TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Racial and Social Class Prevalence of Psychopathology Among School-Age Youth in the United States
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - McDermott, Paula A.
A1  - Spencer, Margaret Beale
SP  - 387
EP  - 414
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - This article assesses the relative base rates of common forms of youth psychopathology among Whites, African Americans, Hispanics, and rarer minorities and across social classes as defined by parent education levels. A nationwide sample of 1,400 participants aged 5 to 17 years was stratified demographically according to the U.S. census. Standardized teacher observational scales were applied and the most maladjusted youths identified in terms of attention-deficit hyperactive, provocative aggressive, impulsive-aggressive, oppositional defiant, diffident, and avoidant disorders. Most psychopathology was distributed proportionately across race and class. Patterns displayed by maladjusted White participants were not uniformly common among minorities, with racial or ethnic groups manifesting variable propensity for pathology depending on level of social advantage and specific type of disorder. Implications are explored as they relate to distinct cultural and social contexts, to popular contemporary perceptions, and to future research and policy development in youth psychopathology. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Youth and Society, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by SAGE Publications)  Child Psychopathology Juvenile Psychopathology Middle Childhood Late Childhood Late Adolescence Early Adolescence Psychopathology Causes Child Aggression Juvenile Aggression Aggression Causes Racial Comparison Racial Differences African American Aggression African American Child African American Juvenile Hispanic Child Hispanic Aggression Hispanic Juvenile Caucasian Aggression Caucasian Child Caucasian Juvenile 09-02<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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