Prevalence of antisocial behaviors in Czech urban youth

Autor	Dalibor Vobořil, Petr Květoň, Martin Jelínek, Michal Hrdlička
Organisation	Psychologický Ústav, Akademie věd ČR
Year	2004
Research type	study
Annotation	Aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of antisocial behaviors in a representative national sample of urban youth in the Czech Republic. The Social and Health Assessment (SAHA), a school survey, was administred to a nationwide sample of 4980 adolescents in three age cohorts (12,14, and 16 years) in Prague and 12 regional capitals. As the most frequent antisocial behaviors were identified typical (normative) behavior of this developmental stage – all types of conduct problems, physical fighting, damage of public or private property, and shoplifting, substance use and selling light drugs.
Keywords	Antisocial behavior, adolescence, theory, epidemiology, prevention
Research type	quantitative
Start date	1. 1. 2003
End date	31. 12. 2004
Obor	AQ Security and health protection
Note	The paper is available in: Ceskoslovenska Psychologie 2006, annual volume L, number 4
Email	blatny@psu.cas.cz
Availability	available in the NRVDM electronic library
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Research location	Psychologický Ústav, Akademie věd ČR, Veveří 28, Brno 62000
Organisation	Psychologický Ústav, Akademie věd ČR
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