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Research conducted by a public health scholar at the University of Alberta (Canada) found that people who exhibited bad behavior during adolescence were more likely to develop problems as adults. The conclusion comes after Ian Colman analyzed data from a long-term behavioral study.

"The group of subjects has been followed all of their lives through questionnaires and interviews...Of the 3,500 subjects... about 29 percent exhibited some form of behavioral problems [as teenagers], such as disobedience in class, skipping class...."

When those same subjects were interviewed later in life, Colman found that people who'd had even mild issues were experiencing trouble as adults, including unwanted pregnancies, depression, and family problems. Source: Canwest (Canada) News Service

Labels: behavioral_issues, adulthood

Posted By: Aspen Education Group