title: Prediction of behavioral problems in Chilean schoolchildren.
abstract: Five hundred and thirty five Chilean schoolchildren were evaluated with a test-retest procedure using teacher and parent questionnaires in first and sixth grade, respectively, and a measure of self-esteem in sixth grade. According to teachers' ratings, disobedience/aggression, shyness and hyperactivity persisted. Cross-predictions were found: disobedience/aggression increased the risk of cognitive/concentration problems, which predicted emotional immaturity, while hyperactivity predicted disobedience/aggression. Teacher's global opinion of poor achievement predicted cognitive/concentration problems, and poor conduct predicted hyperactivity. Behavioral problems rated by parents in first grade predicted their persistence. Detection of problems in first grade predicts sixth grade outcomes, providing information for implementing preventive interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Chile, Camino San Antonio 18, Depto.121, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. torbarra@rdc.cl
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de la Barra
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Toledo
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002657:Child Development; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment
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