Effectiveness of early screening for externalizing problems: issues of screening accuracy and utility

Laura G Hill; John D Coie; John E Lochman; Mark T Greenberg

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.72.5.809

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Effectiveness of early screening for externalizing problems: issues of screening accuracy and utility

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Effectiveness of early screening for externalizing problems: issues of screening accuracy and utility

Laura G Hill, John D Coie, John E Lochman and Mark T Greenberg

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.72(5), pp.809-820

10/2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.72.5.809

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115686

PMCID: PMC3396205

PMID: 15482039

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Abstract

Juvenile Delinquency - prevention & control

Child Behavior Disorders - prevention & control

Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology

Humans

Adolescent

Mass Screening - standards

Female

Male

Surveys and Questionnaires

Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data

Mass Screening - methods

Accurate, early screening is a prerequisite for indicated interventions intended to prevent development of externalizing disorders and delinquent behaviors. Using the Fast Track longitudinal sample of 396 children drawn from high-risk environments, the authors varied assumptions about base rates and examined effects of multiple-time-point and multiple-rater screening procedures. The authors also considered the practical import of various levels of screening accuracy in terms of true and false positive rates and their potential costs and benefits. Additional research is needed to determine true costs and benefits of early screening. However, the results indicate that 1st grade single- and multiple-rater screening models effectively predicted externalizing behavior and delinquent outcomes in 4th and 5th grades and that early screening is justified.

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Title: Effectiveness of early screening for externalizing problems: issues of screening accuracy and utility
Creators: Laura G Hill - Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. laurahill@wsu.edu
John D Coie
John E Lochman
Mark T Greenberg
Publication Details: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.72(5), pp.809-820
Academic Unit: Office of the Provost
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R01 MH048043-14 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH050952 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH50953 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH048043 / NIMH NIH HHS K05 DA015226-01 / NIDA NIH HHS R18 MH050953 / NIMH NIH HHS K05MH00797 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH50952 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH48043 / NIMH NIH HHS K05MH01027 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH050951 / NIMH NIH HHS K05 DA015226 / NIDA NIH HHS R18 MH048043 / NIMH NIH HHS R18 MH50951 / NIMH NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900548325701842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article