Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile
About half of Latin America s youth are considered "at risk," meaning that they engage in or are at risk of engaging in risky behaviors that are detrimental to their own development and to the well-being of their societies. While child ps...
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okr-10986-38192021-04-23T14:02:13Z Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile Cunningham, Wendy Bagby, Emilie ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ALGORITHM ARMED CONFLICT ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL AVERAGE AGE CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS CONNECTEDNESS WITH PARENTS CONTRACEPTION CRIME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY SUPPORT FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH RISKS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INITIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF COMMUNICATION MALES MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER MOTHERS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL NURSING PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER RELATIONSHIPS PERSONALITY PHYSICAL ABUSE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGISTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS RESPECT RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDES RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE TEACHING MATERIALS TEEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN USE OF CONTRACEPTION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIRGIN VULNERABILITY WAGES YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS About half of Latin America s youth are considered "at risk," meaning that they engage in or are at risk of engaging in risky behaviors that are detrimental to their own development and to the well-being of their societies. While child psychologists identify many factors that may cause some youth to engage in at-risk behaviors and others not to, only empirical evidence can identify the set that is relevant to a particular population. This paper uses youth surveys from Chile and Mexico to test which of a large set of potential factors are correlated with a range of risky behaviors among youth. These factors range from relationships with parents and institutions to household behaviors (abuse, discipline techniques) to social exclusion. The authors use stepwise regressions to sort out which variables best explain the observed variance in seven different risky behaviors. They find that higher socioeconomic status, a good relationship with parents and peers, strong connection with local governmental institutions and schools, urban residence, younger age, and spirituality emerge as key explanatory factors for all seven behaviors for boys and girls in both countries. This points to a wider range of policy entry points than currently used, including targeting parents and the relationship with schools. 2012-03-19T18:40:23Z 2012-03-19T18:40:23Z 2010-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100606233717 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3819 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5333 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Chile Mexico |
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ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ALGORITHM ARMED CONFLICT ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL AVERAGE AGE CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS CONNECTEDNESS WITH PARENTS CONTRACEPTION CRIME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY SUPPORT FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH RISKS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INITIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF COMMUNICATION MALES MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER MOTHERS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL NURSING PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER RELATIONSHIPS PERSONALITY PHYSICAL ABUSE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGISTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS RESPECT RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDES RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE TEACHING MATERIALS TEEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN USE OF CONTRACEPTION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIRGIN VULNERABILITY WAGES YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS |
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ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ALGORITHM ARMED CONFLICT ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL AVERAGE AGE CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOMS CONNECTEDNESS WITH PARENTS CONTRACEPTION CRIME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY SUPPORT FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH RISKS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INITIATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF COMMUNICATION MALES MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER MOTHERS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL NURSING PARENTAL EDUCATION PEER RELATIONSHIPS PERSONALITY PHYSICAL ABUSE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGISTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS RESPECT RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDES RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE TEACHING MATERIALS TEEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN USE OF CONTRACEPTION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIRGIN VULNERABILITY WAGES YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS Cunningham, Wendy Bagby, Emilie Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
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Latin America & Caribbean Chile Mexico |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5333 |
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About half of Latin America s youth are
considered "at risk," meaning that they engage in
or are at risk of engaging in risky behaviors that are
detrimental to their own development and to the well-being
of their societies. While child psychologists identify many
factors that may cause some youth to engage in at-risk
behaviors and others not to, only empirical evidence can
identify the set that is relevant to a particular
population. This paper uses youth surveys from Chile and
Mexico to test which of a large set of potential factors are
correlated with a range of risky behaviors among youth.
These factors range from relationships with parents and
institutions to household behaviors (abuse, discipline
techniques) to social exclusion. The authors use stepwise
regressions to sort out which variables best explain the
observed variance in seven different risky behaviors. They
find that higher socioeconomic status, a good relationship
with parents and peers, strong connection with local
governmental institutions and schools, urban residence,
younger age, and spirituality emerge as key explanatory
factors for all seven behaviors for boys and girls in both
countries. This points to a wider range of policy entry
points than currently used, including targeting parents and
the relationship with schools. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Cunningham, Wendy Bagby, Emilie |
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Cunningham, Wendy Bagby, Emilie |
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Cunningham, Wendy |
| title |
Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
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Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
| title_full |
Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
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Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
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Factors that Predispose Youth to Risk in Mexico and Chile |
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factors that predispose youth to risk in mexico and chile |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100606233717 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3819 |
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