The relationship between life satisfaction, risk-taking behaviors, and youth violence
The relationship between life satisfaction, risk-taking behaviors, and youth violence
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260505278718
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Zullig, KJ
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作者：
MacDonald, JM;Piquero, AR;Zullig, KJ
本研究以现有的犯罪学理论为基础，探讨生活满意度和自我控制在解释青少年暴力中的作用。该研究使用了5414名公立高中学生的分层样本数据，这些学生参与了南卡罗来纳州青少年风险行为调查，研究了青少年对生活满意度、行为风险行为和自我报告的暴力行为之间的关系。分析表明，生活满意度越高，暴力行为越少。参加工作和参与与性、毒品和酒精有关的与健康有关的冒险行为也与暴力增加有关。这些发现对犯罪学理论和以学校为基础的暴力预防计划的影响进行了讨论。
This study builds on existing criminological theories and examines the role of life satisfaction and self-control in explaining youth violence. Using data from a stratified cluster sample of 5,414 public high school students who responded to the South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the study examines the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of life satisfaction, behavioral risky acts, and self-reported acts of violence. Analyses indicate that higher levels of life satisfaction are associated with lower violence. Participation in work and involvement in health-related risk-taking behaviors pertaining to sex, drugs, and alcohol are also associated with increased violence. The implications of these findings for criminological theory and for school-based violence prevention programs are discussed.