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Early externalizing behavior problems: Toddlers and preschoolers at risk for later maladjustment
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The early emergence and developmental implications of externalizing behavior problems in toddlers and preschoolers are discussed with an emphasis on which young children are truly at risk for continuing problems. The extant literature is reviewed with a focus on the stability of early externalizing behavior and the diverse pathways that young children, primarily boys, with early-emerging problems may follow. Findings from a number of studies, both epidemiological and high risk, suggest that the small subgroup of boys with multiple risk factors that include especially high levels of early hyperactivity and aggression, and high levels of negative parenting and family stress, are most likely to evidence continuing problems at school entry. Sociodemographic and neighborhood influences are also discussed, as are implications for future research and policy.
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- CAMPBELL, S. B., SHAW, D. S., & GILLIOM, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- ORCID
- SHAW, DANIEL S.
- Venue
- Development and Psychopathology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2000-09
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 467-488
- ISSN
- 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2198
- OpenAlex
- W2149804058
- Cited by
- 1,081
- References
- 92
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- U.S. Public Health Service (32735, 50907)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Keywords
- externalizing problems, toddlers, preschool children, aggression, negative parenting, family stress, developmental pathways, boys, school entry, sociodemographic risk factors, neighborhood effects
- MeSH terms
- Adjustment Disorders, Age Factors, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Time Factors
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