@article{ref1,
title="The relationship of impulsivity-inattention and verbal ability to overt and covert antisocial behaviors in children",
journal="Journal of youth and adolescence",
year="2012",
author="McEachern, Amber D. and Snyder, James",
volume="41",
number="8",
pages="984-994",
abstract="Research has linked many risk factors in childhood and early adolescence to antisocial behaviors in later adolescence and early adulthood; however, less attention has focused on the interaction among factors in the prediction of distinct forms of antisocial behaviors. This study investigated the additive and synergistic association of inattention-impulsivity and verbal ability with overt and covert antisocial behaviors using a high risk community sample of 270 (49.8% female) children. Multiple regression analyses indicated kindergarten inattention-impulsivity was significantly related to overt and covert antisocial behaviors and the interaction of inattention-impulsivity and verbal ability significantly predicted covert but not overt antisocial behaviors during kindergarten and first grade. Kindergarten verbal ability did not buffer the association of impulsivity-inattention with covert antisocial behavior; rather higher verbal ability was associated with increased risk for covert antisocial behavior in the presence of high levels of impulsivity-inattention. The association of inattention-impulsivity with higher levels of overt and covert antisocial behavior begins during childhood, and may set off developmental trajectories associated with the acceleration of antisocial behavior in adolescence. KW: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2891",
doi="10.1007/s10964-011-9710-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-011-9710-2"
}