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Community Factors That Correlate With Middle-Adolescent Antisocial Behavior, Olga Kamenchuk
Community Factors That Correlate With Middle-Adolescent Antisocial Behavior, Olga Kamenchuk
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Many adolescents nowadays display antisocial behavior. A large number of theories explaining origin of antisocial behavior have been developed in the last several centuries. The current study utilizes the "ecological" theoretical framework that allows the researcher to consider multiple ecological systems in which individuals operate and to focus on the community factors influencing antisocial behavior.
The researcher used part of the Prevention Needs Assessment survey to identify which community risk and protective factors correlate with middle-adolescent antisocial behavior. Analysis included intercluster, cluster-item correlations, and partial correlations. Results indicated correlations between antisocial behavior and a number of community risk factors, and …