Differences and Similarities in Predictors of Externalizing Behavior Problems Between Boys and Girls: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Habersaat, Stéphanie; Boonmann, Cyril; Schmeck, Klaus; Stéphan, Philippe; Francescotti, Eric; Fegert, Jörg M.; Perler, Christian; Gasser, Jacques; Schmid, Marc; Urben, Sébastien

doi:10.1177/0093854818800364

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“…The current findings support this notion and suggest that challenges of being born to teen mothers can manifest as elevated externalizing behavior problems for girls and boys. This finding echoes prior studies ( Habersaat et al 2018 ) advocating for the need to more clearly study and create clinical practice strategies to attend to externalizing behavior in girls, who have been overlooked due to relatively lower prevalence rates compared to boys.…”

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Externalizing Behavior Problems in Offspring of Teen Mothers: A Meta-Analysis

Lee

Jeong

Yuan

et al. 2020

J Youth Adolescence

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Young maternal age at birth has been consistently recognized as a factor contributing to externalizing behavior. However, estimates of the magnitude of this association across existing studies are inconsistent. Such inconsistencies cloud the interpretation of the literature and highlight the need for a systematic synthesis of existing empirical evidence. Further, the roles of possible moderators in the association remain to be revealed. Moderation analyses will enhance the field’s capacity to evaluate needs and locate a subgroup of children born to teen mothers with particularly heightened vulnerabilities. To address these gaps, the present study had two primary aims. First, a meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the magnitude of the association between being born to young mothers and children’s externalizing behavior across existing studies. Second, moderation meta-analyses were conducted to evaluate whether the influence of being born to teen mothers on children’s externalizing behavior is stronger during specific developmental periods, for a specific gender, for a specific race, or across contexts with varying teen pregnancy rates at a societal level. The current study followed the PRISMA guidelines. The search utilized multiple electronic databases including Web of Science, ProQuest, PubMed, and Ovid MEDLINE through July 2019. Standardized mean difference, Cohen’s d , was used as a summary estimate of effect size. A random-effects model was conducted. Moderating effects were evaluated. Twenty-one effect sizes from 18 independent samples ( n = 133,585) were included in the meta-analysis. The main meta-analysis and sensitivity analysis suggested a small yet robust association between teenage motherhood and children’s externalizing behavior problems. The relevant moderation analyses detected no statistically significant moderating effect for a specific gender, for racial and ethnic minority groups, during a specific developmental period, or across varying contexts. The current meta-analysis findings suggest that the impact of young maternal age on children’s externalizing behavior is small, yet independent. Further, such impacts of young maternal age were similar for girls and boys, in different racial and ethnic groups, across developmental periods, and across different contexts with varying teen pregnancy rates. Prevention efforts seeking to curb the emergence of youth’s externalizing behavior should focus on parenting teens, regardless of their child’s gender, race, age, or contexts. Further, the current findings suggest that prevention strategies for this specific group may benefit from a hybrid approach that combines universal, selective, and indicated prevention strategies.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Externalizing Behavior Problems in Offspring of Teen Mothers: A Meta-Analysis

Lee

Jeong

Yuan

et al. 2020

J Youth Adolescence

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“…boys are more encouraged to externalize them [34]. Additionally, both of the first model and the second model showed that standardized total effect of self-efficacy on behavior problems was the largest, which demonstrated that self-efficacy played an important role in the occurrence and development of behavior problems in 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors in treatment period.…”

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The effects of self-efficacy and social support on behavior problems in 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors

Liu

Huang

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Objective To explore the influence factors of behavior problems of 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors in the treatment period, as well as the mediating effects of social support self-efficacy and post-traumatic growth. Methods From May 2019 to October 2019, 160 children with malignant tumors during the treatment were selected through convenience sampling method, and were investigated via the General Self-Efficacy Scale, Social Support Questionnaire, Post-Traumatic Growth Scale and Conners’ Parent Symptom Questionnaire. Structural equation model was established on the basis of survey results. Results The total detection rate of behavior problems in 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors was 10.6%. The structural equation models indicated that boys had more behavior problems than girls, self-efficacy, social support and post-traumatic growth can directly affect the behavior problems of 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors in the treatment period, and the standardized total effect of self-efficacy in both of the first model and the second model was the largest. Self-efficacy is also able to indirectly and negatively predict the behavior problems based on social support or post-traumatic growth. Social support can directly affect behavior problems or indirectly predict behavior problems through self-efficacy and post-traumatic growth. After 2000 bootstrap tests, the mediating effects of social support self-efficacy and post-traumatic growth were confirmed. Conclusion Reduced total detection rate of behavior problems suggests that targeted interventions in recent years may be effective. Interventions focused on improving self-efficacy, social support and post-traumatic growth may lessen behavior problems of children with malignant tumors in the treatment period.

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“…A recent review with children in foster care and residential settings (group homes and residential treatment) examined the variables associated with particular behavioral development paths (Lee & Holmes, 2021). Among the factors that have been identified as predictors of worst mental health outcomes for children in child welfare is older age (Symanzik et al, 2019;Wade et al, 2018), gender (in boys or girls depending on the type of mental health problems) (Habersaat et al, 2018;Hussey & Guo, 2002), placement instability (Bell et al, 2015;Eltink et al, 2018;Konijn et al, 2019;Villodas et al, 2016), previous history of maltreatment (Yoon, 2017), and family background (Attar-Schwartz et al, 2017;Yoon, 2017). Proctor et al (2010) found that positive trajectories were associated with early child cognitive ability and social competence, long-term caregiver stability, and low frequency of physical abuse in middle childhood and adolescence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Changes in Mental Health of Children and Young People in Residential Care: Outcomes and Associated Factors

González‐García

Vassiliadis

Manso

et al. 2023

Psychosocial Intervention

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Several studies have evidenced that children in out-of-home care (OOHC), including foster family care and residential care, reveal high levels of mental health disorders (ranging from 40% to 88%). This study examines the outcomes in mental health reported by key residential workers in a group of children and youth (N = 492) between 8-17 years old who were in residential child care (RCC) in Spain. The research also aims to explore the relationship between mental health outcomes and the provision of mental health services (i.e., receiving any mental health treatment) as well as the influence of child, family, and placement factors. The design of this study includes two measures: a baseline (T1) and a follow-up two years later (T2). The results indicated that 29.9% of young people enjoyed sustained mental health; 26% meaningful improvement in their mental health; 23.5% meaningful deterioration; and the remaining 20.5% showed no meaningful change. One of the main findings was that receiving mental health treatment had a significant impact on mental health outcomes. It is crucial to establish protocols and systematic detection tools to assess mental health and ensure detection and referral to proper treatment.

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Differences and Similarities in Predictors of Externalizing Behavior Problems Between Boys and Girls: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Cited by 13 publications

References 63 publications

Externalizing Behavior Problems in Offspring of Teen Mothers: A Meta-Analysis

Externalizing Behavior Problems in Offspring of Teen Mothers: A Meta-Analysis

The effects of self-efficacy and social support on behavior problems in 8~18 years old children with malignant tumors

Changes in Mental Health of Children and Young People in Residential Care: Outcomes and Associated Factors

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