Department of Educational Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, USA.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2013 Apr;19(2):190-9. doi: 10.1037/a0031916.
Based on Jessor's problem behavior theory (PBT; R. Jessor, 1987, Problem-behavior theory, psychosocial development, and adolescent problem drinking, British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 82, pp. 331-342), the comparability of a second-order problem behavior model (SPBM) was investigated employing structural equation modeling (SEM) and latent mean differences in problem behavior engagement were examined among racial/ethnic adolescents. Within a span of nearly 25 years, this study represents the first nationally representative sample of Latino and African American adolescents utilized in testing Jessor's PBT and problem behavior syndrome (PBS). Using a sample of 5,831 Latino, African American, and European American adolescents drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a series of invariance tests evidenced support for Jessor's PBT and PBS. Latent mean difference test results evidenced significant differences in problem behaviors (e.g., academic failure [AF], aggression [AG], substance use [SU], and risky sexual activity[RSA]) across racial/ethnic adolescent groups, which could be explained partially by PBS. A discussion of findings, limitations, and recommendations for future research is presented.
基于杰瑟的问题行为理论（PBT；R. Jessor，1987，问题行为理论、心理社会发展和青少年酗酒问题，《英国成瘾杂志》，第 82 卷，第 331-342 页），采用结构方程模型（SEM）研究了二阶问题行为模型（SPBM）的可比性，并考察了不同种族/族裔青少年在问题行为参与方面的潜在均值差异。在近 25 年的时间里，这项研究是首次在全国代表性的拉丁裔和非裔美国青少年样本中检验杰瑟的 PBT 和问题行为综合征（PBS）。本研究使用了来自全国青少年健康纵向研究的 5831 名拉丁裔、非裔美国人和欧洲裔美国青少年的样本，一系列不变性检验为杰瑟的 PBT 和 PBS 提供了支持。潜在均值差异检验结果表明，不同种族/族裔青少年群体在问题行为（如学业失败[AF]、攻击行为[AG]、物质使用[SU]和危险性行为[RSA]）方面存在显著差异，这部分可以用 PBS 来解释。本文讨论了研究结果、局限性以及对未来研究的建议。
