Early Risk Behaviors and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries: A Cross-National Consistent Relationship

Autor/inn/en	de Looze, Margaretha; Pickett, William; Raaijmakers, Quinten; Kuntsche, Emmanuel; Hublet, Anne; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Bjarnason, Thoroddur; Molcho, Michal; Vollebergh, Wilma; ter Bogt, Tom
Titel	Early Risk Behaviors and Adolescent Injury in 25 European and North American Countries: A Cross-National Consistent Relationship
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 32 (2012) 1, S.104-125 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431611414062
Schlagwörter	Behavior Theories; Marijuana; Injuries; Adolescents; Developed Nations; Risk; Health Behavior; Regression (Statistics); Surveys; Alcohol Abuse; Sexuality; Smoking; Behavior Problems; Prediction; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Statistical Analysis; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Sexualität; Rauchen; Vorhersage; Korrelation; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Statistische Analyse; Nordamerika
Abstract	Injury is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among adolescents in developed countries. Jessor and Jessor's Problem Behavior Theory suggests an association between risk behaviors (e.g., smoking, drunkenness, cannabis use, and sexual intercourse) and adolescent injury. The present study examined whether early engagement in risk behaviors would predict injury at age 15. It also examined whether such associations were consistent in strength across countries. Based on the data from the 2005-2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a multigroup logistic regression analysis was conducted. Our findings demonstrate a cross-national consistent association (with relative odds of injury rising to 1.85; 95% CI: 1.70-2.02). Based on the study findings, early engagement in risk behaviors was considered a marker for a trajectory that places adolescents at higher risk for physical injury, independent of their national context. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10