Grit: A Potential Protective Factor Against Substance Use and Other Risk Behaviors Among Latino Adolescents.
Grit: A Potential Protective Factor Against Substance Use and Other Risk Behaviors Among Latino Adolescents.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.acap.2015.12.016
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发表时间：
2016-04
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Wong MD
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作者：
Guerrero LR;Dudovitz R;Chung PJ;Dosanjh KK;Wong MD
毅力被定义为“努力迎接挑战，在失败、逆境和前进中的高原上保持多年的努力和兴趣”，与学业成就和生活成功密切相关，也可能与健康结果和行为有关。我们检查了砂砾的预测因素，以及砂砾与高危拉丁裔青少年健康行为之间的关联。我们分析了2013-2014年间从洛杉矶低收入社区的1270名九年级学生中收集的基线调查数据。我们研究了与GRIT相关的因素，以及GRIT是否与药物使用和犯罪行为有关，并控制了青少年和父母的社会人口因素。在以拉丁裔青少年为主的样本中(89.5%)，与低砂砾的青少年相比，高砂砾的青少年在过去30天内饮酒(OR=0.3，p<；0.001)、吸食大麻(OR=0.21，p<；0.05)和打架(OR=0.58，p<；0.05)的几率显著较低。参与犯罪行为的比例也较低(β=-0.71，p<；.001)。与更坚韧相关的因素包括权威的父母教养方式、父母就业和高自我效能感得分。在拉美裔青少年中，砂砾可能是防止药物使用和其他危险行为的重要候选保护因素。
Grit, defined as “working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress,” is strongly associated with academic achievement and life success and may also be associated with health outcomes and behaviors. We examined predictors of grit, and the association between grit and health behaviors among at-risk Latino adolescents. We analyzed baseline survey data collected in 2013-2014 from a sample of 1,270 9th graders in low-income neighborhoods of Los Angeles. We examined factors associated with grit and whether grit is associated with substance use and delinquent behaviors, controlling for adolescent and parent sociodemographic factors. In a sample of mostly Latino adolescents (89.5%), compared to those with low grit, those with high grit had significantly lower odds of alcohol use in the last 30 days (OR=0.30, p<0.001), marijuana use (OR=0.21, p<0.05), and fighting (OR=0.58, p<0.05). Involvement in delinquent behavior was also lower (β=-0.71, p<.001). Factors associated with more grit included authoritative parenting style, parental employment, and high self-efficacy scores. Grit may be an important candidate protective factor against substance use and other risk behaviors among Latino adolescents.