Abstract
Method
The sample includes 2,592 Finnish males born in 1981 with information about stealing from both parents and teachers. Information
about psychiatric disorders, criminality, suicide attempts requiring hospital admission and completed suicides was gathered
from four different Finnish nationwide registries until the study participants were 25 years old.
about psychiatric disorders, criminality, suicide attempts requiring hospital admission and completed suicides was gathered
from four different Finnish nationwide registries until the study participants were 25 years old.
Results
One out of ten boys had stealing behavior during the previous 12 months. After adjusting for parental education level and
conduct problems or hyperactivity (i.e. potential confounds), stealing at eight independently predicted substance use and
antisocial personality disorders, and high level of crimes. Stealing was also associated with completed suicide or severe
suicide attempt requiring hospital admission. Comorbid stealing and frequent aggression had the strongest predictive association
with any psychiatric diagnosis, crime and completed suicide or severe suicide attempt, while stealing without aggression was
not associated with any of the negative outcomes.
conduct problems or hyperactivity (i.e. potential confounds), stealing at eight independently predicted substance use and
antisocial personality disorders, and high level of crimes. Stealing was also associated with completed suicide or severe
suicide attempt requiring hospital admission. Comorbid stealing and frequent aggression had the strongest predictive association
with any psychiatric diagnosis, crime and completed suicide or severe suicide attempt, while stealing without aggression was
not associated with any of the negative outcomes.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s00127-011-0455-8
- Authors
- André Sourander, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 1/Varia, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Sturla Fossum, Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
- John A. Rønning, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
- Henrik Elonheimo, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Terja Ristkari, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 1/Varia, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Kirsti Kumpulainen, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Tuula Tamminen, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- Jorma Piha, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 1/Varia, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Irma Moilanen, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Fredrik Almqvist, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Online ISSN 1433-9285
- Print ISSN 0933-7954