Schedule:
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Columbia A/B (Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC)
* noted as presenting author
Robert J. McMahon, PhD, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Dave S. Pasalich, PhD, Lecturer, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD, Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC
The Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group -, -, -, Multiple Affiliations, -, NC
BackgroundHarsh parental punishment and parental warmth have been associated with child and adolescent antisocial behavior; however, it is unclear whether the effect of these parenting practices on antisocial outcomes persists into adulthood. Prevention research examines the impact of interventions on such problematic outcomes. To illustrate, Pasalich et al. (2016) found that participation in the Fast Track (FT) intervention was associated with lower harsh parental punishment and higher parental warmth in early elementary school, which were associated with decreased conduct disorder (CD) symptoms and callous-unemotional traits, respectively, in early adolescence. Although the FT intervention reduced externalizing and internalizing psychopathology, substance use problems, and drug and violent crimes at age 25 (Dodge et al., 2015), research has yet to examine whether parenting practices in childhood mediate the effect of the intervention on the developmental progression of externalizing and antisocial outcomes through early adolescence and into adulthood. Thus, the present study aimed to test whether harsh parental punishment and parental warmth mediate the effect of the FT intervention on early adolescent CD symptoms and adult outcomes (i.e., externalizing psychopathology, antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), interpersonal violence, and violent and substance crimes). It is hypothesized that the relationship between the FT intervention and early adolescent and adult antisocial outcomes will be mediated by harsh parental punishment and parental warmth. Specifically, FT will be associated with lower harsh parental punishment and higher parental warmth, which in turn, will be associated with more positive early adolescent and adult outcomes.
Method and Results
Participants include the FT intervention and high-risk control samples (N = 891). Models using Mplus 8 (Muthén & Muthén, 2017) include parent warmth (grades 1-2), harsh parental punishment (grades 1-3), covariates, and FT condition as predictors; adolescent CD symptoms; and adult externalizing psychopathology, ASPD symptoms, interpersonal violence, and violent and substance crimes as endogenous outcome variables. Initial analyses find adequate fit to the data, χ2 (20) = 24.89, p = 0.21, CFI = 0.998, RMSEA = .017, and further latent variable growth models with this secondary data are ongoing.
Conclusions
Findings may provide support for interventions targeting parental warmth and discipline on the development of aggressive and externalizing symptoms, and inform developmental models of antisocial behavior in adolescence through adulthood.
Robert J. McMahon
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are the PIs on the Fast Track Project and have a publishing agreement with Guilford Publications, Inc. Royalties from that agreement will be donated to a professional organization.
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge,Greenberg, Lochman, and McMahon are the developers of the Fast Track curriculum and have publishing and royalty agreements with Guilford Publications, Inc.
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Dr. McMahon is a coauthor of Helping the Noncompliant Child and has a royalty agreement with Guilford Publications, Inc.
Channing-Bete, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are authors of the PATHS curriculum and donate all royalties from Channing-Bete, Inc. to a professional organization.
Kenneth A. Dodge
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are the PIs on the Fast Track Project and have a publishing agreement with Guilford Publications, Inc. Royalties from that agreement will be donated to a professional organization.
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, and McMahon are the developers of the Fast Track curriculum and have publishing and royalty agreements with Guilford Publications, Inc.
Channing-Bete, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are authors of the PATHS curriculum and donate all royalties from Channing-Bete, Inc. to a professional organization.
The Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group -
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are the PIs on the Fast Track Project and have a publishing agreement with Guilford Publications, Inc. Royalties from that agreement will be donated to a professional organization.
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, and McMahon are the developers of the Fast Track curriculum and have publishing and royalty agreements with Guilford Publications, Inc.
Guilford Publications, Inc.:
Dr. McMahon is a coauthor of Helping the Noncompliant Child and has a royalty agreement with Guilford Publications, Inc.
Channing-Bete, Inc.:
Drs. Bierman, Coie, Dodge, Greenberg, Lochman, McMahon, and Pinderhughes are authors of the PATHS curriculum and donate all royalties from Channing-Bete, Inc. to a professional organization.
Channing-Bete, Inc.:
Dr. Greenberg is a developer of the PATHS curriculum and has a separate royalty agreement with Channing-Bete, Inc.
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