Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Jun;43(6):971-90. doi: 10.1007/s10964-014-0092-0. Epub 2014 Feb 22.
Previous analyses of data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD) have examined concurrent trajectories of positive development and risk/problem behaviors among adolescents, finding complex and not necessarily inverse relationships among them. In this article, we expand on prior research by employing a person-centered approach to modeling risk behaviors, assessing development from approximately 6th grade through 12th grade among 4,391 adolescents (59.9% female). Latent profiles involving the problematic behaviors of delinquency, depressive symptoms, substance use, sexual activity, disordered eating behaviors, and bullying were then assessed for concurrent relationships with the Five Cs of PYD: Competence, Confidence, Character, Caring, and Connection. We found six latent profiles, based primarily on mental health, aggression, and alcohol use, with significant differences in Confidence levels among many of the profiles, as well as some differences in the four other Cs. We discuss directions for future research and implications for application to youth policies and programs.
先前对“4-H 青少年正向发展研究”（Positive Youth Development，简称 PYD）数据的分析考察了青少年积极发展和风险/问题行为的同期轨迹，发现它们之间存在复杂而非必然相反的关系。在本文中，我们通过采用以个体为中心的风险行为建模方法，扩展了先前的研究，对 4391 名青少年（59.9%为女性）从六年级到十二年级的发展情况进行了评估。然后，评估了涉及违法行为、抑郁症状、物质使用、性行为、饮食失调行为和欺凌行为等问题行为的潜在特征，以评估其与 PYD 的五个 C 之间的同期关系：能力、信心、品格、关爱和联系。我们发现了六个潜在的特征，主要基于心理健康、攻击性和酒精使用，许多特征的信心水平存在显著差异，其他四个 C 也存在一些差异。我们讨论了未来研究的方向以及对青年政策和计划应用的意义。
