TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Patterns of adolescent involvement in problem behaviors: Relationship to self-efficacy, social competence, and life events
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Chung, H. H.
A1  - Elias, M.
SP  - 771
EP  - 784
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - Using a sample of 556 adolescents from a suburban community, patterns of various adolescent problem behaviors (e.g., delinquent behavior smoking, use of alcohol or drugs) and their link to self-efficacy, social competence, and life events were examined. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify four subgroups of adolescents who showed distinct patterns of problem behaviors. These clusters were compared on the measures of self-efficacy, social competence, and life events. Overall results suggest there are meaningful links between adolescents' problem behavior patterns and self-efficacy, the amount and quality of participation in various after school activities, and life events. For example, a subgroup of adolescents who showed uniformly low prevalence of all problem behaviors reported more positive academic self-efficacy, more active participation in sports and nonsports activities, more positive life events, and fewer negative events than adolescents who were involved in multiple problem behaviors. Implications for prevention and future research on adolescent problem behaviors are discussed.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -