Department of Clinical, Experimental and Social Psychology, University of Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva, Spain.
J Adolesc. 2010 Oct;33(5):663-71. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.11.004. Epub 2009 Dec 1.
This study analyses the dimensions of health-risk behaviors in adolescence. Based on the Theory of Problem Behavior, the study hypothesises that the structure of relations between risk behaviors may be explained in terms of their level of social transgression or unconventionality. With a sample of 771 adolescents, this study explores the association between the behaviors which, according to the WHO, have a greater impact on morbidity and mortality. The results of these analyses point to the existence of a latent variable grouping the risk behaviors that lead to greater confrontation with the norms of conventional society. The analysis of the relation of this latent variable with indicators of academic failure and satisfaction with peers and adults also produces findings that are consistent with the proposed interpretation. Finally, some recommendations are made for the planning of preventive interventions as a result of the findings.
本研究分析了青少年健康风险行为的维度。基于问题行为理论，本研究假设风险行为之间的关系结构可以用它们的社会越轨或非常规程度来解释。本研究采用了 771 名青少年作为样本，探讨了与世界卫生组织认为对发病率和死亡率有更大影响的行为之间的关联。这些分析的结果表明，存在一个潜在变量，将导致与传统社会规范更大冲突的风险行为组合在一起。对这个潜在变量与学业失败和对同伴及成人的满意度指标之间关系的分析，也得出了与所提出的解释一致的结果。最后，根据研究结果，提出了一些预防干预规划的建议。
