Linked head injury and conduct problem symptom pathways from early childhood to adolescence and their associated risks: evidence from the millennium cohort study
Linked head injury and conduct problem symptom pathways from early childhood to adolescence and their associated risks: evidence from the millennium cohort study
Conduct problems and head injuries increase the risk of delinquency and share a bidirectional association. However, how they link across development is unknown. The present study aimed to identify their linked developmental pathways and associated risk factors. Latent class analysis was modeled from Millennium Cohort Study data (n = 8,600) to identify linked pathways of conduct problem symptoms and head injuries. Head injuries were parent-reported from ages 3 to 14 and conduct problems from ages 3 to 17 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Multinomial logistic regression then identified various risk factors associated with pathway membership. Four distinct pathways were identified. Most participants displayed low-level conduct problem symptoms and head injuries (n = 6,422; 74.7%). Three groups were characterized by clinically relevant levels of conduct problem symptoms and high-risk head injuries in childhood (n = 1,422; 16.5%), adolescence (n = 567; 6.6%), or persistent across development (n = 189; 2.2%). These clinically relevant pathways were associated with negative maternal parenting styles. These findings demonstrate how pathways of conduct problem symptoms are uniquely linked with distinct head injury pathways. Suggestions for general preventative intervention targets include early maternal negative parenting styles. Pathway-specific interventions are also required targeting cumulative risk at different ecological levels.
Birth cohort, conduct problems, head injury, latent class analysis
Carr, Hannah Rae
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Brandt, Valerie
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Golm, Dennis
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Hall, James
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4 September 2023
Carr, Hannah Rae
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Brandt, Valerie
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Golm, Dennis
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Hall, James
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Carr, Hannah Rae, Brandt, Valerie, Golm, Dennis and Hall, James
(2023)
Linked head injury and conduct problem symptom pathways from early childhood to adolescence and their associated risks: evidence from the millennium cohort study.
Development and Psychopathology.
(doi:10.1017/S0954579423001062).
Abstract
Conduct problems and head injuries increase the risk of delinquency and share a bidirectional association. However, how they link across development is unknown. The present study aimed to identify their linked developmental pathways and associated risk factors. Latent class analysis was modeled from Millennium Cohort Study data (n = 8,600) to identify linked pathways of conduct problem symptoms and head injuries. Head injuries were parent-reported from ages 3 to 14 and conduct problems from ages 3 to 17 using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Multinomial logistic regression then identified various risk factors associated with pathway membership. Four distinct pathways were identified. Most participants displayed low-level conduct problem symptoms and head injuries (n = 6,422; 74.7%). Three groups were characterized by clinically relevant levels of conduct problem symptoms and high-risk head injuries in childhood (n = 1,422; 16.5%), adolescence (n = 567; 6.6%), or persistent across development (n = 189; 2.2%). These clinically relevant pathways were associated with negative maternal parenting styles. These findings demonstrate how pathways of conduct problem symptoms are uniquely linked with distinct head injury pathways. Suggestions for general preventative intervention targets include early maternal negative parenting styles. Pathway-specific interventions are also required targeting cumulative risk at different ecological levels.
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Accepted/In Press date: 3 August 2023
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Published date: 4 September 2023
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No funding was received toward this work, but HC has received PhD funding from the Economic and Social Research Council South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (Grant Number ES/P000673/1) and would like to thank them for the research opportunity. The authors report no competing interests.
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Birth cohort, conduct problems, head injury, latent class analysis
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