Longitudinal development of antisocial behaviors in young and early adolescent Puerto Rican children at two sites.
OBJECTIVE
This report provides descriptive longitudinal findings over three waves of a study designed to assess the development of antisocial behaviors in young and early adolescent Puerto Rican children at two sites.


METHODS
Through the use of standard assessment measures, representative samples of Puerto Rican children of both genders 5 to 13 years of age and their adult caretakers were interviewed at two sites: the South Bronx in New York City (n = 1,138) and the Standard Metropolitan Areas in Puerto Rico (n = 1,353; N = 2,491).


RESULTS
Although no differences in prevalence between the two sites were apparent at baseline, analyses of the longitudinal data show that site differences emerge over time, with a decrease in risk of antisocial behavior over time in the Standard Metropolitan Areas relative to the Bronx.


CONCLUSIONS
The decreased risk of these disorders in the Standard Metropolitan Areas corroborates the low rates in Puerto Rico reported in previous research. Future analyses of these data are needed to identify the risk and protective factors associated with this difference.
Bird
Hector R
HR
Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.. Electronic address: birdh@childpsych.columbia.edu.
Shrout
Patrick E
PE
Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Davies
Mark
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Canino
Glorisa
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Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Duarte
Cristiane S
CS
Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Shen
S A
SA
Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
Loeber
Rolf
R
Drs. Bird, Duarte, and Shen and Mr. Davies (retired) are with the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. Shrout is with the Department of Psychology at New York University; Dr. Canino is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; and Dr. Loeber is with the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires