Physical child abuse is a predictor of antisocial behavior in adolescence and adulthood but few studies have investigated factors that moderate the risk of physical child abuse for later occurring outcomes, including antisocial behavior.
Results show an association between physical child abuse and early antisocial behavior. Early antisocial behavior predicts antisocial behavior in adolescence, and that, in turn, predicts antisocial behavior in adulthood.
Child intelligence seemed to affect the relationship between child physical abuse and antisocial behavior developing in childhood.
The study can be found here.
