This article draws on the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) to examine parent ratings of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and prosocial behaviour in pre- and mid-adolescents. A series of mixed-design ANOVAs yielded interesting results. Parent ratings of emotional difficulties in girls increased as they moved from pre- to mid-adolescence whereas for boys the reverse was found. Peer problems were found to be on the rise, whereas prosocial skills decreased for 14-year-olds. Most importantly, significant associations were found between socio-economic measures (that is, family income and parent education) and ratings across the domains of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, highlighting the socio-economic specificity of behaviour and well-being in adolescents. These findings have significant implications for understanding trends in young people's social behaviour and emotional well-being from pre- to mid-adolescence within their socio-economic context.

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青少年的社会行为和情感福祉：性别和社会经济因素的作用

本文利用“千年队列研究”（MCS）来研究父母对青少年之前和中期的社会，情感和行为困难以及亲社会行为的评价。一系列混合设计的方差分析产生了有趣的结果。父母对女孩情绪障碍的评价随着他们从青春期前移到青春中期而增加，而男孩则相反。发现同龄人问题正在上升，而14岁的亲社会技能却下降了。最重要的是，在“长处和困难调查表”的各个领域中，社会经济指标（即家庭收入和父母受教育程度）与等级之间发现了显着的关联，突出了青少年行为和幸福感的社会经济特征。