Ho Ching-hua, Kingree J B, Thompson Martie P
College of Health, Education and Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 2006 Sep;39(6):477-83. doi: 10.1002/eat.20271.
This study examined direct and conditional associations between juvenile delinquency and weight-related variables in a national sample of high school students.
Data from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) of 12,713 high school students aged 14 to 17 were examined. Logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the data.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses indicated that juvenile delinquents were more likely than nondelinquents to use fasting, vomiting, and drugs to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight. Multivariate analyses also showed that delinquents were more likely than nondelinquents to perceive themselves as overweight, but the two groups did not differ in regard to actual overweight status. Tests of interactions in multivariate analyses indicated that the associations between delinquent status and specific, weight-related variables were stronger among younger than among older adolescents, as well as among female than among male adolescents.
Future research should examine risk and protective factors for unhealthy weight control behaviors and perceptions among delinquents.
本研究在一个全国性的高中生样本中考察了青少年犯罪与体重相关变量之间的直接关联和条件关联。
对2003年青少年风险行为调查（YRBS）中12713名年龄在14至17岁的高中生的数据进行了分析。采用逻辑回归分析来分析数据。
双变量和多变量分析表明，青少年犯罪者比非犯罪者更有可能通过禁食、呕吐和使用药物来减肥或防止体重增加。多变量分析还显示，犯罪者比非犯罪者更有可能认为自己超重，但两组在实际超重状况方面没有差异。多变量分析中的交互作用检验表明，犯罪状况与特定体重相关变量之间的关联在较年轻的青少年中比在较年长的青少年中更强，在女性青少年中比在男性青少年中更强。
未来的研究应考察犯罪者中不健康体重控制行为和认知的风险及保护因素。
