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Source: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Murphy, Debra A.
Brecht, Mary-Lynn
Huang, David Y.C.
Herbeck, Diane M.
Trajectories of Delinquency from Age 14 to 23 in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Sample
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 17,1 (March 2012): 47-62.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02673843.2011.649401
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Keyword(s): Attitudes; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Neighborhood Effects; Parental Influences; Religious Influences; Substance Use

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This study utilised data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate risk trajectories for delinquency and factors associated with different trajectories, particularly substance use. The sample (n = 8984) was 49% female. A group-based trajectory model was applied, which identified four distinct trajectories for both males and females: a High group with delinquency rates consistently higher than other groups, with some decrease across the age range; a Decreased group, beginning at high levels with substantial decrease to near zero; a Moderate group, experiencing some decline but remaining at moderate rates of delinquency through most of the age range; and a consistently Low group, having low rates of delinquency declining to near zero by mid-teens to late-teens. The Low group was distinguished by several protective factors, including higher rates of maternal authoritative parenting style, possible lower acculturation (higher rates of non-English spoken at home), higher rates of religious activity, later substance use initiation, lower rates of early delinquent activity, less early experience with neighbourhood or personal violence, and higher rates of perceiving penalty for wrongdoing. Conversely, the High group was characterised by several vulnerability factors – essentially the converse of the protective factors above.
Bibliography Citation
Murphy, Debra A., Mary-Lynn Brecht, David Y.C. Huang and Diane M. Herbeck. "Trajectories of Delinquency from Age 14 to 23 in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Sample." International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 17,1 (March 2012): 47-62.
2. Santos, Richard
US and Foreign Born Mexican American Youth: A Socioeconomic Comparison
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 3,3-4 (1992): 319-331
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: AB Academic Publishers
Keyword(s): High School; High School Curriculum; High School Dropouts; Hispanics; Household Income; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Unemployment

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Data from a Hispanic civilian subsample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 849 US-born & 312 foreign-born Mexican Americans ages 14-21) are drawn on to investigate how aggregate socioeconomic indicators for this population vary by birthplace. Analysis indicates that, depending on the indicator, problems are often compounded for foreign-born youth, though the unfavorable status of Mexican Americans is not exclusive to the foreign-born. Indeed, 20% of the US-born youth fail to complete high school, 25% are unemployed, & 20% live in a poverty-income household. Implications of these socioeconomic differences for researchers & policy makers are discussed, & it is suggested that the effects of gender also be investigated. 2 Tables, 15 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Santos, Richard. "US and Foreign Born Mexican American Youth: A Socioeconomic Comparison." International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 3,3-4 (1992): 319-331.