Mental Health, Substance Use, and Delinquency among Truant Youth in a Brief Intervention Project: A Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Dembo, Richard; Briones-Robinson, Rhissa; Barrett, Kimberly; Winters, Ken C.; Schmeidler, James; Ungaro, Rocio Aracelis; Karas, Lora; Belenko, Steven; Gulledge, Laura
Titel	Mental Health, Substance Use, and Delinquency among Truant Youth in a Brief Intervention Project: A Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 21 (2013) 3, S.176-192 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1063-4266
DOI	10.1177/1063426611421006
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Mental Disorders; Delinquency; Correlation; Truancy; Psychological Patterns; Research Needs; Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse; Emotional Disturbances; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Correctional Institutions; Counseling Techniques; Behavior Modification; Adolescents; Interviews; Factor Analysis; Marijuana; Crime; Intervention; Counseling Effectiveness; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Kriminalität; Korrelation; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Forschungsbedarf; Gefühlsstörung; Angst; Jugendstrafvollzug; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Faktorenanalyse; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt
Abstract	The relationship between substance use, mental health disorders, and delinquency among youth is well documented. What has received far less attention from researchers is the relationship between these issues among truant youth, in spite of studies that document truants are a population at risk for negative outcomes. This study bridges this gap by (a) examining psychosocial functioning and delinquency among truants and (b) assessing the efficacy of a brief intervention (BI) in reducing delinquent behavior over time. To meet these objectives, data were collected from 183 truant youth enrolled in an ongoing National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)--funded BI project. Informed by a developmental damage perspective, a structural equation model was formulated and estimated. Interim results provide overall support for the model and suggest that the BI may be a promising, innovative intervention for truant youth. Service delivery implications and directions for future analyses are discussed. (Contains 5 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10