دورية أكاديمية
Exploring Effects of Multi-Level Factors on Transitions of Risk-Taking Behaviors among Bahamian Middle-to-Late Adolescents
العنوان: | Exploring Effects of Multi-Level Factors on Transitions of Risk-Taking Behaviors among Bahamian Middle-to-Late Adolescents |
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اللغة: | English |
المؤلفون: | Guo, Yan (ORCID |
المصدر: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. May 2023 47(3):210-220. |
الإتاحة: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
Peer Reviewed: | Y |
Page Count: | 11 |
تاريخ النشر: | 2023 |
Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
Contract Number: | R01MH069229 HD095765 |
نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
Education Level: | Grade 10 High Schools Secondary Education Grade 11 Grade 12 |
Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Risk, Behavior, Influences, Change, Time Perspective, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Drinking, Sexuality, Males, Peer Relationship, Neighborhoods, Parent Child Relationship, Environmental Influences, Social Influences, Peer Influence |
مصطلحات جغرافية: | Bahamas |
DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221148117 |
تدمد: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
مستخلص: | Adolescents experiment with risk behaviors, including delinquency, substance use, and sexual activity. Multi-level social factors, such as having high-risk peers, neighborhood risks, and parental monitoring, influence adolescents' behaviors. We modeled transition patterns in Bahamian adolescents' risk behaviors across three high school years and examined the effects of multi-level factors. We collected data from 2,564 Bahamian adolescents in Grade 10 and follow-ups through Grade 12. We used latent transition model to identify adolescents' risk statuses. Further analyses used multinomial logistic regression to explore the effects of multi-level factors on assignment to those latent statuses and transitions. We identified four distinct statuses: "low risk" (47.9% of the sample at baseline), "alcohol use" (36.8%), "alcohol use and sexual activity" (5.5%), and "high risk" (9.8%). Males were more likely to be in higher-risk statuses at baseline and to transition from a lower-risk status in Grade 10 to a higher-risk status in Grade 11. Social risk factors were significantly associated with higher-risk statuses at baseline. Neighborhood risk and peer risk involvement continued to affect transitions from lower to higher risk; parental monitoring did not have a significant effect in later years. Our findings have important implications for developing targeted and developmentally appropriate interventions to prevent and reduce risk behaviors among middle-to-late adolescents. |
Abstractor: | As Provided |
Entry Date: | 2023 |
رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1374680 |
قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
تدمد: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
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DOI: | 10.1177/01650254221148117 |