiving risk during early childhood were indirectly associated with disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses via their association with early adolescent risk. The findings suggest that preventive interventions targeting risk across domains may reduce the prevalence of disruptive behavior disorders.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by grant R01 MH050907 from the National Institutes of Health to Daniel S. Shaw. Christopher J. Trentacosta was supported by grant K01 MH082926 from the National Institutes of Health. We thank the staff of the Pitt Mother & Child Project and the study families for making the research possible.

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    Christopher J. Trentacosta & Benjamin D. Goodlett

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Luke W. Hyde & Daniel S. Shaw

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Luke W. Hyde

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Trentacosta, C.J., Hyde, L.W., Goodlett, B.D. et al. Longitudinal Prediction of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Males from Multiple Risk Domains. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 44, 561–572 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-012-0349-3

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