Abstract

MANCHA TORRES, Gloria L.  and  AYALA GAYTAN, Edgardo A.. RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN MEXICO. Desarro. soc. [online]. 2018, n.81, pp.171-210. ISSN 0120-3584.  https://doi.org/10.13043/dys.81.5.

Using Ecopred 2014 (Encuesta de Cohesión Social para la Prevención de la Violencia y la Delincuencia), this paper studies the risk factors that are asso ciated with the violent behavior of young people aged 14 to 18 years in Mex ico. We find two main categories of risk factors that are correlated with the violent acts of shouting, hitting objects, hitting people, carrying weapons or being arrested in which young people participate: 1) factors related to addic tions (drugs or alcohol) and 2) violence at home or in the immediate environ ment (violence generates violence). More serious acts of violence (carrying weapons or being arrested) are more correlated with addiction-related fac tors, while less severe acts of violence (shouting, hitting objects, or hitting people) are correlated with both addiction-related factors and violence in the environmental factors.

JEL Classification: J13, Z13, K42.

Keywords : Youth; violence; crime prevention; addiction.

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