Marino A Bruce1. 1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Family Medicine, Madison, WI 53715, USA. mbruce@fammed.wisc.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: The study seeks to examine whether the relationships among community, family, individual factors, and violent behavior are parallel across race- and gender-specific segments of the adolescent population. METHODS: Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health are analyzed to highlight the complex relationships between inequality, community, family, individual behavior, and violence. RESULTS: The results from robust regression analysis provide evidence that social environmental factors can influence adolescent violence in race- and gender-specific ways. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study establish the plausibility of multidimensional models that specify a complex relationship between inequality and adolescent violence.
PURPOSE: The study seeks to examine whether the relationships among community, family, individual factors, and violent behavior are parallel across race- and gender-specific segments of the adolescent population. METHODS: Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health are analyzed to highlight the complex relationships between inequality, community, family, individual behavior, and violence. RESULTS: The results from robust regression analysis provide evidence that social environmental factors can influence adolescent violence in race- and gender-specific ways. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study establish the plausibility of multidimensional models that specify a complex relationship between inequality and adolescent violence.
Authors: Marino A Bruce; Bettina M Beech; Errol D Crook; Mario Sims; Sharon B Wyatt; Michael F Flessner; Herman A Taylor; David R Williams; Ermeg L Akylbekova; T Alp Ikizler Journal: Am J Kidney Dis Date: 2010-04-08 Impact factor: 8.860