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Externalizing behaviour in children

Source: R/data.R
externalizing_behaviour.Rd

A subset of data from Keiley, Bates, Dodge, and Pettit (2000) measuring changes in externalizing behaviour in a sample of 45 children tracked from first through sixth grade.

Usage

externalizing_behaviour

Format

A person-period data frame with 270 rows and 5 columns:

id

Child ID.

time

Time of measurement.

externalizing_behaviour

Sum of scores on Achenbach's (1991) Child Behavior Checklist. Scores range from 0 to 68

female

Binary indicator for whether the adolescent is a female.

grade

Grade year.

Source

Keiley, M. K., Bates, J. E., Dodge, K. A., & Pettit, G. S. (2000). A cross-domain growth analysis: Externalizing and internalizing behavior during 8 years of childhood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 161–179. https://doi.org/10.1023%2Fa%3A1005122814723

References

Achenbach, T. M. (1991). Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist 4–18 and 1991 Profile. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont Press.