Abstract
This study examined relations among neighborhood disadvantage, parent-child conflict, deviant peer involvement in the neighborhood, and early-starting antisocial trajectories. Antisocial group patterns were identified in 218 low-income boys followed from ages 5 to 11, and neighborhood and family variables were evaluated as predictors in early and middle childhood. Four trajectory groups emerged: one increasing pattern that corresponded with developmental theories of early-starting antisocial behavior; one with initially high and decreasing problems over time; and two low antisocial groups. Parent-child conflict and neighborhood disadvantage were significantly associated with trajectory patterns, with youth in the 2 higher antisocial behavior groups characterized by more neighborhood problems and parent-child conflict than other groups. The results suggest that in early childhood, neighborhood disadvantage and family conflict place children at risk for early-starting trajectories, and that involvement with deviant peers in the neighborhood takes on an increasingly important role in patterns of antisocial behavior over middle childhood.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-319 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2006 |
Keywords
- Antisocial behavior
- Community disadvantage
- Neighborhood
- Peers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health