Translating models of antisocial behavioral development into efficacious intervention policy to prevent adolescent violence

Dodge, Kenneth A.; McCourt, Sandra Nay

doi:10.1002/dev.20440

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“…The current findings also demonstrate that, as predicted by the cascade models for the development of problem behaviors (Dishion et al, 2010; Dodge & McCourt, 2010), selection of deviant friends in early adolescence is associated with learning and practicing deviancy training in later adolescent friendship interactions. Previous research also demonstrates considerable stability in deviant talk from age 13 to 18 (Dishion & Owen, 2002), a further indication that the effect of early friendship choices may have a critical and lasting impact on the patterns of relating within friendships that either perpetuate or inhibit deviant behaviors and normative deviant beliefs.…”

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Changing Friend Selection in Middle School: A Social Network Analysis of a Randomized Intervention Study Designed to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behavior

DeLay

Ryzin

et al. 2015

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Adolescent friendships that promote problem behavior are often chosen in middle school. The current study examines the unintended impact of a randomized school based intervention on the selection of friends in middle school, as well as on observations of deviant talk with friends five years later. Participants included 998 middle school students (526 boys and 472 girls) recruited at the onset of middle school (age 11-12 years) from three public middle schools participating in the Family Check-up model intervention. The current study focuses only on the effects of the SHAPe curriculum—one level of the Family Check-up model—on friendship choices. Participants nominated friends and completed measures of deviant peer affiliation. Approximately half of the sample (n=500) was randomly assigned to the intervention and the other half (n=498) comprised the control group within each school. The results indicate that the SHAPe curriculum affected friend selection within School 1, but not within Schools 2 or 3. The effects of friend selection in School 1 translated into reductions in observed deviancy training five years later (age 16-17 years). By coupling longitudinal social network analysis with a randomized intervention study the current findings provide initial evidence that a randomized public middle school intervention can disrupt the formation of deviant peer groups and diminish levels of adolescent deviance five years later.

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Changing Friend Selection in Middle School: A Social Network Analysis of a Randomized Intervention Study Designed to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behavior

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Ryzin

et al. 2015

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“…Greater attention must be paid to how information about the unfolding of genetic risk across adolescence, in conjunction with the environment, can be used to inform prevention and intervention. Although some investigators have begun to explore these questions (Albert et al, 2015; Brody et al, 2013; Dodge et al, 2013; Dodge and McCourt, 2010), this remains an important area for future study.…”

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Genetic influences on adolescent behavior

Dick

Adkins

Kuo

2016

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Adolescence is a transitional, developmental phase with marked shifts in behavior, particularly as related to risk-taking and experimentation. Genetic influences on adolescent behavior also show marked changes across this developmental period; in fact, adolescence showcases the dynamic nature of genetic influences on human behavior. Using the twin studies literature on alcohol use and misuse, we highlight several principles of genetic influence on adolescent behavior. We illustrate how genetic influences change (increase) across adolescence, as individuals have more freedom to express their predispositions and to shape their social worlds. We show how there are multiple genetic pathways to risk, and how the environment can moderate the importance of genetic predispositions. Finally, we review the literature aimed at identifying specific genes involved in adolescent behavior and understanding how identified genes impact adolescent outcomes. Ultimately, understanding how genetic predispositions combine with environmental influences to impact pathways of risk and resilience should be translated into improved prevention and intervention efforts; this remains a rich area for future research.

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“…Children with early-starting conduct problems exhibit elevated risk for persistent externalizing psychopathology in adulthood, including antisocial personality, alcohol, and substance use disorders (Moffitt, 1993; Dodge & McCourt, 2010; Jaffee, Strait, & Odgers, 2012). In turn, externalizing psychopathology leads to poor individual outcomes and substantial public costs.…”

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“…High-risk children typically enter school with a risk burden that crosses multiple domains. Early deficits in emotion regulation and behavioral control are exacerbated by dysfunctional parenting and other stressors in the home environment (Moffitt, 1993; Dodge & McCourt, 2010). Exposure to harsh parenting contributes to the child’s tendency to perceive benign social challenges as threatening and to respond with “reactive aggression” (Dodge, Bates, & Pettit, 1990).…”

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Can Genetics Predict Response to Complex Behavioral Interventions? Evidence from a Genetic Analysis of the Fast Track Randomized Control Trial

Albert¹,

Belsky²,

Crowley³

et al. 2015

J Policy Anal Manage

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Early interventions are a preferred method for addressing behavioral problems in high-risk children, but often have only modest effects. Identifying sources of variation in intervention effects can suggest means to improve efficiency. One potential source of such variation is the genome. We conducted a genetic analysis of the Fast Track Randomized Control Trial, a 10-year-long intervention to prevent high-risk kindergarteners from developing adult externalizing problems including substance abuse and antisocial behavior. We tested whether variants of the glucocorticoid receptor gene NR3C1 were associated with differences in response to the Fast Track intervention. We found that in European-American children, a variant of NR3C1 identified by the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs10482672 was associated with increased risk for externalizing psychopathology in control group children and decreased risk for externalizing psychopathology in intervention group children. Variation in NR3C1 measured in this study was not associated with differential intervention response in African-American children. We discuss implications for efforts to prevent externalizing problems in high-risk children and for public policy in the genomic era.

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Translating models of antisocial behavioral development into efficacious intervention policy to prevent adolescent violence

Cited by 30 publications

References 31 publications

Changing Friend Selection in Middle School: A Social Network Analysis of a Randomized Intervention Study Designed to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behavior

Changing Friend Selection in Middle School: A Social Network Analysis of a Randomized Intervention Study Designed to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behavior

Genetic influences on adolescent behavior

Can Genetics Predict Response to Complex Behavioral Interventions? Evidence from a Genetic Analysis of the Fast Track Randomized Control Trial

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