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Developmental Trajectory Modeling: A View from Developmental Psychopathology

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  • Barbara Maughan

    (UK Medical Research Council; Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom.)

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Since its introduction just over a decade ago, developmental trajectory modeling has had a major impact in studies of childhood behavior problems as well as in studies of crime. This article explores some of the issues it raises from the perspective of developmental psychopathology. First, it notes debates over categorical versus dimensional approaches to the conceptualization and analysis of behavior and argues that in the current state of knowledge, much can be gained from exploring each. Second, it highlights heterogeneity in the behavioral manifestations of antisocial traits in childhood and suggests that trajectory modeling could productively be used to track trajectories in these differing aspects of child behavior problems. Third, it argues that though trajectories are typically analyzed in relation to age, a developmental approach requires that researchers “unpack†these associations to uncover the other aspects of development—biological, psychological, or social— that underlie the age trends they observe.

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  • Barbara Maughan, 2005. "Developmental Trajectory Modeling: A View from Developmental Psychopathology," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 602(1), pages 118-130, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:602:y:2005:i:1:p:118-130
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716205281067
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    1. Robert J. Sampson & John H. Laub, 2005. "A Life-Course View of the Development of Crime," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 602(1), pages 12-45, November.
    2. Daniel S. Nagin & Richard E. Tremblay, 2005. "What Has Been Learned from Group-Based Trajectory Modeling? Examples from Physical Aggression and Other Problem Behaviors," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 602(1), pages 82-117, November.
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