Citation

Keenan K, Shaw D, Delliquadri E, Giovannelli J, Walsh B. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 1998; 26(6): 441-452.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

9915651

Abstract

Evidence of the continuity of early problem behaviors in young girls and boys was examined developmentally. Data were gathered on 104 mother-child dyads from low-income families when children were between 1 and 5 years of age. Difficult temperament, aggression, and noncompliance from 12 to 24 months, and externalizing and internalizing problems at 36 and 60 months, were assessed. The results provide evidence for the continuity of early behavioral and emotional problems and support for the early differentiation between internalizing and externalizing problems. Implications of the current findings for prevention efforts are presented.

Language: en