title: The adolescent behavioral repertoire: its latent structure in the PACARDO region of Latin America.
abstract: In this study, the authors probed the latent structure of the adolescent behavioral repertoire (ABR) and estimated its sociodemographic correlates. The authors drew a nationally representative sample of 12,797 school-attending youth from the 7 countries in the PACARDO region of Latin America: Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. On the basis of the Behavioral Repertoire Self Report scale (Johanson, Duffy, and Anthony, 1996), the authors identified 5 primary dimensions, including religious behaviors, socializing, sports, home-based activities, and gender socialization activities. The authors found that the levels of involvement in these dimensions of the ABR varied across sociodemographic characteristics. The observed multidimensional structure of the ABR sets the stage for future research on adolescent health in relation to these behaviors and activities.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Chuan-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dormitzer
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bejarano
authors.forename: Luis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Caris
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolivar Diaz
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vittetoe
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anthony
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires