Pathways and predictors of antisocial behaviors in African American adolescents from poor neighborhoods

Nan S. Park; Beom S. Lee; Fei Sun; Alexander T. Vazsonyi; John M. Bolland

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.10.012

Pathways and predictors of antisocial behaviors in African American adolescents from poor neighborhoods

Nan S. Park, Beom S. Lee, Fei Sun, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, John M. Bolland

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Abstract

Antisocial behavior among youth remains a serious personal and social problem in the United States. The purposes of this study were to (1) identify the shape and number of developmental trajectories of antisocial behavior in a sample of poor, inner-city African American youth, and (2) test predictors of group membership and the developmental course of antisocial behaviors. Using growth mixture modeling, we examined predictors of antisocial behavior pathways and the likelihood of arrest in a sample of 566 poor, urban African American adolescents (ages 11 to 16). Three distinct trajectory classes of antisocial behavior were identified over a period of six years: one low-risk group (low steady) and two high-risk groups (incremental and high starter). The conditional probabilities for being arrested during ages 14-16 were 0.18 for the low steady class, 0.68 for the incremental class, and 0.31 for the high starter class. Prevention strategies for adolescents at high risk are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	409-415
Number of pages	7
Journal	Children and Youth Services Review
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.10.012
State	Published - Mar 2010

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The research reported here was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health Office for Research on Minority Health through a cooperative agreement administered by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development ( HD30060 ); by a grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( TI13340 ); by a grant from the National Institute for Drug Abuse ( DA017428 ); by the Cities of Mobile and Prichard ; by the Mobile Housing Board ; and by the Mobile County Health Department .

Funding

The research reported here was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health Office for Research on Minority Health through a cooperative agreement administered by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development ( HD30060 ); by a grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( TI13340 ); by a grant from the National Institute for Drug Abuse ( DA017428 ); by the Cities of Mobile and Prichard ; by the Mobile Housing Board ; and by the Mobile County Health Department .

Funders	Funder number
Mobile County Health Department
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse	DA017428
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	TI13340
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research	HD30060
NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Mobile Housing Board

Keywords

African American adolescents
Antisocial behavior
Longitudinal analysis
Pathways
Poverty
Violence

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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