TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Prediction of violence perpetration among high-risk youth
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Sussman, Steve
A1  - Skara, Silvana
A1  - Weiner, Michelle D.
A1  - Dent, Clyde W.
SP  - 134
EP  - 144
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To prospectively examine demographic background, personality, perceived environment, and behavior as violence perpetration predictors in emerging adulthood among high-risk adolescents using problem-behavior theory as a conceptual perspective. METHODS: Self-report questionnaires were administered 5 years apart to 676 participants. RESULTS: Hard drug use, belief that hurting another's property while drunk was acceptable, and high-risk group self-identification predicted later violence perpetration independent of baseline violence perpetration. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with problem-behavior theory, personality, perceived environment, and behavior variables, beyond baseline violent behavior, predict risk for future violence perpetration in emerging adulthood, whereas demographic background may exert indirect effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -