Living on the Edge : Risk, Protection, Behavior, and Outcomes of Argentine Youth
Risk and protective factors influence behaviors and outcomes for youth. While risk factors expose youth to risk-taking behavior that compromises well-being and hinders personal development, protective factors mediate risk and act as protective mech...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8957176/living-edge-risk-protection-behavior-outcomes-argentine-youth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6490 |
| Summary: | Risk and protective factors influence
behaviors and outcomes for youth. While risk factors expose
youth to risk-taking behavior that compromises well-being
and hinders personal development, protective factors mediate
risk and act as protective mechanisms that insulate youth
from negative outcomes. This paper groups youth by risk
levels using a cluster analysis methodology, and identifies
the risk and protective factors that characterize these
groups. Using data from a new household survey covering
youth in four urban areas of Argentina in 2005, youth are
clustered by characteristics in relation to family and
health, education and income, substance abuse, and crime and
violence as indicators of risk and protective factors, and
behaviors and consequences. Almost half of Argentine youth
are at an elevated risk level, and one in four is at serious
risk of experiencing negative outcomes or already suffering
the consequences. The findings show, for example, that
higher income protects against risk factors, such as an
insecure neighborhood, and facilitates youth attending
school. Furthermore, parents' lack of education is
negatively related to the behaviors and outcomes of their children. |
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