Abstract
This study identified personality clusters among a community sample of adolescents of Haitian decent and related cluster subgroup
membership to problems in the areas of substance abuse, mental and physical health, family and peer relationships, educational
and vocational status, social skills, leisure and recreational pursuits, aggressive behavior-delinquency, and to sexual risk
activity. Three cluster subgroups were identified: dependent/conforming (N = 68), high pathology (N = 30); and confident/extroverted/conforming (N = 111). Although the overall sample was relatively healthy based on low average endorsement of problems across areas of expressed
concern, significant physical health, mental health, relationship, educational, and HIV risk problems were identified in a
MACI identified high psychopathology cluster subgroup. A confident/extraverted/conforming cluster subgroup revealed few problems
and appears to reflect a protective style.
membership to problems in the areas of substance abuse, mental and physical health, family and peer relationships, educational
and vocational status, social skills, leisure and recreational pursuits, aggressive behavior-delinquency, and to sexual risk
activity. Three cluster subgroups were identified: dependent/conforming (N = 68), high pathology (N = 30); and confident/extroverted/conforming (N = 111). Although the overall sample was relatively healthy based on low average endorsement of problems across areas of expressed
concern, significant physical health, mental health, relationship, educational, and HIV risk problems were identified in a
MACI identified high psychopathology cluster subgroup. A confident/extraverted/conforming cluster subgroup revealed few problems
and appears to reflect a protective style.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Communication
- Pages 1-5
- DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9584-8
- Authors
- Robert C. McMahon, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Vaughn E. Bryant, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, AIDS Prevention Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL 33181, USA
- Jessy G. Dévieux, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, AIDS Prevention Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL 33181, USA
- Michèle Jean-Gilles, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, AIDS Prevention Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL 33181, USA
- Rhonda Rosenberg, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, AIDS Prevention Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL 33181, USA
- Robert M. Malow, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, AIDS Prevention Program, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL 33181, USA
- Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Online ISSN 1557-1920
- Print ISSN 1557-1912