Risk Factors for Problem Behaviors Among Youth
Since truancy is largely an indicator of other problems that students may be experiencing or exhibiting, it is helpful to have a sense of how different risk factors contribute to various problem behaviors among youth.
| Substance Use | Delinquency | Teenage Pregnancy | School Dropout | Violence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community | |||||
| Availability of drugs | X | ||||
| Availability of firearms | X | X | |||
| Community laws and norms favorable toward drug use, firearms, and crime | X | X | X | ||
| Media portrayals of violence | X | ||||
| Transitions and mobility | X | X | X | ||
| Low neighborhood attachment and community organization | X | X | X | ||
| Extreme economic deprivation | X | X | X | X | X |
| Family | |||||
| Family history of the problem behavior | X | X | X | X | |
| Family management problems | X | X | X | X | X |
| Family conflict | X | X | X | X | X |
| Favorable parental attitudes toward and involvement in the problem behavior | X | X | X | ||
| School | |||||
| Early and persistent antisocial behavior | X | X | X | X | X |
| Academic failure beginning in elementary school | X | X | X | X | X |
| Lack of commitment to school | X | X | X | X | |
| Individual/Peer | |||||
| Rebelliousness | X | X | X | ||
| Friends who engage in the problem behavior | X | X | X | X | X |
| Favorable attitudes toward the problem behavior | X | X | X | X | |
| Early initiation of the problem behavior | X | X | X | X | X |
| Constitutional factors | X | X | X | ||
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Return to Day 1: The Varied Causes and Consequences of Truancy |
From:
Catalano, R. & Hawkins, J. D. (1995). Communities that care: Risk-focused prevention using the social development strategy. Seattle, WA: Developmental Research and Programs, Inc.
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