Hyperactive and Aggressive Girls Have Long Term Risks
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
A new study was just published which documents that girls who have hyperactivity and aggression in childhood are much more likely to have significant problems in adult life. These problems include: getting into abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, lack of job prospects and underperforming at school.
This is a particularly powerful study - as it was ‘longitudinal’. This means that the researchers started to observe these girls when they were 6 years old, and then followed up with them until they were 21 years old. This gives great, long term data.
The researchers conclude that girls with hyperactivity and physical aggression (fighting, bullying, kicking, biting or hitting) should be targeted by more intensive treatment programs in childhood - in an attempt to prevent the longer term risks.
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