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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Genet. 2010 Oct;20(5):199–206. doi: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32833a20f1

Appendix.

Conduct Problems Criteria and Questions:

Criteria Questions from SRD Wave
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Initiating fights Been in gang fights y1v243 y2v280 y3v386 y4v415 y5v468 y6v405 y7v474 y8v515
Hit or beat someone so badly probably needed a doctor b34
2. Using a weapon Aggravated assault - attacked someone with idea of seriously hurting/killing y1v237 y2v274 y3v380 y4v398 y5v462 y6v399 y7v468 y8v509 b22
3. Stealing w/confrontation Used force to get money/things from:
a) Students y1v273 y2v310 y3v418 y4v501 y5v504 y6v439
b) Teacher or other adult y1v275 y2v312 y3v420 y4v510 y5v506
c) Other people y1v279 y2v316 y3v424 y4v521 y5v510 y6v441
d) General question y7v504 y8v545 b58
Used force to rob person/business y6v465
4. Forced sex Had/tried to have sexual relations with someone against their will y1v271 y2v308 y3v398 y4v448 y5v482 y6v417 y7v486 y8v527 b38
5. Vandalism Purposely damaged/destroyed property Belonging to:
a) School y1v215 y2v252 y3v358 y4v337 y5v436 y6v381
b) Other y1v217 y2v254 y3v360 y4v343 y5v438 y6v385 y7v454 y8v495
c) Work y6v383 y7v452 y8v493
d) General question y2v248 b8
6. Breaking and Entering Broke into a building or vehicle (or tried to break in) y1v289 y2v326 y3v434 y4v547 y5v520 y6v451 y7v512 y8v551 b64
7. Stealing w/o confrontation Stolen/tried to steal at school y1v287 y2v324 y3v432 y4v540 y5v518 y6v449
Stolen/tried to steal (value <$5) y1v235 y2v272 y3v378 y4v391 y5v460 y6v397 y7v466 y8v507 b20
Stolen/tried to steal (value $5–50) y1v285 y2v322 y3v430 y4v534 y5v516 y6v447 y7v510 y8v549 b62
Stolen/tried to steal (value >$50) y1v221 y2v258 y3v364 y4v361 y5v444 y6v389 y7v458 y8v499 b12
Stolen/tried to steal (value >$100) b78
Knowingly bought/sold/held stolen goods y1v223 y2v260 y3v366 y4v368 y5v446 y6v391 y7v460 y8v501 b14
Stolen motor vehicle y1v219 y2v256 y3v362 y4v349 y5v440 y6v387 y7v456 y8v497 b10
Theft from family y3v396 y4v440 y5v480 y6v413 y7v482 y8v523
Theft from work y6v415 y7v484 y8v525 b36
Embezzled money or funds y6v463 y7v524 y8v561 b70
Picked someone’s pocket y6v461 y7v522 y8v559
Burglary of a building y6v467

First table column denotes the 7 conduct problems criteria; Second table column denotes Self-Reported Delinquency (SRD) questions included within each conduct problems criteria; last 9 table columns indicate which SRD questions were included within a criterion by wave. Example, “y1v243” indicates that in wave 1 the “been in gang fights” question is included in the “initiating fights” criteria and “y1v243” identifies the wave 1 codebook variable; w/=with; w/o=without.