@article{ref1,
title="Exploring effects of multi-level factors on transitions of risk-taking behaviors among middle-to-late adolescents",
journal="International journal of behavioral development",
year="2023",
author="Guo, Yan and Yang, Yinmei and Deveaux, Lynette and Dinaj-Koci, Veronica and Schieber, Elizabeth and Herbert, Carly and Lee, JungAe and Wang, Bo",
volume="47",
number="3",
pages="210-220",
abstract="Adolescents experiment with risk behaviors, including delinquency, substance use, and sexual activity. Multi-level social factors, such as having high-risk peers, neighborhood risks, and parental monitoring, influence adolescents' behaviors. We modeled transition patterns in Bahamian adolescents' risk behaviors across three high school years and examined the effects of multi-level factors. We collected data from 2,564 Bahamian adolescents in Grade 10 and follow-ups through Grade 12. We used latent transition model to identify adolescents' risk statuses. Further analyses used multinomial logistic regression to explore the effects of multi-level factors on assignment to those latent statuses and transitions. We identified four distinct statuses: &quot;low risk&quot; (47.9% of the sample at baseline), &quot;alcohol use&quot; (36.8%), &quot;alcohol use and sexual activity&quot; (5.5%), and &quot;high risk&quot; (9.8%). Males were more likely to be in higher-risk statuses at baseline and to transition from a lower-risk status in Grade 10 to a higher-risk status in Grade 11. Social risk factors were significantly associated with higher-risk statuses at baseline. Neighborhood risk and peer risk involvement continued to affect transitions from lower to higher risk; parental monitoring did not have a significant effect in later years. Our findings have important implications for developing targeted and developmentally appropriate interventions to prevent and reduce risk behaviors among middle-to-late adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0254",
doi="10.1177/01650254221148117",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01650254221148117"
}