Neighborhood disorder and risk-taking among justice-involved youth - The mediating role of life expectancy
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Kan, Emily, Knowles, Alissa, Peniche, Monica, Frick, Paul J., Steinberg, Laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth. (2021). Neighborhood disorder and risk-taking among justice-involved youth - The mediating role of life expectancy. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 31(2), pp. 282-298. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12596
Authors | Kan, Emily, Knowles, Alissa, Peniche, Monica, Frick, Paul J., Steinberg, Laurence and Cauffman, Elizabeth |
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Abstract | Neighborhood disorder has been linked to perceptions of shorter life expectancies, and shorter life expectancies have been associated with greater risk-taking. Yet, no studies have combined these two pathways. Using data from the longitudinal Crossroads study, the present study assessed whether life expectancy mediates the association between neighborhood disorder and risk-taking—substance use, crime, and risky sex—among 1,093 justice-involved adolescents. Results indicate that neighborhood disorder was linked to lower estimated life expectancy which in turn related to higher rates of cigarette use, binge drinking, illicit drug use, offending, and casual sex. However, life expectancy did not explain the association between neighborhood disorder and marijuana use or inconsistent condom use. |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Research on Adolescence |
Journal citation | 31 (2), pp. 282-298 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
ISSN | 1050-8392 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12596 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85096699725 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 282-298 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Nov 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 03 Jun 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w272/neighborhood-disorder-and-risk-taking-among-justice-involved-youth-the-mediating-role-of-life-expectancy
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