Relationship between life satisfaction and violent behaviors among adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
To explore relationships between life satisfaction and violent behaviors among 5,032 adolescents.


METHODS
Adjusted polychotomous logistic regression analyses and multivariate models were used via SUDAAN with the 1997 CDC YRBS.


RESULTS
Carrying a weapon; carrying a gun; carrying a weapon at school; physical fighting; physical fighting at school; physical fighting that required physician treatment; drinking and driving; riding with a drinking driver; having property stolen/damaged at school; feeling unsafe while at, going to or returning from school; and being injured/ threatened with a weapon were associated (p=.05) with reduced life satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
Measures of life satisfaction as a component of comprehensive assessments of adolescent violence/aggression in field-work, research, and program-evaluation efforts should be considered.
Valois
R F
RF
School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA. RValois@sph.sc.edu
Zullig
K J
KJ
Huebner
E S
ES
Drane
J W
JW
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010552:Personality Assessment; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013022:South Carolina; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*