Trajectories of Adjustment in a Brazilian Sample of Street-Involved Youth

• Lima, Rebeca Fernandes Ferreira ^[1] ; Raffaelli, Marcela ^[2] ; Morais, Normanda Araujo de ^[6] ; Santana, Juliana P. ^[3] ; Nieto, Carlos J. ^[4] ; Koller, Silvia H. ^[5]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

     Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

     University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

     Township of Cunningham, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Universidade Federal da Bahia

     Universidade Federal da Bahia

     Brasil

     
  4. [4] Universidad del Rosario

     Universidad del Rosario

     Colombia

     
  5. [5] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

     Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

     Brasil

     
  6. [6] University of Fortaleza

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 91, Nº. 4, 2020, págs. 1237-1253
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Trajectories of adjustment were examined in a sample of street-involved youth across a 1-year period. Participants (N = 113; Mage = 14.18 years; 80.5% male, 91% non-White) were recruited in three Brazilian cities. Interviews conducted at three time points included six measures of physical and psychological adjustment. Unconditional growth models revealed linear declines over time (i.e., improved adjustment) on three indicators: health symptoms, sexual risk behaviors, and negative affect. There were no linear changes in drug use, positive affect, or life satisfaction. Conditional growth models revealed few significant effects for age or gender, but ratings of stressful life events moderated longitudinal changes in health symptoms, drug use, and negative affect. Implications for practice, policy, and theory are discussed.