Misbehaving children suffer difficulties later in life
Misbehaving children suffer difficulties later in life
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Friday, 09, Jan 2009 12:31
Children who misbehave at school are more likely to experience difficulties during their adult lives, research suggests.
A study published on bmj.com today claims disruptive children can grow up suffering from a series of problems ranging from mental health to domestic and personal relationships to economic deprivation.
Severe behavioural problems in schools have steadily increased over the past 30 years, with around seven per cent of nine to 15-year-olds affected.
Researchers conducted a 40-year study, returning to question problematic teenagers once they reached middle-age.
The study showed participants who had severe or mild conduct problems in adolescence were more likely to leave school with no qualifications and go on to suffer a number of problems in adulthood including depression, divorce, and financial difficulties.
The authors of the report said their findings revealed disturbing new information about the social impact of behavioural problems.
Interestingly though, and unlike previous studies in the field, their conclusions showed most of the participants who were badly behaved at school did not have alcohol problems later in life.