Adolescent Risk Behavior Patterns: Effects of Structured Time-Use, Interpersonal Connections, Self-System Characteristics, and Socio-Demographic Influences

Mancini, Jay A.; Huebner, Angela J.

doi:10.1007/s10560-004-6409-1

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“…In previous studies, male gender was significantly associated with the commission of a greater variety of crime 4,12. In our study, we did not find a significant relationship between crime severity and gender or age.…”

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confidence: 73%

Understanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional study

Taşkıran¹,

Mutluer²,

Tufan³

et al. 2017

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semerci enstitusu, istanbul, Turkey Purpose: Juvenile delinquency is a serious and common problem. To date, several studies have focused on possible psychosocial risk factors for delinquency among youths and on the implications of childhood mental illness on child criminality. However, the literature on prevalence of psychopathology and predictors of crime severity among delinquent youths in Turkey is sparse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to show the associations between crime severity and psychosocial factors such as gender, age, criminal history, concomitant attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other comorbid psychiatric conditions, along with behavioral problem domains of Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Participants and methods: This analytical cross-sectional study sample consisted of 52 individuals (30 females and 22 males) who were sent to a pilot detention facility in Istanbul, Turkey. The participants' age ranged from 8 to 18 years (M =13.4; SD =2.9). Self-rating scales were administered in an interview format, and the crime severity information was provided by participants' admission documents. Results: No differences were found in terms of gender, age, children's past history of crime and substance abuse. However, family crime history was significantly higher in the high severity crime group (P=0.026). Having one or more comorbid psychiatric disorder was associated with high crime severity (P=0.018). The most common psychiatric disorders were found to be ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder (CD) and anxiety disorder. Conclusion: Findings suggest that a family history of crime comes across as a very strong predictor of severity of crime. Among psychiatric factors, ADHD and CD were associated with commitment of more severe crimes in delinquent youths in our sample. Anxious/depressed traits as depicted by CBCL are found to be associated with less severe crimes.

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Understanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional study

Taşkıran¹,

Mutluer²,

Tufan³

et al. 2017

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“…There was a gender difference with more males than females reporting non-interpersonal traumas. This was not surprising as previous research has shown that males engage in more out-of-home activities or risk behaviors, while females more often report at-home or interpersonal traumas [22,23]. The study found that 7.7% of the total sample displayed PTSD symptoms while a sub-clinical level of PTSD was reached by 9.2%.…”

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Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Previous Traumas, Peri-traumatic Response, Social Support and Body-image

Bjerre

Dokkedahl²,

Elklit

2017

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Objective: In a non-clinical adolescent sample, the present study investigated the predictive and the mediating effects of several rudimentary risk factors for post-traumatic stress. The study had three objectives: 1) to identify predictors of posttraumatic stress, 2) to explore the mediating effect of diverse psychosocial factors on posttraumatic stress, and 3) to explore the mediating effect of body-image on posttraumatic stress across trauma types. Method:A Danish national probability sample of 1083 high school students aged 15-20 were administered a questionnaire survey that included traumatic events, psychosocial variables and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. The current study holds the strength of a relatively large sample size and being based on a nationally representative sample, thus preventing population biased results. Data analysis has been conducted in SPSS version 22.Results: Number of traumas, peritraumatic response, loneliness, body-image and parental support predicted 26% of the variance in post-traumatic stress disorder severity. Trauma exposure was related to posttraumatic stress via intermediate factors; the number of traumas, peritraumatic response and body-image mediated development of the disorder. Body-image acted as a mediator of post-traumatic stress only with respect to certain types of trauma, with post-traumatic stress developing via body-image in physical and non-interpersonal trauma survivors, but not in survivors of sexual traumas. Conclusion:Previous traumas, peritraumatic response and body-image were found to impact the development of posttraumatic stress. The present study additionally indicated that risk factors may influence the development of posttraumatic stress disorder in different ways, following certain types of events. This underlines the importance of considering the type of trauma in combination with other potential risk factors such as body-image. Future research is needed to further investigate factors which may mediate the development of posttraumatic stress disorder, especially about different trauma types.

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“…This perspective could be useful in developing community level support for youth and families experiencing situations of ambiguous loss. Our recent research on a diverse group of adolescents suggests the merits of taking such a layered network approach to issues of risk and resilience (Huebner & Mancini, 2003;Mancini & Huebner, 2004). (2006) has advanced a framework for helping families deal with ambiguous loss that centers on fostering resilience.…”

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Parental Deployment and Youth in Military Families: Exploring Uncertainty and Ambiguous Loss*

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Parental deployment has substantial effects on the family system, among them ambiguity and uncertainty. Youth in military families are especially affected by parental deployment because their coping repertoire is only just developing; the requirements of deployment become additive to normal adolescent developmental demands. Focus groups were used to inquire about uncertainty, loss, resilience, and adjustment among youth aged 12-18 that had a parent deployed, most often to a war zone. The nature of uncertainty and ambiguous loss was explored. Response themes included overall perceptions of uncertainty and loss, boundary ambiguity, changes in mental health, and relationship conflict. These accounts suggest that ambiguous loss is a useful concept for understanding the experiences of these youth and for structuring prevention and intervention efforts.

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Adolescent Risk Behavior Patterns: Effects of Structured Time-Use, Interpersonal Connections, Self-System Characteristics, and Socio-Demographic Influences

Cited by 28 publications

References 34 publications

Understanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional study

Understanding the associations between psychosocial factors and severity of crime in juvenile delinquency: a cross-sectional study

Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Previous Traumas, Peri-traumatic Response, Social Support and Body-image

Parental Deployment and Youth in Military Families: Exploring Uncertainty and Ambiguous Loss*

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