Poverty and behavior problems trajectories from 1.5 to 8 years of age: Is the gap widening between poor and non-poor children?

Conclusion Poverty predicted higher levels of behavior problems between 1.5 and 8 years of age. The difference between poor and non-poor children was stable over time for physical aggression, but increased with age for hyperactivity and opposition. Attrition among poor children did not compromise the validity of results.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00127-016-1252-1

Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - June 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research