The impact of Hurricane Andrew on deviant behavior among a multi-racial/ethnic sample of adolescents in Dade County, Florida: a longitudinal analysis.
Findings from a longitudinal study are presented on the relationships between the problems and stresses resulting from Hurricane Andrew and posthurricane minor deviant behavior. The sample (N = 4,978) included Hispanic, African-American, and White non-Hispanic middle school students enrolled in Dade County, Florida public schools. Two waves of data were collected prior to the hurricane; a third was obtained approximately 6 months following the storm. Results indicated that females were likely to report higher levels of hurricane-related stress symptoms than males. After controlling for prehurricane levels of minor deviance, family support, and race/ethnicity, hurricane stress symptom level remained a significant predictor of posthurricane minor deviant behavior. The findings lend support to stress theories of social deviance.
Khoury
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Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA.
Warheit
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Hargrove
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Zimmerman
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Vega
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Gil
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D004190:Disasters; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*