TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Problem Profiles of at-Risk Youth in two Service Programs: A Multigroup Exploratory Latent Class Analysis
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Dembo, Richard
A1  - Briones-Robinson, Rhissa
A1  - Ungaro, Rocío Aracelis
A1  - Karas, Lora
A1  - Gulledge, Laura M.
A1  - Greenbaum, Paul E.
A1  - Schmeidler, James
A1  - Winters, Ken C.
A1  - Belenko, Steven
SP  - 988
EP  - 1008
VL  - 38
IS  - 10
N2  - Baseline data collected in two brief intervention projects (BI-Court and Truancy Project) were used to assess similarities and differences in subgroups of at-risk youth. Classifications of these subgroups were based on their psychosocial characteristics (e.g., substance use). Multigroup latent class analysis identified two BI-Court subgroups of youth and three truant subgroups. These classes can be viewed as differing along two dimensions, substance use involvement and emotional and behavioral issues. Equality tests of means across the latent classes for BI-Court and Truancy Project youths found significant differences that were consistent with their problem group classification. These findings highlight the importance of quality assessments and allocating appropriate services on the basis of problem profiles of at-risk youth.<p /> 
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SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854811416057
ID  - ref1
ER  -