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The impact of Hurricane Andrew on deviant behavior among a multi‐racial/ethnic sample of adolescents in Dade County, Florida: A longitudinal analysis
Author(s) -
Khoury Elizabeth L.,
Warheit George J.,
Hargrove Mary C.,
Zimmerman Rick S.,
Vega William A.,
Gil Andres G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490100107
Subject(s) - ethnic group , deviance (statistics) , psychology , demography , minor (academic) , longitudinal study , suicide prevention , poison control , african american , injury prevention , clinical psychology , medicine , sociology , environmental health , statistics , ethnology , mathematics , pathology , anthropology , political science , law
Findings from a longitudinal study are presented on the relationships between the problems and stresses resulting from Hurricane Andrew and posthurricane minor deviant behavior. The sample ( N = 4,978) included Hispanic, African‐American, and White non‐Hispanic middle school students enrolled in Dade County, Florida public schools. Two waves of data were collected prior to the hurricane; a third was obtained approximately 6 months following the storm. Results indicated that females were likely to report higher levels of hurricane‐related stress symptoms than males. After controlling for prehurricane levels of minor deviance, family support, and race/ethnicity, hurricane stress symptom level remained a significant predictor of posthurricane minor deviant behavior. The findings lend support to stress theories of social deviance.