Abstract
Adolescent violence is a serious health concern. It is manifest by aggressive and delinquent behavior in many of the contexts in which the adolescent is embedded: the family, peer group, school and community. Many research studies have focused on the risk behaviors of substance use, firearm availability and victimization in urban settings. Rural youth are also at risk, yet empirical efforts have been sparse with this population. The specific aims of this study with rural youth were: (1) to propose and test a predictive model of violent behavior that involves the individual characteristics of the adolescent, the risk/opportunity potential of life events and social context and (2) to examine whether there were gender differences in this predictive model.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Nu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Structural Equation Model, Gender, Violence, Adolescents
Advisor
Kathryn R. Puskar
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Pittsburgh
Degree Year
2001
Recommended Citation
Patterson, Kathleen T., "The effect of gender on a predictive model of violent behaviors in rural youth using a contextual framework" (2019). Dissertations. 1539.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1539
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-01
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3013319; ProQuest document ID: 250036759. The author still retains copyright.