Association between school engagement, help-seeking behavior, and school violence among Latino adolescents.

摘要

The purpose of this study was to examine the association among Latino adolescents' demographic factors, school engagement, help-seeking behavior, and their involvement in school violence. Secondary data obtained from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) was utilized. A Chi-Square analysis was used to examine statistically significant associations among the variables. The study found a significant association among gender, grade, participation in sports, days gone to physical education (PE), speaking with a teacher, and the number of times students fought; age, gender, grade, participation in sports, days gone to PE, speaking with a teacher, and the number of times students fought at school; age, gender, participation in sports, speaking with a teacher, and the number of times students were injured; age, gender, grade, ethnicity, participation in sports, days gone to PE, speaking with a teacher, and the number of times students were threatened with a weapon; and age, gender, and the number of days students carried a weapon.