Dembo Richard, Briones-Robinson Rhissa, Ungaro Rocio, Gulledge Laura, Karas Lora, Winters Ken C, Belenko Steven, Greenbaum Paul E
Criminology Department University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620.
J Emot Behav Disord. 2012 Sep 1;20(3):157-168. doi: 10.1177/1063426610396221.
Latent class analysis was conducted on the psychosocial problems experienced by truant youths. Data were obtained from baseline interviews completed on 131 youths and their parents/guardians involved in a NIDA-funded, Brief Intervention Project. Results identified two classes of youths: Class 1(n=94): youths with low levels of delinquency, mental health and substance abuse issues, Class 2(n=37): youths with high levels of these problems. Comparison of these two classes on their urine analysis test results and parent/guardian reports of traumatic events found significant (p<.05) differences between them that were consistent with their problem group classification. Our results have important implications for research and practice.
对逃学青少年经历的心理社会问题进行了潜在类别分析。数据来自对参与美国国家药物滥用研究所资助的简短干预项目的131名青少年及其父母/监护人进行的基线访谈。结果确定了两类青少年:第1类(n = 94):犯罪、心理健康和药物滥用问题水平较低的青少年;第2类(n = 37):这些问题水平较高的青少年。对这两类青少年的尿液分析测试结果以及父母/监护人关于创伤事件的报告进行比较,发现两者之间存在显著(p <.05)差异,这与他们的问题组分类一致。我们的结果对研究和实践具有重要意义。