Comprehensive Investigation of the Role of the Individuals, the Immediate Social Environment, and Neighborhoods in Trajectories of Adolescent Antisocial Behavior, Final Technical Report.

摘要

The overall goal of this study was to acquire a greater understanding of the development of adolescent antisocial behavior using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN). Two objectives fell under this general goal: (1) Describe trajectories of substance use and delinquency across the adolescent period and (2) Assess important individual and social influences available in the PHDCN in terms of impact on the initial level and continuance of antisocial behavior. Longitudinal cohort data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) were analyzed to assess patterns of substance use and delinquency across three waves for three age cohorts (n=752 (Cohort 9); 752 (Cohort 12); 626 (Cohort 15)) and 78 neighborhoods. This analysis of existing PHDCN data used multiple cohort and multilevel latent growth models as well as several ancillary approaches to answer questions pertinent to the development of adolescent antisocial behavior.