Correlates of Externalizing Behavior Symptoms Among Youth Within Two Impoverished, Urban Communities

This study examines whether risk factors associated with child externalizing behavior symptoms differ between two similar low-income, urban communities, using baseline parent data of 154 African American youth (ages 9-15) participating in the Collaborative HIV-Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health...

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Published in:Child & youth services 2010, Vol.31 (3-4), p.92-120
Main Authors: Gopalan, Geetha, Cavaleri, Mary A., Bannon, William M., McKay, Mary M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
African Americans
At Risk Persons
Behavior Problems
Check Lists
Child Behavior Checklist
child mental health
Child Rearing
Childrearing Practices
Children
Decision Making
Educational Attainment
externalizing behavior symptoms
Family
Family Environment
Family Programs
Family Structure
Geographic Location
Illinois
Low Income Groups
Marital Status
Mental Disorders
Mental Health
New York
Parents
risk factors
Social Support Groups
Symptoms
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Urban Areas
Youth
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Summary:This study examines whether risk factors associated with child externalizing behavior symptoms differ between two similar low-income, urban communities, using baseline parent data of 154 African American youth (ages 9-15) participating in the Collaborative HIV-Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CHAMP) family program. Separate multiple regression analyses of each city sample indicated that greater child externalizing symptoms were associated with increasing parenting hassles for New York families (n = 46), but greater parent mental health symptoms for participants in Chicago (n = 108). Understanding such distinctions between communities is an important first step toward tailoring services to unique community needs.
ISSN:0145-935X
1545-2298
DOI:10.1080/0145935X.2009.524468