Publications [#253390] of Terrie E. Moffitt

Journal Articles

1. Moffitt, TE; Caspi, A (2001). Childhood predictors differentiate life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial pathways among males and females.. Development and psychopathology, 13(2), 355-375. [11393651], [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/18)

   Abstract:
   This article reports a comparison on childhood risk factors of males and females exhibiting childhood-onset and adolescent-onset antisocial behavior, using data from the Dunedin longitudinal study. Childhood-onset delinquents had childhoods of inadequate parenting, neurocognitive problems, and temperament and behavior problems, whereas adolescent-onset delinquents did not have these pathological backgrounds. Sex comparisons showed a male-to-female ratio of 10:1 for childhood-onset delinquency but a sex ratio of only 1.5:1 for adolescence-onset delinquency. Showing the same pattern as males, childhood-onset females had high-risk backgrounds but adolescent-onset females did not. These findings are consistent with core predictions from the taxonomic theory of life-course persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behavior.