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Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations.

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Neumark-Sztainer, D; Story, M; French, S; Cassuto, N; Jacobs, DR; Resnick, MD
Published in: Am J Public Health
November 1996

OBJECTIVES: This study compared prevalence rates of health-compromising behaviors among boys and girls from different ethnic backgrounds in early, middle, and late adolescence and compared co-occurrences of such behaviors across gender and ethnic groups. METHODS: The study population included 123 132 adolescents in grades 6, 9, and 12. Adolescents completed a classroom-administered statewide survey focusing on high-risk behaviors, including unhealthy weight loss, substance abuse, suicide risk, delinquency, and sexual activity. RESULTS: Prevalence rates of most health-compromising behaviors differed by gender, increased with age, and tended to be highest among American Indian youth and lowest among Asian Americans. Strong associations were found between substance abuse and delinquency across all ethnic groups. Substance abuse and delinquency were associated with suicide risk across most ethnic groups. Covariations with sexual activity and unhealthy weight loss behaviors showed more ethnic variation. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention interventions should take into account the tendency for health-compromising behaviors to co-occur and should be sensitive to demographic and socioeconomic differences in behavior patterns.

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Am J Public Health

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0090-0036

Publication Date

November 1996

Volume

86

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1599 / 1606

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk-Taking
  • Public Health
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Adolescent
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., French, S., Cassuto, N., Jacobs, D. R., & Resnick, M. D. (1996). Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations. Am J Public Health, 86(11), 1599–1606. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.86.11.1599
Neumark-Sztainer, D., M. Story, S. French, N. Cassuto, D. R. Jacobs, and M. D. Resnick. “Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations.Am J Public Health 86, no. 11 (November 1996): 1599–1606. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.86.11.1599.
Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, French S, Cassuto N, Jacobs DR, Resnick MD. Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations. Am J Public Health. 1996 Nov;86(11):1599–606.
Neumark-Sztainer, D., et al. “Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations.Am J Public Health, vol. 86, no. 11, Nov. 1996, pp. 1599–606. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.86.11.1599.
Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, French S, Cassuto N, Jacobs DR, Resnick MD. Patterns of health-compromising behaviors among Minnesota adolescents: sociodemographic variations. Am J Public Health. 1996 Nov;86(11):1599–1606.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Public Health

DOI

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

November 1996

Volume

86

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1599 / 1606

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk-Taking
  • Public Health
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Adolescent
  • 42 Health sciences