Citation

Bruce MA. J. Natl. Med. Assoc. 2004; 96(4): 486-495.

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Family Medicine, Madison, WI 53715, USA. mbruce@fammed.wisc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, National Medical Association (USA))

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15101669

PMCID

PMC2595012

Abstract

PURPOSE: The study seeks to examine whether the relationships among community, family, individual factors, and violent behavior are parallel across race- and gender-specific segments of the adolescent population. METHODS: Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health are analyzed to highlight the complex relationships between inequality, community, family, individual behavior, and violence. RESULTS: The results from robust regression analysis provide evidence that social environmental factors can influence adolescent violence in race- and gender-specific ways. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study establish the plausibility of multidimensional models that specify a complex relationship between inequality and adolescent violence.

Language: en