APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Distinct Pathways from Threat and Deprivation to Delinquency From Early Childhood to Adolescence: A Person-Centered Test of the Dimensional Model of Adversity and Psychopathology In the Millennium Cohort Study
- Yuhui Liu
University of Edinburgh - Monica Truelove-Hill
University of Edinburgh - Jasmin Wertz
University of Edinburgh - Ingrid Obsuth
University of Edinburgh
Abstract
This exploratory study tested DMAP using longitudinal data from 9,980 UK youth. Latent adversity classes from birth to age 11 predicted delinquency at 17 through emotional problems and executive functioning. Findings partially supported DMAP and identified targets for interventions aimed at strengthening cognition and emotion regulation to reduce delinquency.
