Pre-Licensure Programs, Department ofNursing, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA.
J Pediatr Health Care. 2010 Jan-Feb;24(1):25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.11.005. Epub 2009 Mar 9.
The purpose of this research was to determine relationships among perceived invincibility, demographic variables, and risk behaviors in adolescents of active duty and retired military personnel.
An instrument titled the Adolescent Invincibility Tool (AIT) was constructed and administered to a group of 125 adolescents of military parents. Correlation statistics were analyzed to determine variable relationships.
The AIT demonstrated reliability (Cronbach's alpha .88) in measuring invincibility in this sample. Participant characteristics and demographics were examined and revealed age, sex, ethnicity, and relocation frequency differences in relationship to the teen's level of perceived invincibility. Family relocation frequency and parent ranking/rating were significant variables for a military population. A significant positive relationship was identified between aggressive, delinquent behavior and invincibility; a negative correlation was demonstrated between worry and invincibility.
This study provided an opportunity to learn about unique influences related to being the teen of an active duty or retired military parent(s). Study findings indicate significant differences between military teens and national surveys in regard to risk taking and mental health indicators. Risk behaviors were found to occur at a lower frequency than the nationwide average, while depression occurred more frequently in this sample of military adolescents. Variations among teens of military parents in invincibility and worry scores provide direction for further study.
本研究旨在确定现役和退役军人子女青少年的感知无敌、人口统计学变量和风险行为之间的关系。
编制了一种名为青少年无敌工具（AIT）的工具，并对一组 125 名军人子女进行了测试。分析了相关统计数据以确定变量关系。
AIT 在测量该样本中的无敌感时具有可靠性（Cronbach 的 alpha.88）。参与者的特征和人口统计学特征进行了检查，结果表明，年龄、性别、种族和搬迁频率与青少年的无敌感水平有关。家庭搬迁频率和父母排名/评分是对军人人口具有重要意义的变量。攻击性、犯罪行为与无敌感呈显著正相关；而忧虑与无敌感呈负相关。
本研究提供了一个机会，可以了解与现役或退役军人父母的青少年相关的独特影响。研究结果表明，与全国性调查相比，军人青少年在冒险行为和心理健康指标方面存在显著差异。风险行为的发生频率低于全国平均水平，而在这个军人青少年样本中，抑郁更为常见。父母是军人的青少年在无敌感和担忧得分方面的差异为进一步研究提供了方向。
