A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth
A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.023
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Piescher, Kristine
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作者：
Cho, Minhae;Haight, Wendy;Piescher, Kristine
受虐待的青少年往往比未受虐待的青少年更年轻地进入少年司法系统。少年司法系统的早期介入加剧了受到虐待的青年产生不良发展后果的风险，包括严重和持续的犯罪。本研究前瞻性地探讨了9至14岁青少年首次犯罪的危险因素。利用明尼苏达州的综合全州行政数据，本研究跟踪了5002名三年级有虐待史的学生，他们在6年的时间里第一次判定犯罪。采用COX比例风险回归对青少年首次犯罪的时间进行建模，并找出危险因素。在此期间，约有7%的受虐待青年(n=332)被判定为犯罪。结果表明，受虐待青少年早期犯罪的显著危险因素是：男性(HR=1.87，95%CI 1.45，2.40)，属于特定的少数族裔群体，特别是黑人(HR=1.80，95%CI 1.36，2.39)，印第安人(HR=2.34，95%CI 1.61，3.39)和西班牙裔(HR=1.73，95%CI 1.10，2.71)，情感/行为障碍的诊断(HR=1.96，95%CI 1.30，2.93)，有校外停学经历(HR=1.53，95%CI为1.04，2.25)，有3次以上虐待经历(HR=2.02，95%CI为1.54，2.64)。针对受到虐待的青少年进入少年司法系统的解决办法显然要求采取对发展敏感的干预措施，同时处理多个生态层面的风险因素。
Maltreated youth tend to enter into the juvenile justice system at younger ages than their non-maltreated counterparts. Early involvement in the juvenile justice system compounds maltreated youth's risk of adverse developmental outcomes, including serious and continued offending. This study prospectively examined risk factors of first time delinquency for maltreated youth between ages 9 and 14. Using integrated statewide administrative data from Minnesota, this study followed 5002 students with maltreatment histories in 3rd grade for their first adjudication of delinquency over a 6-year period. Cox proportional hazard regression was employed to model time to youths first time delinquency, and to identify risk factors. Approximately 7% of maltreated youth (n = 332) were adjudicated as delinquent during this period. The results indicated significant risk factors for early onset of delinquency in maltreated youth: being male (HR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.45, 2.40), belonging to particular racial minority groups, especially Black (HR = 1.80, 95% CI 1.36, 2.39), Native American (HR = 2.34, 95% CI 1.61, 3.39, and Hispanic (HR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.10, 2.71), diagnoses of emotional/behavioral disabilities (HR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.30, 2.93), receiving an out-of-school suspension (HR = 1.53, 95% CI 1.04, 2.25), and experiencing more than three previous maltreatment incidents (HR = 2.02, 95% CI 1.54, 2.64). Solutions for maltreated youth who cross over to the juvenile justice system clearly require interventions that are developmentally sensitive and simultaneously address risk factors across multiple ecological levels.