Title

Exploring Gender Differences In Constellations Of Problem Behaviors And Associated Health-Related Factors During Adolescence

Keywords

delinquency; gender; health; latent class analysis; problem behavior syndrome

Abstract

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study expands on previous research on adolescent problem behavior by (1) examining gender differences in patterns or 'subgroups' of adolescents based on self-reported problem behaviors and (2) identifying differences in health-related factors including service utilization, physical and mental health, and violent victimization across the identified gender-specific subgroups. The data used in this study were taken from Wave 2 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data and includes respondents under the age of 18 (n = 10,360). Based on 16 problem behavior items measuring delinquency, substance use, risky sexual practices, and status offending, latent class analyses identified a 4-class model for the male subsample and a 3-class model for the female subsample. Important differences in health-related factors were observed across the latent classes. However, these differences were fairly consistent for boys and girls. Implications for prevention and intervention strategies, specifically focusing on the intersection of juvenile justice and public health services, are discussed. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Studies

Volume

27

Issue

1

Number of Pages

20-42

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2013.873203

Socpus ID

84893699835 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84893699835

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