Profiles of violent youth: Substance use and other concurrent problems
Profiles of violent youth: Substance use and other concurrent problems
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.87.6.985
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发表时间：
1997-06-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
McGuigan, KA
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作者：
Ellickson, P;Saner, H;McGuigan, KA
目标.本研究探讨了高中青少年各种暴力行为的流行，青少年暴力与其他公共卫生问题的共同发生，以及暴力的性别差异。对来自加州和俄勒冈州的4500多名高中毕业生和辍学生的纵向数据进行了研究，以评估暴力行为的流行率及其与其他情绪和行为问题的共现率。超过一半的样本在过去一年中参与了暴力行为，四分之一的人犯下了掠夺性暴力行为。男孩比女孩更有可能参与大多数类型的暴力行为，但两者同样容易遭受家庭暴力。暴力青年比同龄人更有可能精神健康状况不佳，使用毒品，辍学和犯罪。有暴力倾向的男孩比有暴力倾向的女孩更容易犯下非暴力重罪和贩卖毒品，但心理健康状况不佳或成为父母的可能性较小。暴力与三个或更多其他问题同时发生的患病率估计为4%至21%。青少年暴力通常与其他情感和行为问题并存。方案必须考虑发生暴力的更广泛的公共卫生背景。(Am J公共卫生。1997;87：985-991）。
Objectives. This study examined the prevalence of various violent behaviors among high schoolage adolescents, the co-occurrence of teenage violence with other public health problems, and gender differences in violence.Methods. Longitudinal data for more than 4500 high school seniors and dropouts from California and Oregon were used to develop weighted estimates of the prevalence of violent behavior and its cooccurrence with other emotional and behavioral problems.Results. More than half the sample had engaged in violence during the last year, and one in four had committed predatory violence. Boys were more likely than girls to engage in most types of violence, but both were equally prone to violence within the family. Violent youth were more likely than their peers to have poor mental health, use drugs, drop out of school, and be delinquent. Violent boys were more likely than violent girls to commit nonviolent felonies and sell drugs, but less likely to have poor mental health or become a parent. Prevalence estimates for violence co-occurring with three or more other problems ranged from 4% to 21%.Conclusions. Teenage violence typically coexists with additional emotional and behavioral problems. Programs must consider the broader public health context in which violence occurs. (Am J Public Health. 1997;87:985-991).