The effects of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure on adolescent risk behaviors
The effects of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure on adolescent risk behaviors
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.90.12.1879
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Resnick, MD
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作者：
Blum, RW;Beuhring, T;Resnick, MD
目标.该研究探讨了种族/民族，收入和家庭结构的独特和综合贡献青少年吸烟，饮酒，参与暴力，自杀的想法或企图，和性intercours. Methods。分析是基于国家青少年健康纵向研究。一个具有全国代表性的样本7日至12日年级学生参加了家庭访谈，作为一个居民的父母为85.6%的青少年科目。最终样本包括10803名白色、黑人和西班牙裔7至12年级学生。白色青少年比黑人和西班牙裔青少年更容易吸烟、饮酒和企图自杀。黑人青少年更有可能发生性行为;黑人和西班牙裔青少年比白色青少年更有可能参与暴力。控制性别，种族/民族，收入和家庭结构一起解释不超过10%的变异，在每一个年轻的青少年和不超过7%的老年人的5个危险行为。研究结果表明，当考虑在一起，种族/民族，收入和家庭结构只提供有限的了解青少年的风险行为。
Objectives. The study examined the unique and combined contributions of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure to adolescent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, involvement with violence, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and sexual intercourse.Methods. Analyses were based on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. A nationally representative sample of 7th to 12th graders participated in in-home interviews, as did a resident parent for 85.6% of the adolescent subjects. The final sample included 10803 White, Black, and Hispanic 7th to 12th graders.Results. White adolescents were more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and attempt suicide in the younger years than were Black and Hispanic youths. Black youths were more likely to have had sexual intercourse; both Black and Hispanic youths were more likely than White teens to engage in violence. Controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, income, and family structure together explained no more than 10% of the variance in each of the 5 risk behaviors among younger adolescents and no more than 7% among older youths.Conclusions. Findings suggest that when taken together, race/ethnicity, income, and family structure provide only limited understanding of adolescent risk behaviors.