Hopelessness and Youth Violent Behavior: A Longitudinal Study
Keywords
hopelessness, violent behavior, adolescence
Abstract
Researchers have often neglected the role of hopelessness in violent behavior during adolescence. Moreover, little research has examined this relationship over time. Using data from Waves I and II of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we explore the relationship between hopelessness and youth violent behavior over time. Poisson regression was used to analyze contributors to violence in just Wave I, and again across time in Wave II using explanatory and control variables from Wave I. Results indicate that hopelessness is positively associated with violent behavior. Furthermore, while hopelessness and most other explanatory variables predicted violent behavior in Wave I, almost all variables became non-significant or negative except hopelessness and acts of minor delinquency when predicting violence in Wave II.
Original Publication Citation
Demetropoulos Valencia, J., Cope, M. R., Ward, C. J., Jones, M. S., & Muirbrook, K. A. (2020). Hopelessness and Youth Violent Behavior: A Longitudinal Study. Deviant Behavior, 1-15.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Valencia, Janie Demetropoulos; Cope, Michael R.; Ward, Carol J.; Jones, Melissa S.; and Muirbrook, Kayci A., "Hopelessness and Youth Violent Behavior: A Longitudinal Study" (2020). Faculty Publications. 3982.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3982
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2020-02-06
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6792
Publisher
Deviant Behavior
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
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