Fergusson D M, Horwood L J, Lynskey M
Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1994 Sep;35(6):1123-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb01813.x.
This paper examines the life history of a small group of adolescents (3%) who were identified during the course of a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of New Zealand children as displaying multiple problem behaviours at the age of 15 years. This group was characterised by conduct disorder, police contact, substance abuse behaviours, early onset sexual activity, suicidal ideation, mood disorders and lowered self esteem. Statistical biographies of this group of young people showed that many were the offspring of seriously disadvantaged, dysfunctional and disorganised home environments. The implications of these findings for the understanding and treatment of multiple problem behaviours in adolescence are discussed.
本文考察了一小群青少年（占3%）的生活经历，这些青少年是在对新西兰儿童出生队列进行纵向研究的过程中被确定的，他们在15岁时表现出多种问题行为。这一群体的特征包括品行障碍、与警方接触、药物滥用行为、过早开始性行为、自杀意念、情绪障碍和自尊心低落。对这群年轻人的统计传记显示，许多人是严重弱势、功能失调和无组织的家庭环境的后代。本文讨论了这些发现对理解和治疗青少年多种问题行为的意义。
