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Aims: (1) To compare the prevalence of adverse outcomes in adulthood between a clinic cohort and a matched sample from the general population; (2) To examine the associations between adolescent antisocial behaviour and adverse outcomes in adulthood; (3) To identify subgroups of male and female offenders with distinct features of offending, and to examine the long-term continuity of offending in the subgroups, and; (4) To identify long-term offending trajectories and examine the relationship between these offending trajectories and concurrent problems in other areas. Method: Participants were part of a longitudinal study of adolescents who were treated at a substance misuse clinic during two periods: 1968-1971 (Cohort 1; 1992 participants), and 1980-1984 (Cohort 2; 1576 participants). The same number of individuals were randomly selected from the general population and matched to the clinic cohorts. Baseline data was extracted from archival data, and participants were followed to 2002 through multiple national registers. Results: Individuals from cohort 1 were at increased risk of several adverse outcomes in adult life when compared to the matched sample. Additionally, adolescent antisocial behaviour increased the risk of adversity in multiple domains up to age 50 in cohort 1. Several subgroups of offenders could be identified in adolescence and again in adulthood in cohort 1, and considerable continuity in offending was shown among several subgroups. Individuals with high levels of violent and non-violent offending in adulthood also demonstrated high levels of substance-related crimes. Multiple longterm offending trajectories were identified in cohort 2 and in the matched sample. Cohort 2 showed less desistance in offending than the matched sample, and trajectories with the highest offending rates displayed the highest rates of concurrent problems. Both sex differences and similarities were demonstrated in all studies; larger differences in outcomes were found between women in cohort 1 and women in the matched ... |
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I. Hodgins, S., Larm, P., Molero-Samuleson, Y., Tengström, A., & Larsson, A. (2009). Multiple adverse outcomes over 30 years following adolescent substance misuse treatment. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 119, 484-493. ::doi::10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01327.x ::pmid::19207133 ::isi::000266169700009; II. Molero Samuelson, Y., Hodgins, S., Larsson, A., Larm, P., & Tengström, A. (2010). Adolescent antisocial behavior as predictor of adverse outcomes to age 50: A follow-up study of 1,947 individuals. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 37, 158-174. ::doi::10.1177/0093854809350902 ::isi::000273247100002; III. Molero, Y., Larsson, A., Larm, P., Eklund, J., & Tengström, A. Violent, nonviolent, and substance-related offending over the life course in a cohort of males and females treated for substance misuse as youths. Aggressive Behaviour. ::doi::10.1002/ab.20392 ::pmid::21484815 ::isi::000291544600005; IV. Molero, Y., Larsson, A., Tengström, A., & Eklund, J. Long-term offending trajectories in males and females and their associations with multiple problems. [Submitted]; http://hdl.handle.net/10616/40421 |