Naslov
Prediction of violence perpetration among high-risk youth

Autori
Sussman, Steve ; Skara, Silvana ; Weiner, Michelle D. ; Dent, Clyde W.

Izvornik
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR (1945-7359) 28 (2004), 2; 134-144

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
violence ; problem behavior theory ; youth emerging adulthood ; drug-abuse prevention ; problem-behavior ; adolescence ; adulthood ; project

Sažetak
Objectives: To prospectively examine demographic background, personality, perceived environment, and behavior as violence perpetration predictors in emerging adulthood among high-risk adolescents using problem- behavior theory as a conceptual perspective. Methods: Self-report questionnaires were administered 5 years apart to 676 participants. Results: Hard drug use, belief that hurting another's property while drunk was acceptable, and high-risk group self- identification predicted later violence perpetration independent of baseline violence perpetration. Conclusions: Consistent with problem- behavior theory, personality, perceived environment, and behavior variables, beyond baseline violent behavior, predict risk for future violence perpetration in emerging adulthood, whereas demographic background may exert indirect effects.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

Napomena
Funding agencies: United States Department of Health &
Human Services ; National Institutes of Health (NIH) -
USA ; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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