Abstract
The present study examined the cumulative effects of risk and protective factors on internalizing and externalizing problems
for a sample of youth who were diagnosed with a severe emotional disturbance and enrolled in an urban school-based system
of care. The sample included 139 Latino and African American children (ages 5–19; 65 % male) and their families. After controlling
for demographic variables, the results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that cumulative risk and protection
were significantly related to internalizing problem behaviors, and cumulative protection was negatively related to externalizing
problem behaviors. The findings support the importance of including or increasing strength building approaches, in addition
to risk reduction, in order to maximize prevention and intervention efforts for system-of-care populations.
for a sample of youth who were diagnosed with a severe emotional disturbance and enrolled in an urban school-based system
of care. The sample included 139 Latino and African American children (ages 5–19; 65 % male) and their families. After controlling
for demographic variables, the results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that cumulative risk and protection
were significantly related to internalizing problem behaviors, and cumulative protection was negatively related to externalizing
problem behaviors. The findings support the importance of including or increasing strength building approaches, in addition
to risk reduction, in order to maximize prevention and intervention efforts for system-of-care populations.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s10597-012-9535-9
- Authors
- Melissa L. Whitson, Department of Psychology, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
- Stanley Bernard, Department of Public Health, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, USA
- Joy S. Kaufman, Department of Psychiatry, The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Journal Community Mental Health Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-2789
- Print ISSN 0010-3853