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Note re Authorship.

 This study was completed jointly by the authors and this is reflected in the alphabetical listing of names. The authors were assisted with aspects of the statistical analysis by Teresa Brannick and Suzanne Guerin.

Anne Cleary, Department of Sociology, University College Dublin.
Michael Fitzgerald, Department of Child Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin.
Elizabeth Nixon, The Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin.

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Contents

◊ Note re Authorship

◊ Acknowledgements

◊ Executive Summary

◊ Chapter 1: Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Phase One of the Study
• 1.3 Phase Two: A Ten Year Follow-up of Children and their Families
• 1.3.1 Aims of the Study
• 1.4 Outline of the Report

◊ Chapter 2: Methodology

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Ten Year Follow-up of Children and their Families: Aims of the Study
• 2.3 Research Design
• 2.4 Method of Data Collection
• 2.5 Research Instruments
• 2.6 Pilot Interviews
• 2.7 Locating the Sample
• 2.8 Fieldwork
• 2.8.1 Response Rate
• 2.8.2 Respondents and Non-Respondents
• 2.9 Statistical Analysis
• 2.10 Summary

◊ Chapter 3: Risk and Protection for children

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Risk and Resilience
• 3.3 Factors influencing the Child's Development
• 3.3.1 Age and Gender
• 3.3.2 Psychological Health & Well-being in Childhood
• 3.3.3 Family background and experiences
• 3.3.4 Economic Factors
• 3.3.5 Educational success or failure
• 3.4 Summary

◊ Chapter 4: Social and Psychological development

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Educational attainment and experiences
• 4.3 Employment and work experiences
• 4.4 Psychological Health Status
• 4.4.1 Present symptomatology
• 4.5 Suicide Ideation and Behaviour
• 4.6 Self-esteem and Locus of Control
• 4.7 Support Systems and Networks
• 4.7.1 Religion
• 4.8 Contact with the Law
• 4.9 Life Events & Life Satisfaction
• 4.10 Family Background and experiences
• 4.10.1 Socio-Economic Background of the Family
• 4.10.2 Financial circumstances of the family
• 4.10.3 Parental Mental Health
• 4.10.5 Marital relationship, parenting roles and support systems
• 4.10.4 Respondents' relationship with parents
• 4.11 Summary

◊ Chapter 5: Health and Behaviour in Childhoods

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Psychiatric Diagnosis
• 5.2.1 Education, Employment & Socio-economic Status
• 5.2.2 Social Supports & Networks
• 5.2.3 Psychological Health
• 5.2.4 Self-Esteem & Locus of Control
• 5.2.5 Family Background & Experiences
• 5.2.6 Contact with the Law
• 5.3 Behavioural Deviancy
• 5.3.1 Education, Employment & Socio-economic Status
• 5.3.2 Social Supports & Networks
• 5.3.3 Psychological Health
• 5.3.4 Self-esteem & Locus of Control
• 5.3.5 Family Background & Experiences
• 5.3.6 Contact with the Law
• 5.4 Summary

◊ Chapter 6: Educational Attainment

• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Educational Attainment: Descriptive Variables
• 6.2.1 Personal factors
• 6.2.2 Employment
• 6.2.3 Psychological Health Status in Phase Two
• 6.2.4 Contact with the Law
• 6.3 Childhood Characteristics and Educational Outcome
• 6.3.1 Respondents' Psychological Health and Behavioural Status
• 6.3.2 Intellectual Capacity (IQ score)
• 6.3.3 Mother's Diagnosis
• 6.3.4 Socio-economic Background
• 6.4 A Predictive Model of Educational Attainment.
• 6.4.1 Loglinear Saturated Model
• 6.4.2 Loglinear Unsaturated Model
• 6.5 Summary

◊ Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusions

• 7.1 Social Development and Family Background
• 7.2 Health and Well-Being
• 7.3 Maternal Health & Child Well-being
• 7.4 Childhood Behavioural Problems
• 7.5 Behavioural Deviance, Economic Disadvantage and Educational Outcome
• 7.6 Conclusions

◊ References

◊ Appendix 1

- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Diagnoses (SCID)
- Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI)
- Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale
- Arizona Social Support Interview Schedule (ASSIS)
- Locus of Control

◊ Appendix 2

- Frequency of SCID Diagnostic Categories

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