Stability and changes in problem behavior during adolescence: Latent growth analysis
Stability and changes in problem behavior during adolescence: Latent growth analysis
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1027305312204
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Reitz, E
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作者：
Dekovic, M;Buist, KL;Reitz, E
这项研究的目的是研究青春期外在化和内在化问题的成长轨迹。此外，我们还检查了可能导致问题行为水平和变化率的个体差异的因素：青少年性别以及与父母和同龄人的关系质量。样本包括212名青少年(最初评估时的平均年龄为13.4岁)，他们在大约1年的间隔内进行了3次测量。结果显示，两种类型的问题行为都具有相当大的绝对和相对稳定性，但在问题行为的初始水平和三种测量场合的变化率上，个体也存在显著差异。青春期的性别和亲子关系的质量预测了外在性和内在性问题的初始水平。与同伴关系的积极品质对内化问题有保护作用，而对外化问题没有保护作用。男生和女生在人际关系质量对问题行为水平的影响和对问题行为变化率的影响上没有差异，这表明尽管问题行为的患病率存在性别差异，但男生和女生的问题行为的原因可能是相似的。
The aim of this study was to examine growth trajectories of externalizing and internalizing problems during adolescence. In addition, we also examined factors that might account for individual differences in the level of problem behavior and in the rate of change: Adolescent gender and the quality of the relationships with parents and peers. The sample consisted of 212 adolescents (mean age 13.4 years at the initial assessment) who were assessed at 3 measurement waves with approximately 1-year intervals. The results showed substantial absolute and relative stability in both types of problem behavior, but also significant individual differences in both initial levels of problem behavior and in the rate of change across the 3 measurement occasions. Adolescent gender and the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship predicted the initial level of both externalizing and internalizing problems. The protective effect of the positive quality of the relationship with peers was found for internalizing but not for externalizing problems. No differences appeared between boys and girls in the effect of the quality of interpersonal relations on the level and on the rate of change in problem behavior, suggesting that the etiology of problem behavior might be similar for boys and girls in spite of gender differences in the prevalence of problem behaviors.