United States Youth Arrest and Health Across the Life Course: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study
Autor: | Destiny G. Tolliver, Laura S. Abrams, Christopher Biely, Benjamin P.L. Meza, Adam Schickedanz, Alma D. Guerrero, Nicholas J. Jackson, Eraka Bath, Nia Heard-Garris, Rebecca Dudovitz, Elizabeth Barnert |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Adult
Pediatric Research Initiative Adolescent Health Status Pediatrics Article Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine Young Adult juvenile justice system Clinical Research 2.3 Psychological health inequities Behavioral and Social Science Humans Longitudinal Studies Aetiology Child Pediatric Depression Prevention United States Mental Health youth arrest Good Health and Well Being Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Self Report social and economic factors |
Zdroj: | Acad Pediatr Academic pediatrics, vol 23, iss 4 |
Popis: | BACKGROUND: Youth are arrested at high rates in the United States; however, long-term health effects of arrest remain unmeasured. We sought to describe the sociodemographic characteristics and health of adults who were arrested at various ages among a nationally representative sample. METHODS: Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we describe sociodemographics and health status in adolescence (Wave I, ages 12−21) and adulthood (Wave V, ages 32−42) for people first arrested at age younger than 14 years, 14 to 17 years, and 18 to 24 years, compared to never arrested adults. Health measures included physical health (general health, mobility/functional limitations, death), mental health (depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts), and clinical biomarkers (hypertension, diabetes). We estimate associations between age of first arrest and health using covariate adjusted regressions. RESULTS: Among the sample of 10,641 adults, 28.5% had experienced arrest before age 25. Individuals first arrested as children (ie, age |
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