Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Mental and Physical Health.
National Research Centre for the Working Environment.
J Res Adolesc. 2016 Dec;26(4):991-1008. doi: 10.1111/jora.12252. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
This study aimed to examine the long-term prediction of well-being and internalizing symptoms from trajectories of externalizing behavior problems in 921 children from a population-based sample. We found that a high stable trajectory of externalizing behavior from infancy (age 1.5) to mid-adolescence (age 14.5) predicted lower scores on life satisfaction and flourishing for both girls and boys (age 18.5). The high stable trajectory also predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms in boys and anxiety symptoms in girls (age 18.5). The findings are noteworthy as they document how a person-oriented study of externalizing behavior problems starting in infancy can predict well-being and internalizing in late adolescence. The findings underline the importance of early health promotion and problem intervention efforts.
本研究旨在探讨 921 名基于人群样本的儿童中，从外化行为问题轨迹预测幸福感和内化症状的长期预测。我们发现，从婴儿期（1.5 岁）到青少年中期（14.5 岁），外化行为问题的高稳定轨迹预测了女孩和男孩（18.5 岁）的生活满意度和繁荣程度得分较低。高稳定轨迹也预测了男孩的抑郁症状和女孩的焦虑症状较高（18.5 岁）。这些发现值得注意，因为它们记录了从婴儿期开始的外向行为问题的个体研究如何预测青春期后期的幸福感和内化问题。这些发现强调了早期健康促进和问题干预努力的重要性。
