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The development of behavior problems among disabled and non-disabled children in England

Fauth, Rebecca C., Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400 and Parsons, Samantha (2017) The development of behavior problems among disabled and non-disabled children in England. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 52. pp. 46-58. ISSN 0193-3973

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.appdev.2017.06.008

Abstract

This study identifies the incidence and development of disabled children’s problem behaviors (i.e., conduct, peer, hyperactivity, and emotional problems) during the early years. Using the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative UK study, and a measure of disability anchored in the UK legal definition, we estimate growth curve models tracking behavior problems from ages 3 to 7. We examine whether disabled girls’ and boys’ behavior differs from their non-disabled peers, and whether it converges with or diverges from them over time. We investigate whether parenting and the home environment moderate associations between disability and behavior. We show that disabled children exhibit more behavior problems than non-disabled children at age 3, and their trajectories from ages 3 to 7 do not converge. Rather, disabled children, particularly boys, show increasing gaps in peer problems, hyperactivity, and emotional problems over time. We find little evidence that parenting moderates these associations.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-appli...
Additional Information: © 2017 The Authors © CC BY 4.0
Divisions: Social Policy
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2017 13:53
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2024 00:42
Projects: ES/K00302X/1
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82634

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