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Published on: September 19, 2019
Youth assets, aggression, and delinquency within the context of family structure
Roy F Oman1, Sara K Vesely, Cheryl B Aspy
1Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA. Roy-Oman@ouhsc.edu
Objective:
To identify youth assets associated with reduced aggressive and delinquent behavior of youth residing in 1-parent households but not of youth residing in 2-parent households.
Methods:
Data were collected from inner-city youth and their parents (N = 1,277 youth-parent pairs) using in-home, in-person interviews. Logistic regression analyses, stratifying by 1- and 2-parent household status, were conducted.
Results:
Several assets were significantly associated with reduced risk behavior only for youth residing in 1-parent households.
Conclusions:
There appear to be specific assets (eg, Family Communication, Responsible Choices) that are more important for youth living in 1- versus 2- parent households.
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