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Dembo, Richard; Briones-Robinson, Rhissa; Wareham, Jennifer; Winters, Ken C.; Ungaro, Rocío; Karas, Lora – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
Truant youths are likely to engage in a number of problem behaviors, including sexual risky behaviors. As part of a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded, prospective intervention project, a sample of truant youths' sexual risk behavior was tracked over five time points. Analyses of the data was informed by four objectives: (a) determine…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Intervention, Truancy, Risk
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Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James; Winters, Ken C. – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Research on samples of truant adolescents is limited, with little known about mental health problems among truant youths. This study provided an exploratory, multilevel examination of mental health problems for a sample of 300 truant adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a single factor of multiple mental health problems at the…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Factor Analysis, Mental Health