Predictors of violent behavior in an early adolescent cohort: similarities and differences across genders.
The authors assessed a cohort of 2,335 students from the Minneapolis, Minnesota, area to identify predictors of violent behavior and to determine whether the predictors varied by gender. The sample was 76% White; boys and girls were equally represented. The majority lived with two parents. A measure of violent behavior collected at the end of the eighth-grade year (2000) was entered into Poisson regression against baseline data collected at the beginning of the seventh-grade year (1998). Predictors of violent behavior influencing both boys and girls included depressive symptoms, perceived invulnerability to negative future events, paternal nonauthoritative behavior, and drinking alcohol. Additional predictors of violent behavior specific to girls included both risk and protective factors.
Blitstein
Jonathan L
JL
RTI International, Center for Health Promotion Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. jblitstein@rti.org
Murray
David M
DM
Lytle
Leslie A
LA
Birnbaum
Amanda S
AS
Perry
Cheryl L
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D026706:Paternalism; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012951:Socialization; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*