TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Patterns of partner and nonpartner violence among high-risk youth
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Heinze, Justin E.
A1  - Carter, Patrick M.
A1  - Ngo, Quyen
A1  - Zimmerman, Marc A.
A1  - Walton, Maureen A. L.
A1  - Cunningham, Rebecca M.
SP  - 598
EP  - 604
VL  - 62
IS  - 5
N2  - PURPOSE: Perpetration of violent behavior begins to increase in adolescence and peaks in young adulthood (e.g., age 18-29) before decreasing by the early 30s. Considerable variability in reported perpetration, targets, and severity of violence suggests youth may change their violent behavior patterns over time. <br><br>METHODS: We use latent transition analysis to describe profiles of violent behavior against partners and nonpartners in an at-risk sample of young adults (N = 599; 59% male; 61% African-American) over a period of 2 years. <br><br>RESULTS: A four-class solution provided the best fit to the data, with classes corresponding to (1) nonviolent behavior (48.3% of the sample); (2) violent only toward nonpartners (22.3%); (3) violent only toward partners (16.0%); and (4) violent toward nonpartners and partners (13.4%). Participants' sex, race, age, previous violent injury, antisocial behavior, alcohol dependence, and possession of firearms were associated with baseline class membership. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Implications for prevention are discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.304
ID  - ref1
ER  -