ERIC Number: EJ1374680
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
EISSN: EISSN-1464-0651
Exploring Effects of Multi-Level Factors on Transitions of Risk-Taking Behaviors among Bahamian Middle-to-Late Adolescents
Guo, Yan; Yang, Yinmei; Deveaux, Lynette; Dinaj-Koci, Veronica; Schieber, Elizabeth; Herbert, Carly; Lee, JungAe; Wang, Bo
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v47 n3 p210-220 May 2023
Adolescents experiment with risk behaviors, including delinquency, substance use, and sexual activity. Multi-level social factors, such as having high-risk peers, neighborhood risks, and parental monitoring, influence adolescents' behaviors. We modeled transition patterns in Bahamian adolescents' risk behaviors across three high school years and examined the effects of multi-level factors. We collected data from 2,564 Bahamian adolescents in Grade 10 and follow-ups through Grade 12. We used latent transition model to identify adolescents' risk statuses. Further analyses used multinomial logistic regression to explore the effects of multi-level factors on assignment to those latent statuses and transitions. We identified four distinct statuses: "low risk" (47.9% of the sample at baseline), "alcohol use" (36.8%), "alcohol use and sexual activity" (5.5%), and "high risk" (9.8%). Males were more likely to be in higher-risk statuses at baseline and to transition from a lower-risk status in Grade 10 to a higher-risk status in Grade 11. Social risk factors were significantly associated with higher-risk statuses at baseline. Neighborhood risk and peer risk involvement continued to affect transitions from lower to higher risk; parental monitoring did not have a significant effect in later years. Our findings have important implications for developing targeted and developmentally appropriate interventions to prevent and reduce risk behaviors among middle-to-late adolescents.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Risk, Behavior, Influences, Change, Time Perspective, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Drinking, Sexuality, Males, Peer Relationship, Neighborhoods, Parent Child Relationship, Environmental Influences, Social Influences, Peer Influence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 12
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Bahamas
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH069229; HD095765