Life Satisfaction and Violent Behaviors among Middle School Students |
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| Authors: | Robert F. Valois Ph.D. M.P.H. Raheem J. Paxton Ph.D. Keith J. Zullig M.S.P.H. Ph.D. E. Scott Huebner Ph.D. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Professor, Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA;(2) Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA;(3) Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA;(4) Assistant Professor, PE, Health and Sport Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA;(5) Professor, School Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA;(6) Department of Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Room 216, Columbia, SC 29208, USA |
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| Abstract: | We explored relationships between violent behaviors and perceived life satisfaction among 2,138 middle school students in a southern state using the CDC Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MSYRBS) and the Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS). Logistic regression analyses and multivariate models constructed separately revealed significant race by gender results. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for the variables of interest. Having ever carried a gun, ever carried a knife/club, physical fighting and physical fighting with need for medical treatment were associated (p ≤ .05) with reduced life satisfaction for specific race/gender groups, while controlling for SES and grade. Results suggest implications for school-community based violence prevention programs. Future research should consider measures of life satisfaction as a component of comprehensive assessments of middle school student violence and aggressive behaviors in fieldwork, intervention research and program evaluation. |
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| Keywords: | adolescents middle school students violence life satisfaction quality of life |
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