Citation

Klinteberg BA, Andersson T, Magnusson D, Stattin H. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1993; 15(4): 381-388.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0191-8869(93)90065-B

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Within a longitudinal project, possible implications of school age hyperactive behavior problems on later adjustment were studied. Teacher ratings of behavior at age 13 years with respect to Motor Restlessness and Concentration Difficulties, the sum of which used as an indicator of Hyperactive Behavior, were analyzed in relation to alcohol problems and violent offending from 15 to 25-26 years of age for a group of 540 male subjects. Hyperactive Behavior in childhood was found to be significantly related to subsequent alcohol problems as well as to later violent offending. In order to study the co-occurrence of these maladjustment problems, a configural frequency analysis was applied. Two significant `types' were found: one indicating that `high' childhood hyperactive behavior is closely linked to later alcohol problems and violent offending in the same individuals, the other supporting a frequent co-occurring of a pattern of `low' hyperactive behavior in childhood, no subsequent alcohol problems and no violent offending. The results support the hypothesis tested in the present study, and focus the interest on underlying mechanisms to which these maladjustment problems might be linked.