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J Sch Psychol ; 69: 28-44, 2018 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30558752

ABSTRACT

Using a person-centered approach, this study identified profiles of students exhibiting behavior and social adjustment problems in school. We conducted Latent Profile Analysis to identify these subgroups in a sample of 582 fifth and sixth graders. We found four profiles among girls-well-adjusted girls (66.10%); girls displaying externalizing behaviors and student-teacher conflict (4.75%); girls exhibiting internalizing behaviors and isolation from peers (10.17%); and girls with student-teacher nonclose interactions and nonprosocial behaviors toward peers (18.98%). We found three profiles among boys-well-adjusted boys (78.05%); boys displaying externalizing behaviors and student-teacher conflict (10.10%); and boys with externalizing, internalizing, and social problems with peers and teachers (11.85%). Next, we investigated longitudinal associations between these profiles and student behavioral engagement and academic achievement. Path analysis revealed that, compared to students with a well-adjusted profile, having a non-adjusted profile was associated with negative changes in teacher-reported behavioral engagement. Girls with an Externalizing Problem/Student-teacher Conflict profile or an Internalizing Problems/Peer Isolation profile also showed negative changes throughout the school year in their self-reported behavioral engagement and in academic achievement. We discussed these results and their practical implications in light of existing literature.


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Academic Success , Child Behavior/psychology , Schools , Social Adjustment , Social Environment , Students/psychology , Child , Female , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Male , Peer Group
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Psychol Med ; 39(8): 1295-306, 2009 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18845013

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BACKGROUND: Suicide tends to concentrate in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and neighborhood disadvantage is associated with many important risk factors for youth suicide. However, no study has directly investigated the link between neighborhood poverty and youth suicidal behaviors, while controlling for pre-existing vulnerabilities. The objective of this study was to determine whether living in a poor neighborhood is associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts in late adolescence over and above background vulnerabilities, and whether this association can be explained by late-adolescence psychosocial risks: depression, social support, negative life events (NLEs), delinquent activities, substance abuse and exposure to suicide. The potential moderating role of neighborhood poverty was also examined. METHOD: A subset of 2776 participants was selected from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Late-adolescence suicidal behaviors and risk factors were self-reported. The 2001 Canadian Census was used to characterize neighborhoods during early and middle adolescence. Late-childhood family and individual controls were assessed through parent-report. RESULTS: At the bivariate level, the odds of reporting suicidal thoughts were about twice as high in poor than non-poor neighborhoods, and the odds of attempting suicide were about four times higher. After controlling for background vulnerabilities, neighborhood poverty remained significantly associated with both suicidal thoughts and attempts. However, these associations were not explained by late-adolescence psychosocial risks. Rather, youth living in poor neighborhoods may be at greater risk through the amplification of other risk factors in disadvantaged neighborhoods. CONCLUSIONS: Potential explanations for the increased vulnerability of youth living in poor neighborhoods are discussed.


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Poverty/psychology , Poverty/statistics & numerical data , Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical data , Thinking , Adolescent , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/psychology , Canada , Comorbidity , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Female , Humans , Impulsive Behavior/epidemiology , Impulsive Behavior/psychology , Internal-External Control , Juvenile Delinquency/psychology , Juvenile Delinquency/statistics & numerical data , Life Change Events , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Odds Ratio , Risk Factors , Social Support , Statistics as Topic , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , Substance-Related Disorders/psychology , Suicide/psychology , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Young Adult
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