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Violence risk and protective factors among youth held back in school.

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OBJECTIVE: To identify risk and protective factors for violence perpetration among youth with a history of grade retention. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of in-home interviews of 13,781 adolescents in grades 7 through 12 conducted in 1995 and 1996. ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002 Nov-Dec in Journal: Ambul Pediatr (Language : eng)

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1. Ambul Pediatr. 2002 Nov-Dec;2(6):475-84

Violence risk and protective factors among youth held back in school.

Borowsky IW, Ireland M, Resnick MD

Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-2002, USA. borow004@umn.edu

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk and protective factors for violence perpetration among youth with a history of grade retention. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of in-home interviews of 13,781 adolescents in grades 7 through 12 conducted in 1995 and 1996. METHODS AND MEASURES: Serious interpersonal violence perpetration at time 2 by time 1 independent variables including measures of community and school context, family context, and individual characteristics. RESULTS: The 20% of girls and 28% of boys who had repeated 1 or more grades were more likely than those who had not to be in the top quintile of violence perpetration at time 2 (P <.001). For both girls and boys with a history of grade repetition, predictive risk factors with an odds ratio of 3 or greater (P <.001) included time 1 violence perpetration, violence victimization, weapon carrying, school problems, and alcohol and marijuana use. Although a high grade point average was a significant protective factor against violence perpetration for both girls (odds ratio, 0.36; P <.05) and boys (odds ratio, 0.23; P <.001), performance on a validated measure of verbal knowledge was not associated with violence perpetration over the study period. School connectedness, parent-family connectedness, and emotional well-being were also significant universal protectors against violence perpetration. CONCLUSIONS: Youth who are held back in school are at heightened risk for violence perpetration. Violence-related behaviors and substance use considerably increase the likelihood of this outcome. The findings suggest that schools can participate in violence prevention by providing youth with a positive community and academic experience.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Iris Wagman	Borowsky	IW
Marjorie	Ireland	M
Michael D	Resnick	MD

Affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-2002, USA. borow004@umn.edu

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