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Maltreatment of boys and the development of disruptive and delinquent behavior

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STOUTHAMER–LOEBER, MAGDA, LOEBER, ROLF, HOMISH, D. LYNN, WEI, EVELYN·2001·Development and Psychopathology

Abstract

Data from a longitudinal, inner-city community sample were used to examine the prevalence of child maltreatment in males and to relate this to disruptive and delinquent child behavior. By age 18 years, almost one fourth of the families had been referred to Children and Youth Services (CYS). Investigation by the CYS resulted in substantiated maltreatment of 10% of the participants, mostly for physical abuse and neglect. Almost all maltreatment was perpetrated by people living in the same house as the victim. Maltreatment was related to the boys progressing on three pathways in disruptive and delinquent behavior: authority conflict pathway, overt pathway, and covert pathway. Two thirds of the victims showed authority conflict problems, and almost all of the maltreated boys displayed behaviors characteristic of the overt and covert pathways. Victims, compared to matched controls, were more likely to have engaged in behaviors characteristic of the authority conflict and the overt pathways but less strongly engaged in behaviors associated with the covert pathway. Victims were also more likely than controls to have a referral to juvenile court. Most of the CYS contact tended to precede or co-occur with onset of overt and covert problem behavior, but about half of the onset of authority conflict behaviors tended to precede contact with CYS.

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Authors
STOUTHAMER–LOEBER, M., LOEBER, R., HOMISH, D. L., & WEI, E.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2001-12
Volume
13
Issue
4
Pages
941-955
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W2162820817
Cited by
256
References
8
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Public Health Service (50778, 411018)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (411018)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
child abuse, boys, disruptive behavior, delinquency, physical abuse, child neglect, conflict of authority, juvenile court referrals, children and youth services, substantiated maltreatment, inner-city families
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child Abuse, Cross-Sectional Studies, Gender Identity, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Pennsylvania, Personality Assessment, Personality Development, Risk Factors, Urban Population, Violence, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

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