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Behavioral Problems and Psychological Distress among Seriously Delinquent Youth: Assessing a Mediational Pathway of Parental Monitoring, Peer Delinquency, and Violence Exposure
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Jaggers, Jeremiah W.; Sonsteng-Person, Melanie; Griffiths, Austin; Gabbard, W. Jay; Turner, Marion M. – Youth & Society, 2021
The onset of behavioral problems in early childhood is associated with an increased frequency of delinquent behavior. A significant amount of youth in the juvenile justice system have histories of mental illness and psychological distress. However, little is known about what factors mediate the relationship between early onset behavioral problems…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Psychological Patterns, Parenting Styles
Brief Symptom Inventory Factor Structure in Antisocial Adolescents: Implications for Juvenile Justice
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Whitt, Ahmed; Howard, Matthew O. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) is widely used in juvenile justice settings; however, little is known regarding its factor structure in antisocial youth. The authors evaluated the BSI factor structure in a state residential treatment population. Methods: 707 adolescents completed the BSI. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Suicide, Factor Structure, Adolescents
Aspects of Psychological Resilience among Transgender Youth
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Grossman, Arnold H.; D'Augelli, Anthony R.; Frank, John A. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
Fifty-five transgender youth described their gender development and some of the stressful life experiences related to their gender identity and gender expression. More than two-thirds of youth reported past verbal abuse by their parents or peers related to their gender identity and nonconformity, and approximately one-fifth to one-third reported…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Sexual Identity, Adolescents, Young Adults
Observing Bullying at School: The Mental Health Implications of Witness Status
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Rivers, Ian; Poteat, V. Paul; Noret, Nathalie; Ashurst, Nigel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
This study explores the impact of bullying on the mental health of students who witness it. A representative sample of 2,002 students aged 12 to 16 years attending 14 schools in the United Kingdom were surveyed using a questionnaire that included measures of bullying at school, substance abuse, and mental health risk. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
The Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Mental Health among Undergraduates: Victim Gender Doesn't Matter
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Young, M. Scott; Harford, Kelli-Lee; Kinder, Bill; Savell, Jodi K. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
A large body of research has documented the harmful effects of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on adult mental health among females, but less work has examined this issue among males. This study examined whether gender moderated the relationship between CSA and adult mental health among a mixed-gender sample of 406 undergraduates. A Pearson…
Descriptors: Interaction, Females, Sexual Abuse, Males
Long-Term Psychological and Social Impact of Witnessing Physical Conflict between Parents.
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Henning, Kris; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
A community sample of 617 adult women completed a questionnaire about witnessing interparental physical conflicts before the age of 16. Twenty percent of respondents reported witnessing some type of physical conflict between parents. Mean age when physical conflict was first observed was eight. Women who witnessed parental physical conflict…
Descriptors: Adults, Antisocial Behavior, Battered Women, Conflict