Profiles of Problematic Behaviors Across Adolescence: Covariations with Indicators of Positive Youth Development

Previous analyses of data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD) have examined concurrent trajectories of positive development and risk/problem behaviors among adolescents, finding complex and not necessarily inverse relationships among them. In this article, we expand on prior resea...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 2014-06, Vol.43 (6), p.971-990
Main Authors: Arbeit, Miriam R., Johnson, Sara K., Champine, Robey B., Greenman, Kathleen N., Lerner, Jacqueline V., Lerner, Richard M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Aggression
Alcohol Abuse
Behavior
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child development
Clinical Psychology
Competence
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dangerous Behavior
Drug use
Eating behavior
Eating Disorders
Empirical Research
Female
Grade 10
Grade 6
Health Psychology
Health Surveys
History of Psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Law and Psychology
Male
Mental Health
Models, Psychological
Psychology
Psychology, Adolescent
Risk
Risk-Taking
Teenagers
United States
Youth
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Summary:Previous analyses of data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD) have examined concurrent trajectories of positive development and risk/problem behaviors among adolescents, finding complex and not necessarily inverse relationships among them. In this article, we expand on prior research by employing a person-centered approach to modeling risk behaviors, assessing development from approximately 6th grade through 12th grade among 4,391 adolescents (59.9 % female). Latent profiles involving the problematic behaviors of delinquency, depressive symptoms, substance use, sexual activity, disordered eating behaviors, and bullying were then assessed for concurrent relationships with the Five Cs of PYD: Competence, Confidence, Character, Caring, and Connection. We found six latent profiles, based primarily on mental health, aggression, and alcohol use, with significant differences in Confidence levels among many of the profiles, as well as some differences in the four other Cs. We discuss directions for future research and implications for application to youth policies and programs.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601
DOI:10.1007/s10964-014-0092-0