Case Western Reserve University, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Case Western Reserve University, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Cleveland, OH, United States.
J Adolesc. 2018 Apr;64:52-61. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 3.
Autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation modeling was conducted to examine longitudinal relationships between individual assets (social competence, positive values and identity) and problem behaviors in 373 adolescents (174 boys, 199 girls) who participated in a prospective study on the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure from birth. More behavioral problems at age 12 were related to fewer individual assets at age 15, while greater individual assets were related to more behavioral problems, with a non-significant yet nuanced (p = .076) gender difference. More problem behaviors were associated with decreased individual assets in girls, yet greater individual assets were associated with more problem behaviors in boys. Efforts to promote individual assets may not lower the risk of engaging in problem behaviors especially among boys. Continued studies into adulthood will uncover how individual assets and problem behaviors in childhood and adolescence may affect social and vocational adjustment in this high risk population.
采用自回归交叉滞后结构方程模型，对 373 名青少年（男孩 174 名，女孩 199 名）的个体资产（社交能力、积极价值观和身份）和问题行为进行了纵向研究，这些青少年参与了一项关于产前可卡因暴露对出生后影响的前瞻性研究。12 岁时更多的行为问题与 15 岁时更少的个体资产有关，而更大的个体资产与更多的行为问题有关，但性别差异不显著（p=0.076）。更多的问题行为与女孩个体资产的减少有关，而更大的个体资产与男孩更多的问题行为有关。促进个体资产的努力可能并不能降低参与问题行为的风险，尤其是在男孩中。对成年期的持续研究将揭示儿童和青少年时期的个体资产和问题行为如何影响这一高风险人群的社会和职业调整。
