Childhood Aggression, Withdrawal and Likeability, and the Use of Health Care Later: A Longitudinal Study Caroline E. Temcheff, Lisa A. Serbin, Alexa Martin-Storey, Dale M. Stack, Paul Hastings (Affiliate in Psychology), Jane Ledingham and Alex E. Schwartzman
While literature suggests that early patterns of aggressive
behavior in both girls and boys are predictive of a variety
of health risks in adulthood, a longitudinal
examination of the predictive links between
childhood aggression, negative physical health
outcomes in adulthood and overall use of health care
has not been done. This study investigates the use of
health care and a variety of physical health
outcomes in adulthood in order to extend the current body
of knowledge regarding the long-term negative sequelae
of childhood aggression.
Paul Hastings received his degree from the University of Toronto.
His research focuses on the impact of stressors on child and
adolescent well-being, and the effects of poverty on
physiological reactivity, regulation and development of mental
and physical health problems.
