RT Article
T1 The Mediated Effect of Contextual Risk Factors on Trajectories of Violence: Results from a Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Sample of Hispanic Adolescents
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 36
IS 4
SP 327
OP 343
A1 Reingle, Jennifer M.
A2 Jennings, Wesley G.
A2 Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M.
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764205294
AB The current study sought to estimate trajectories of violent behavior and evaluate the direct and indirect effects of contextual factors among Hispanics, stratified by gender. Relying on data from 3,719 Hispanic adolescents surveyed as a part of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), violence trajectories were estimated using group-based trajectory modeling. The results identified three groups of violence trajectories for both males and females (non-violent, desistors, and escalators) and there were considerable gender differences in the direct and indirect effects of risk and protective factors on violent behavior. Study limitations and policy implications are also discussed.
K1 Hispanic
K1 Gender
K1 Adolescents
K1 Violence
K1 Trajectory
DO 10.1007/s12103-011-9138-y