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Citation

Childs KK, Ray JV. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2015; 61(7): 773-794.

Affiliation

University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X15599401

PMID

26253083

Abstract

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study expands on previous research by (a) examining differences across race in patterns or "subgroups" of adolescents based on nine self-reported behaviors (e.g., delinquency, substance use, risky sexual practices) and (b) comparing the risk factors (e.g., peer association, parenting, neighborhood cohesion), both within and across the race-specific subgroups, related to membership into the identified latent classes. The data used in this study include respondents aged 13 to 17 who participated in Waves 1 and 2 of the Add Health in-home interview. Latent class analysis (LCA) identified key differences in the number and characteristics of the latent classes across the racial subgroups. In addition, both similarities and differences in the risk factors for membership into the latent classes were identified across and within the race-specific subgroups. Implications for understanding risky behavior in adolescence, as well as directions for future research, are discussed.


Language: en

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