Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors
Aggressive delinquency is a salient social problem for many North American Indigenous (American Indian, Canadian First Nations) communities, and can have deleterious consequences later in life. Yet there is a paucity of research on Indigenous delinquency. Group-based trajectory modeling is used to p...
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ftoklahomaunivs:oai:shareok.org:11244/334611 2023-05-15T16:16:51+02:00 Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors Sittner, Kelley J. Hautala, Dane 2016 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11244/334611 https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21622 en_US eng Wiley Aggressive Behavior, 42 (3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26350331 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26350331/ oksd_sittner_aggressivedelinquency_2016 Sittner, K. J., & Hautala, D. (2016). Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors. Aggressive Behavior, 42(3), pp. 274-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21622 https://hdl.handle.net/11244/334611 doi:10.1002/ab.21622 orcid:0000-0002-8588-4487 (Sittner, KJ) ScopusID: 55189348500 %7C 57195727690 (Sittner, KJ) ScopusID: 57193600395 (Hautala, D) This material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information. American Indian aggression delinquency trajectories Adolescent Child Female Humans Indians North American Juvenile Delinquency Male Peer Group Social Problems Article Text 2016 ftoklahomaunivs https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21622 2023-01-25T21:23:18Z Aggressive delinquency is a salient social problem for many North American Indigenous (American Indian, Canadian First Nations) communities, and can have deleterious consequences later in life. Yet there is a paucity of research on Indigenous delinquency. Group-based trajectory modeling is used to prospectively examine trajectories of aggressive delinquency over the course of adolescence using data from 646 Indigenous adolescents from a single culture, spanning the ages of 10-19. Five aggression trajectory groups were identified, characterized by different levels and ages of onset and desistence: non-offenders (22.1%), moderate desistors (19.9%), adolescent-limited offenders (22.2%), high desistors (16.7%), and chronic offenders (19.2%). Using the social development model of antisocial behavior, we selected relevant risk and protective factors predicted to discriminate among those most and least likely to engage in more aggressive behavior. Higher levels of risk (i.e., parent rejection, delinquent peers, substance use, and early dating) in early adolescence were associated with being in the two groups with the highest levels of aggressive delinquency. Positive school adjustment, the only significant protective factor, was associated with being in the lowest aggression trajectory groups. The results provide important information that could be used in developing prevention and intervention programs, particularly regarding vulnerable ages as well as malleable risk factors. Identifying those youth most at risk of engaging in higher levels of aggression may be key to preventing delinquency and reducing the over-representation of Indigenous youth in the justice system. Peer reviewed Sociology Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University: SHAREOK Repository Indian Aggressive Behavior 42 3 274 286 |
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Aggressive delinquency is a salient social problem for many North American Indigenous (American Indian, Canadian First Nations) communities, and can have deleterious consequences later in life. Yet there is a paucity of research on Indigenous delinquency. Group-based trajectory modeling is used to prospectively examine trajectories of aggressive delinquency over the course of adolescence using data from 646 Indigenous adolescents from a single culture, spanning the ages of 10-19. Five aggression trajectory groups were identified, characterized by different levels and ages of onset and desistence: non-offenders (22.1%), moderate desistors (19.9%), adolescent-limited offenders (22.2%), high desistors (16.7%), and chronic offenders (19.2%). Using the social development model of antisocial behavior, we selected relevant risk and protective factors predicted to discriminate among those most and least likely to engage in more aggressive behavior. Higher levels of risk (i.e., parent rejection, delinquent peers, substance use, and early dating) in early adolescence were associated with being in the two groups with the highest levels of aggressive delinquency. Positive school adjustment, the only significant protective factor, was associated with being in the lowest aggression trajectory groups. The results provide important information that could be used in developing prevention and intervention programs, particularly regarding vulnerable ages as well as malleable risk factors. Identifying those youth most at risk of engaging in higher levels of aggression may be key to preventing delinquency and reducing the over-representation of Indigenous youth in the justice system. Peer reviewed Sociology |
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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors |
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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors |
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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors |
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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors |
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Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors |
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aggressive delinquency among north american indigenous adolescents: trajectories and predictors |
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Aggressive Behavior, 42 (3) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26350331 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26350331/ oksd_sittner_aggressivedelinquency_2016 Sittner, K. J., & Hautala, D. (2016). Aggressive delinquency among North American Indigenous adolescents: Trajectories and predictors. Aggressive Behavior, 42(3), pp. 274-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21622 https://hdl.handle.net/11244/334611 doi:10.1002/ab.21622 orcid:0000-0002-8588-4487 (Sittner, KJ) ScopusID: 55189348500 %7C 57195727690 (Sittner, KJ) ScopusID: 57193600395 (Hautala, D) |
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This material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information. |
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