title: Race, Ethnicity, and Adolescent Violent Victimization.
abstract: The risk of adolescent violent victimization in the United States varies considerably across racial and ethnic populations; it is unknown whether the sources of risk also vary by race and ethnicity. This study examined the correlates of violent victimization for White, Black, and Hispanic youth. Data collected from 11,070 adolescents (51 % female, mean age = 15.04 years) during the first two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were used to estimate group-specific multilevel logistic regression models. The results indicate that male, violent offending, peer deviance, gang membership, and low self-control were significantly associated with increased odds of violent victimization for all groups. Some activities-including getting drunk, sneaking out, and unstructured socializing with peers-were risk factors for Black adolescents only; skipping school was a risk factor only for Hispanic adolescents. Although there are many similarities across groups, the findings suggest that minority adolescents are particularly vulnerable to violent victimization when they engage in some activities and minor forms of delinquency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX, 78207, USA. Marie.Tillyer@utsa.edu.
authors.forename: Marie Skubak
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tillyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX, 78207, USA.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tillyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D063588:National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*; D001741:Black or African American
keywords: Adolescent violent victimization; Ethnicity; Race