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Title: Mental Health Factors in Determining Adolescent Aggressive Behavior in the Neighborhood Setting
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Agre, Lynn A. |
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Mental Health Factors in Determining Adolescent Aggressive Behavior in the Neighborhood Setting Presented: Boston, MA, American Public Health Association (APHA) 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 4-8, 2006 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: American Public Health Association Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Depression (see also CESD); Household Composition; Household Income; Neighborhood Effects; Parent Supervision/Monitoring; Pearlin Mastery Scale; Self-Esteem; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In addition to spatial analysis of disease clusters and the development of epidemiological catchment areas designed to target treatment and prevention, it is necessary to evaluate how individuals perceive the quality of their neighborhoods and the impact of their perception on their behavior in determining health and well-being. The context of environment quality may reflect how residents view their mental health and well-being in conjunction with other physical health behaviors such as substance use, and level of depressive symptoms. Indeed, residents' beliefs, attitudes and feelings about their community may influence their social conduct within that milieu. The teen years are critical in ascertaining how the role of the neighborhood contributes toward health and well-being outcomes in later-life. This study, then, examines how adolescents appraise their neighborhood and how the interplay of substance use, self-rated mastery, self-esteem and depressive symptoms promote aggressive behaviors. Using the 1998 NLSY Young Adult Survey, n = 400, average age 16.5 years, both bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal that among younger adolescent males with lower religiosity, regular alcohol use, and living in neighborhoods rated as lower quality, depressive symptoms are associated with fighting, including hitting and hurting self and others. However, strong parenting appears to offset the effect of lower neighborhood quality, depressive symptoms and alcohol use in promoting aggressive behavior. Moreover, higher maternal education moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms, increased substance use and aggressive behaviors such as fighting and hurting others, including self. Interventions need to address depression and its association with violent behavior. |
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Agre, Lynn A. "Mental Health Factors in Determining Adolescent Aggressive Behavior in the Neighborhood Setting." Presented: Boston, MA, American Public Health Association (APHA) 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 4-8, 2006. |