Barone C, Weissberg R P, Kasprow W J, Voyce C K, Arthur M W, Shriver T P
Department of Psychology, Yale University, Box 11A, 06520-7447, New Haven, CT.
J Prim Prev. 1995 Mar;15(3):261-83. doi: 10.1007/BF02197475.
This paper examines four areas of "problem behavior" (i.e., delinquency, high-risk sexual behavior, school failure, and substance abuse) in a sample of urban sixth and seventh grade students. We report descriptive statistics regarding rates of problem behaviors in each of the four categories and examine their interrelationships. The results suggest that the prevalence of problem behaviors in this sample is substantial. Data show a high degree of co-occurrence among problem behaviors in different areas, although many individuals also exhibit more limited involvement. These results underscore the importance of studying younger adolescents in poor, urban communities who may have different patterns and rates of problem behavior involvement than older youth from other contexts. The data also suggest that efforts to prevent high-risk involvements for youth in poor, urban communities should be broad-ranging and be implemented prior to middle school.
本文以城市六、七年级学生为样本，研究了“问题行为”的四个领域（即犯罪、高风险性行为、学业失败和药物滥用）。我们报告了四类问题行为发生率的描述性统计数据，并研究了它们之间的相互关系。结果表明，该样本中问题行为的发生率相当高。数据显示，不同领域的问题行为之间存在高度共现性，尽管许多个体的参与程度也较为有限。这些结果强调了研究贫困城市社区中青少年的重要性，他们可能与其他背景下的年长青少年有着不同的问题行为模式和发生率。数据还表明，针对贫困城市社区青少年预防高风险行为的努力应该广泛开展，并在中学之前实施。
