Exploring The Structure Of Adolescent Problem Behaviors And The Associated Adult Outcomes

Abstract

This study expands on previous research on adolescent problem behaviors by examining whether different constellations of problem behavior in adolescence differentially impact outcomes during emerging adulthood. Data from the in-home interviews of waves 2 and 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) were used to examine these relationships. Latent class analysis, using nineteen problem behaviors measured at wave 2, identified three classes of adolescents representing “low risk, abstainers,” “sexually-active, experimenters,” and a “high risk, diverse behavior” group. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were then used to identify class differences (measured at wave 3) in social stability, general health and service utilization, and criminal justice system involvement during emerging adulthood. Important class differences in the likelihood of negative outcomes during early adulthood were identified. The implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Publication Date

1-2-2016

Publication Title

Deviant Behavior

Volume

37

Issue

1

Number of Pages

95-113

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2014.983018

Socpus ID

84951082707 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84951082707

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