Developmental origins of early antisocial behavior
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Susan D. Calkins, Professor (Creator)
- Susan P. Keane, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Early antisocial behavior has its origins in childhood behavior problems, particularly those characterized by aggressive
and destructive behavior. Deficits in self-regulation across multiple domains of functioning, from the physiological to
the cognitive, are associated with early behavior problems, and may place children at greater risk for the development of
later antisocial behavior. Data are presented from a longitudinal study of early self-regulation and behavior problems,
the RIGHT Track Research Project, demonstrating that children at greatest risk for early and persistent problem
behavior display patterns of physiological and emotional regulation deficits early in life. Parenting behavior and
functioning have also been examined as predictors of trajectories of early problem behavior, and some data support
the interaction of parenting and self-regulation as significant predictors of patterns of problematic behavior and
ongoing problems with the regulation of affect. Peer relationships also affect and are affected by early self-regulation
skills, and both may play a role in academic performance and subsequent school success. These data provide evidence that
the social contexts of early family and peer relationships are important moderators of the more proximal mechanism of
self-regulation, and both types of processes, social and biobehavioral, are likely implicated in early antisocial tendencies.
Implications of these findings on self-regulation and early behavior problems are discussed in terms of future research and
treatment approaches.
Developmental origins of early antisocial behavior
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Development and Psychopathology, 21(4), 1095-1109
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- antisocial behavior, aggressive behavior, destructive behavior, self-regulation, behavior problems, peer relationships, parenting