Byrd, Amy L.
(2011)
Understanding Desisting and Persisting Forms of Delinquency: The Unique Contributions of Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Interpersonal Callousness.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The current study examined whether childhood and adolescent symptoms of conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and interpersonal callousness (IC) distinguish boys who will exhibit persisting versus desisting patterns of delinquent behavior from adolescence into early adulthood. The sample consisted of an ethnically diverse group of 503 boys who were repeatedly assessed from ages 6 to 25. In childhood, univariate analyses indicated that CD and IC symptoms were higher among boys whose delinquent behavior persisted from adolescence into adulthood relative to those boys whose delinquency desisted across time and non-delinquents. However, after controlling for the overlap between symptoms of ADHD, ODD, CD and IC in childhood, only CD symptoms differentiated persisters from non-delinquents. In adolescence, univariate analyses indicated that ODD, CD, and IC symptoms were higher in persisters relative to both desisters and non-delinquents, while elevated ADHD symptoms only distinguished persisters from non-delinquents. In multivariate analyses controlling for the co-occurrence ADHD, ODD, CD and IC symptoms in adolescence, associations between CD and IC symptoms and delinquency group membership remained significant such that CD and IC symptoms were higher in persisters relative to both desisters and non-delinquents. Moreover, these significant relations held even after controlling for ADHD, ODD, CD and IC symptoms in childhood. Taken together, this indicates that the boys with elevated levels of CD and IC symptoms are at risk for exhibiting a pattern of delinquent behavior that persists from adolescence into early adulthood.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
27 January 2011 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
20 October 2010 |
| Approval Date: |
27 January 2011 |
| Submission Date: |
31 October 2010 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
interpersonal callousness; oppositional defiant disorder; delinquency desistance/persistence; longitudinal; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; conduct disorder |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-10312010-123339/, etd-10312010-123339 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:03 |
| Last Modified: |
19 Dec 2016 14:37 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9548 |
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