![]() Indeed, the idea that there may be variations in the links between neurocognitive functioning and various forms of ASB had been raised well over 60 years ago, when it was proposed IQ levels may influence the type of delinquent behaviors youths primarily engage in. One approach to understanding causes and correlates of ASB has involved the assessment of neurocognition. ![]() They also suggest that youth who engage in different levels of physical aggression or theft behaviors may require different preventive and corrective interventions.Īdolescent antisocial behavior (ASB) affects society in a wide and penetrating manner the victimization and distress to individuals, impairment of life opportunities and cost burden to society is staggering. These differences emphasize the importance of examining specific CD behaviors to better understand their neurodevelopmental mechanisms. Symptoms of ADHD accounted for part of the neurocognitive test links with physical aggression but did not account for the associations with theft. However, inductive reasoning was negatively associated with increases in theft across adolescence. Results indicated that verbal abilities were negatively related to physical aggression while they were positively associated with theft. The links between neurocognition and the growth parameters of physical aggression and theft were adjusted for ADHD symptoms at ages 11 and 15 (parent, child and teacher reports). Seven neurocognitive tests at age 20 were regressed on the growth parameters of physical aggression and theft. The development of self-reported physical aggression and theft, from age 11 to 17 years, was studied in a prospective at-risk male cohort via a dual process latent growth curve model. The specificity of these links needs further examination because attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) links to both physical aggression and neurocognitive variation. Specifically, physical aggression has consistently been found to be negatively related to neurocognitive abilities, whereas theft has been shown to be either positively or not related to neurocognition. There is growing evidence that among the different conduct disorder (CD) behaviors, physical aggression, but not theft, links to low neurocognitive abilities.
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