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Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes.

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Odgers, CL; Moffitt, TE; Broadbent, JM; Dickson, N; Hancox, RJ; Harrington, H; Poulton, R; Sears, MR; Thomson, WM; Caspi, A
Published in: Development and psychopathology
January 2008

This article reports on the childhood origins and adult outcomes of female versus male antisocial behavior trajectories in the Dunedin longitudinal study. Four antisocial behavior trajectory groups were identified among females and males using general growth mixture modeling and included life-course persistent (LCP), adolescent-onset, childhood-limited, and low trajectory groups. During childhood, both LCP females and males were characterized by social, familial and neurodevelopmental risk factors, whereas those on the adolescent-onset pathway were not. At age 32, women and men on the LCP pathway were engaging in serious violence and experiencing significant mental health, physical health, and economic problems. Females and males on the adolescent-onset pathway were also experiencing difficulties at age 32, although to a lesser extent. Although more males than females followed the LCP trajectory, findings support similarities across gender with respect to developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior and their associated childhood origins and adult consequences. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

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Development and psychopathology

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1469-2198

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0954-5794

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

673 / 716

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Socialization
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Prospective Studies
  • New Zealand
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
 

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Odgers, C. L., Moffitt, T. E., Broadbent, J. M., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., … Caspi, A. (2008). Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes. Development and Psychopathology, 20(2), 673–716. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579408000333
Odgers, Candice L., Terrie E. Moffitt, Jonathan M. Broadbent, Nigel Dickson, Robert J. Hancox, Honalee Harrington, Richie Poulton, Malcolm R. Sears, W Murray Thomson, and Avshalom Caspi. “Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes.Development and Psychopathology 20, no. 2 (January 2008): 673–716. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579408000333.
Odgers CL, Moffitt TE, Broadbent JM, Dickson N, Hancox RJ, Harrington H, et al. Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes. Development and psychopathology. 2008 Jan;20(2):673–716.
Odgers, Candice L., et al. “Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes.Development and Psychopathology, vol. 20, no. 2, Jan. 2008, pp. 673–716. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s0954579408000333.
Odgers CL, Moffitt TE, Broadbent JM, Dickson N, Hancox RJ, Harrington H, Poulton R, Sears MR, Thomson WM, Caspi A. Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomes. Development and psychopathology. 2008 Jan;20(2):673–716.
Journal cover image

Published In

Development and psychopathology

DOI

EISSN

1469-2198

ISSN

0954-5794

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

673 / 716

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Socialization
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Prospective Studies
  • New Zealand
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies