Predictors of Violent Behavior in an Early Adolescent Cohort: Similarities and Differences Across Genders

Authors

Jonathan L. Blitstein, RTI InternationalFollow
David M. Murray, University of MemphisFollow
Leslie A. Lytle, University of MinnesotaFollow
Amanda Birnbaum, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Cheryl L. Perry, University of MinnesotaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 4-1-2005

Journal / Book Title

Health Education & Behavior

Abstract

The authors assessed a cohort of 2,335 students from the Minneapolis, Minnesota, area to identify predictors of violent behavior and to determine whether the predictors varied by gender. The sample was 76% White; boys and girls were equally represented. The majority lived with two parents. A measure of violent behavior collected at the end of the eighth-grade year (2000) was entered into Poisson regression against baseline data collected at the beginning of the seventh-grade year (1998). Predictors of violent behavior influencing both boys and girls included depressive symptoms, perceived invulnerability to negative future events, paternal nonauthoritative behavior, and drinking alcohol. Additional predictors of violent behavior specific to girls included both risk and protective factors.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198104269516

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Blitstein, Jonathan L.; Murray, David M.; Lytle, Leslie A.; Birnbaum, Amanda; and Perry, Cheryl L., "Predictors of Violent Behavior in an Early Adolescent Cohort: Similarities and Differences Across Genders" (2005). Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works. 119.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/public-health-facpubs/119

Published Citation

Blitstein, Jonathan L., David M. Murray, Leslie A. Lytle, Amanda S. Birnbaum, and Cheryl L. Perry. "Predictors of violent behavior in an early adolescent cohort: Similarities and differences across genders." Health Education & Behavior 32, no. 2 (2005): 175-194.