Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study, What Would Be the Expected

question 19

Multiple Choice

Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study, what would be the expected result at ages 18 and 40 if a child spent a childhood in a high risk environment with poverty, divorce, violence, and alcoholism in the home?

• A) Behavior problems at 18 that continued throughout adulthood.
• B) Resiliency at 40 only if it was present at age 18.
• C) Successful at both 18 and age 40.
• D) Behavior problems at age 18, but stable and successful at age 40.

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