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Published in: Prevention Science 4/2009

01-12-2009

Analysis and Influence of Demographic and Risk Factors on Difficult Child Behaviors

Authors: M. N. Wilson, C. L. Hurtt, D. S. Shaw, T. J. Dishion, F. Gardner

Published in: Prevention Science | Issue 4/2009

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Abstract

This descriptive study examined the distribution of risk factors in a sample that was selected on the basis of existing potential for difficult child behaviors. We inquired into whether exposure to risk factors was distributed equally across different contexts of ethnicity, locality, and child gender. Participants included 731 mother–child dyads recruited from WIC Programs in rural, suburban, and urban localities. Cumulative risk indices were constructed using neighborhood, family, and individual risk factors. The findings generally revealed that African American children and children in urban localities were exposed to higher numbers of risk factors and cumulative risk in relation to other ethnic children and localities. On the other hand, Caucasian children expressed higher levels of vulnerabilities to risk for internalizing behaviors than did other children. The results are discussed in terms of differences in contextual specific rates of risk exposure, vulnerability, and their implications for prevention and intervention research.
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Metadata
Title
Analysis and Influence of Demographic and Risk Factors on Difficult Child Behaviors
Authors
M. N. Wilson
C. L. Hurtt
D. S. Shaw
T. J. Dishion
F. Gardner
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Prevention Science / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1389-4986
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6695
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-009-0137-x

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