Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, 1441 Kapi'olani Boulevard, Suite 1802, Honolulu, HI, 96814, USA,
Matern Child Health J. 2013 Dec;17(10):1802-16. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-1200-y.
This study examined ethnic and gender differences in youth violence in the U.S. across time, especially when disaggregating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and examining adolescents with mixed ancestry. National data from 1999 to 2009 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System were analyzed. The analyses were performed on individual items and three factors (i.e., carry weapon, felt unsafe, fights). Overall, 43.9 % responded to at least one indicator of violence. In general, males reported higher rates than females. American Indians/Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders tended to have the highest rates, while Asians and Whites tended to have the lowest rates. However, significant interaction effects between ethnicity and sex indicated a more complex relationship. The findings highlight the (1) parsimony in utilizing the three factors; (2) importance of disaggregating the heterogeneous "Asian/Pacific Islander" population; and (3) need to conduct more research on youth of mixed ancestry. These findings better inform program design and implementation, as well as policy making in youth violence prevention.
本研究考察了美国不同种族和性别人群在青少年暴力方面的随时间变化的差异，特别是在对美籍亚裔和太平洋岛民进行细分，并对具有混合血统的青少年进行研究时。本研究分析了疾病控制与预防中心的青少年风险行为监测系统从 1999 年到 2009 年的全国数据。分析采用了个体项目和三个因素（即携带武器、感到不安全、打架）。总的来说，43.9%的人至少对一个暴力指标做出了回应。一般来说，男性报告的比率高于女性。美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民的比率往往最高，而亚洲人和白人的比率往往最低。然而，种族和性别之间的显著交互作用表明，两者之间的关系更加复杂。研究结果突出了（1）利用三个因素的简约性；（2）对异质的“亚洲/太平洋岛民”人口进行细分的重要性；（3）需要对混合血统的青少年进行更多的研究。这些研究结果为青少年暴力预防项目的设计和实施以及政策制定提供了更好的信息。
