The Relationship between Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Family Structural and Process Factors: The Impact of Gender.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Family factors are important protective variables for adolescent development, risk behavior and outcome. Gender influences impact family interactions, rules and relationships. Adolescent cognitive, social and psycho emotional development is evidenced to have gender differences. It is expected that boys and girls respond differently to family factors. The interaction between family factors and risk behaviors is expected to have gendered nuances. Evidence of this is needed in exploration, planning and implementation of interventions for at risk adolescents. Aim was to determine the prevalence of risk behaviors, their relationship with family factors and pattern of gendered differences. Over 400 senior secondary school students randomly selected participated using customized self-administered instruments including the Family Circle and APGAR Questionnaire. P value = 0.05. Findings included a prevalence of risk behaviorof 26.5%. Risk behavior status had significant negative correlation with maternal attachment and family functioning for girls and only family functioning for boys. Parental separation, maternal and paternal educational status had significant positive correlation only with truancy for girls and sexual debut for boys. Alcohol use had significant negative correlation with maternal attachment for all irrespective of gender. Inter correlations among the risk behaviors showed alcohol as differentiating link for boys and truancy for girls to the common central risks of sexual debut and smoking. Inter correlations among the risk behaviors was stronger for girls than for boys except with alcohol. These findingsconfirm that gender significantly impacts the trajectory from impaired family process and structural factors to diverse risk behaviors among adolescents.
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Abah Vivien O.
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