Personality and the predisposition to engage in risky or problem behaviors during adolescence
Personality and the predisposition to engage in risky or problem behaviors during adolescence
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.390
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发表时间：
2003-02-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Orcutt, HK
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作者：
Cooper, ML;Wood, PK;Orcutt, HK
从1978名黑人和白人青少年的代表性样本中获得的纵向数据被用来检验人格在多种风险或问题行为中的作用。结果表明，不同行为（学习成绩不佳、犯罪行为、药物使用和性行为）之间的共变可以用一个高阶因子来充分描述，冲动和回避应对是这些行为的一般危险因素。虽然没有一个人格变量可以解释问题行为一旦建立后的变化，但回避应对可以预测先前很少或没有参与的青少年亚组的参与。结果表明，调节情绪和情绪驱动行为的功能失调风格是青春期风险或问题行为的核心特征。
Longitudinal data from a representative sample of 1,978 Black and White adolescents were used to examine the role of personality in multiple risk or problem behaviors. Results indicate that covariation among diverse behaviors (educational underachievement, delinquent behavior, substance use, sexual behavior) can be adequately modeled by a single higher order factor, and that impulsivity and avoidance coping serve as generalized risk factors for involvement in these behaviors. Whereas none of the personality variables examined explained change in problem behaviors once established, avoidance coping prospectively predicted involvement among a subgroup of adolescents with little or no prior involvement. Results suggest that dysfunctional styles of regulating emotions and emotionally driven behaviors are core features of risky or problem behaviors during adolescence.