TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of Social-Emotional Needs and Trajectories of Aggression and Substance Use Among Middle School Boys
AU - Tan, Kevin
AU - Gorman-Smith, Deborah
AU - Schoeny, Michael
AU - Choi, Yoonsun
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful for the contributions of the originators of the Multisite Violence Prevention Project (MVPP), the talented and dedicated team that made this project possible. The members of the MVPP project include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA: Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Robin M. Ikeda, MD, MPH (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control); Emilie Phillips Smith, PhD (Penn State University); Le?Roy E. Reese, PhD (Morehouse School of Medicine); Duke University, Durham NC: David L. Rabiner, PhD; Shari Miller-Johnson, PhD; Donna-Marie Winn, PhD (University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill); Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD (Center for Child and Family Policy); Steven R. Asher, PhD (Department of Psychology and Neuroscience); University of Georgia, Athens GA: Arthur M. Horne, PhD (Department of Counseling and Human Development Services); Pamela Orpinas, PhD (Department of Health Promotion and Behavior); Roy Martin, PhD (Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology); William H. Quinn, PhD (Clemson University); University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL: Patrick H. Tolan, PhD (University of Virginia); Deborah Gorman-Smith, PhD (University of Chicago); David B. Henry, PhD; Franklin N. Gay, MPH (University of Chicago), Michael Schoeny, PhD (Rush University); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA: Albert D. Farrell, PhD; Aleta L Meyer, PhD (National Institute on Drug Abuse); Terri N. Sullivan, PhD; Kevin W. Allison, PhD (all Department of Psychology). The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by Grant No. U49CE001296 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Co-occurring social-emotional problems are associated with increased risk of aggression and substance use. However, few studies examine their configurational patterns. This study identifies patterns of co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning, and conduct problems among 2,632 urban boys at entry into sixth grade, and their related aggression and substance use trajectories through eighth grade. Latent class analysis revealed four patterns at school entry: “low-all,” “poor social skills,” “positive social skills,” and “high all.” Findings point to important variation in risk. Problem behaviors increased the least through middle school for the “low-all” pattern. The “positive social skills” pattern had an average increase, while the “poor social skills” pattern had higher levels of problem behaviors in sixth and seventh grade. The “high all” showed the fastest increase in problem behaviors and the highest levels in eighth grade. Discussion focuses on implications for a multi-tiered school-based system of supports for behavioral risk management.
AB - Co-occurring social-emotional problems are associated with increased risk of aggression and substance use. However, few studies examine their configurational patterns. This study identifies patterns of co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning, and conduct problems among 2,632 urban boys at entry into sixth grade, and their related aggression and substance use trajectories through eighth grade. Latent class analysis revealed four patterns at school entry: “low-all,” “poor social skills,” “positive social skills,” and “high all.” Findings point to important variation in risk. Problem behaviors increased the least through middle school for the “low-all” pattern. The “positive social skills” pattern had an average increase, while the “poor social skills” pattern had higher levels of problem behaviors in sixth and seventh grade. The “high all” showed the fastest increase in problem behaviors and the highest levels in eighth grade. Discussion focuses on implications for a multi-tiered school-based system of supports for behavioral risk management.
KW - aggression
KW - middle school
KW - social competence
KW - substance use/alcohol and drug use
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U2 - 10.1177/0272431618812740
DO - 10.1177/0272431618812740
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059060720
SN - 0272-4316
VL - 39
SP - 1217
EP - 1243
JO - Journal of Early Adolescence
JF - Journal of Early Adolescence
IS - 9
ER -