The protective effect of character maturity in child aggressive antisocial behavior

Autor: Sven Brändström, Henrik Anckarsäter, Björn Hofvander, Örjan Falk, Maria Råstam, Nóra Kerekes
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Male
Personality Inventory
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Neurodevelopment
Twins
Poison control
Comorbidity
Conduct disorder
Developmental psychology
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Psychiatry
Self-directedness
Prevalence
Cooperative Behavior
Child
media_common
Psychiatry
Human factors and ergonomics
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Maturity (psychological)
Aggression
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Child aggressive antisocial behavior
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Mental health
Female
Psychology
Personality
Character
lcsh:RC435-571
media_common.quotation_subject
Psykiatri
03 medical and health sciences
mental disorders
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Autistic Disorder
Temperament
Sweden
medicine.disease
030227 psychiatry
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Impulsive Behavior
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 76, Iss, Pp 129-137 (2017)
ISSN: 1532-8384
Popis: Background: Childhood aggressive antisocial behavior (CD) is one of the strongest predictors of mental health problems and criminal behavior in adulthood. The aims of this study were to describe personality profiles in children with CD, and to determine the strength of association between defined neurodevelopmental symptoms, dimensions of character maturity and CD. Methods: A sample of 1886 children with a close to equal distribution of age (9 or 12) and gender, enriched for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric problems were selected from the nationwide Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden. Their parents rated them according to the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory following a telephone interview during which information about the children's development and mental health was assessed with the Autism-Tics, AD/HD and other Comorbidities inventory. Result: Scores on the CD module significantly and positively correlated with scores on the Novelty Seeking temperament dimension and negatively with scores on character maturity (Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness). In the group of children with either neurodevelopmental or behavioral problems, the prevalence of low or very low character maturity was 50%, while when these two problems coexisted the prevalence of low or very low character maturity increased to 70%. Neurodevelopmental problems (such as: oppositional defiant disorder, symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder) and low scores on character maturity emerged as independently significant predictors of CD; in a multivariable model, only oppositional defiant symptoms and impulsivity significantly increased the risk for coexisting CD while a mature self-agency in a child (Self-Directedness) remained a significant protective factor. Conclusion: These results suggest that children's willpower, the capacity to achieve personally chosen goals may be an important protective factor – even in the presence of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric problems – against progressing into persistent negative outcomes, such as aggressive antisocial behaviors. Keywords: Character, Child aggressive antisocial behavior, Conduct disorder, Neurodevelopment, Mental health, Personality, Self-directedness
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