TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem profiles of at-risk youth in two service programs
T2 - A multigroup exploratory latent class analysis
AU - Dembo, Richard
AU - Briones-Robinson, Rhissa
AU - Ungaro, Rocío Aracelis
AU - Karas, Lora
AU - Gulledge, Laura M.
AU - Greenbaum, Paul E.
AU - Schmeidler, James
AU - Winters, Ken C.
AU - Belenko, Steven
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Baseline data collected in two brief intervention projects (BI-Court and Truancy Project) were used to assess similarities and differences in subgroups of at-risk youth. Classifications of these subgroups were based on their psychosocial characteristics (e.g., substance use). Multigroup latent class analysis identified two BI-Court subgroups of youth and three truant subgroups. These classes can be viewed as differing along two dimensions, substance use involvement and emotional and behavioral issues. Equality tests of means across the latent classes for BI-Court and Truancy Project youths found significant differences that were consistent with their problem group classification. These findings highlight the importance of quality assessments and allocating appropriate services on the basis of problem profiles of at-risk youth.
AB - Baseline data collected in two brief intervention projects (BI-Court and Truancy Project) were used to assess similarities and differences in subgroups of at-risk youth. Classifications of these subgroups were based on their psychosocial characteristics (e.g., substance use). Multigroup latent class analysis identified two BI-Court subgroups of youth and three truant subgroups. These classes can be viewed as differing along two dimensions, substance use involvement and emotional and behavioral issues. Equality tests of means across the latent classes for BI-Court and Truancy Project youths found significant differences that were consistent with their problem group classification. These findings highlight the importance of quality assessments and allocating appropriate services on the basis of problem profiles of at-risk youth.
KW - at-risk youth
KW - problem profiles at-risk youth
KW - service program match for at-risk youth
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854811416057
DO - 10.1177/0093854811416057
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052356031
VL - 38
SP - 988
EP - 1008
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
SN - 0093-8548
IS - 10
ER -