Emotional Psychological and Related Problems Among Truant Youths

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Tập 20 Số 3 - Trang 157-168 - 2012
Richard Dembo1, Rhissa Briones-Robinson1, Jennifer Wareham2, Laura M. Gulledge3, Lora Karas4, Ken C. Winters5, Steven Belenko6,7, Paul E. Greenbaum1
1University of South Florida, Tampa, FL USA
2University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
3University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
413th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, FL, USA
5University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;
6Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
7Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Tóm tắt

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=9) - youths with low levels of delinquency, mental health and substance abuse issues; and 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.

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Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Tập 20 Số 3

157-168

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