Risk factors for violence and relational aggression in adolescence.
Analyses examined risk factors for seventh-and ninth-grade youth categorized as nonoffenders, physically violent, relationally aggressive, and both violent and relationally aggressive. Bivariate and multivariate results showed that relationally aggressive youth were elevated on most risks above levels for nonoffenders but lower than those for youth who were violent alone or violent in combination with relational aggression. Youth who were both relationally aggressive and violent did not differ from those who were violent alone on most risk factors examined. Peer, individual, and family risks were among the strongest predictors.
Herrenkohl
Todd I
TI
Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA. tih@u.washington.edu
McMorris
Barbara J
BJ
Catalano
Richard F
RF
Abbott
Robert D
RD
Hemphill
Sheryl A
SA
Toumbourou
John W
JW
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology