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. 2023 Jan 4;13(1):46.
doi: 10.3390/bs13010046.

Assessing Patterns of Anti-Social and Risky Behaviour in the Millennium Cohort Study-What Are the Roles of SES (Socio-Economic Status), Cognitive Ability and Personality?

Michael O'Connell  1
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Assessing Patterns of Anti-Social and Risky Behaviour in the Millennium Cohort Study-What Are the Roles of SES (Socio-Economic Status), Cognitive Ability and Personality?

Michael O'Connell. Behav Sci (Basel). .

Abstract

Data from the Millennium Cohort Study (UK) were examined to assess the correlates of anti-social and risky behaviour among adolescents. Over 10,000 seventeen-year-olds were asked about their participation in anti-social or risky behaviours. For SES (socio-economic status), the survey's details around household income, and the educational attainment and occupational status of respondents' parents were used. A latent measure was extracted from assessments of cognitive ability. Personality measures-the 'Big Five'-were included, as was a composite measure of hyperactivity. SES and cognitive ability were very weakly associated with anti-social and risky behaviour, while personality measures, and hyperactivity were more strongly linked. Hyperactivity, Agreeableness and Extraversion were the most important measures linked to a measure of anti-social and risky activities (ASRA) and its subscales.

Keywords: SES; adolescents; anti-social behaviour; cognitive ability; hyperactivity; personality measures.

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