Exploring Risk Factors for the Emergence of Children's Mental Health Problems

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Abstract
Ambiguities abound in research on children's mental health, for several reasons. Most importantly, although an extensive body of research examines risk factors for childhood mental health problems, how risks in different developmental periods work together is largely unknown. This is primarily due to the overemphasis on hypothesis testing, often done prematurely. To formulate strong hypotheses to test and to inform powerful design decisions, well-performed exploratory studies are needed. However, exploratory studies are discouraged, often dismissed as “fishing expeditions” or “data dredging.”1

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