Influence of Ethnic Factors on Behavior Problems in Indigenous Sami and Majority Norwegian Adolescents

doi:10.1097/00004583-199807000-00014

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Volume 37, Issue 7, July 1998, Pages 743-751

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ABSTRACT

Objective

To explore the relationship between behavior problems and ethnic factors in indigenous minority Sami and Norwegian majority adolescents in northern Norway.

Method

The Youth Self-Report (YSR) was completed by 249 Sami and 210 Norwegian students in junior high school, aged 13 to 16 years. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Behavior problems were assessed in relation to ethnicity and ethnic context (geographic region and family context).

Results

Rates of behavior problems (CBCL and YSR) were generally high in both ethnic groups and were highest among girls. Sami adolescents, particularly those living in assimilated ethnic communities, reported more behavior problems than Norwegian adolescents.

Conclusion

Ethnic factors have significant impact on behavior problems in indigenous minority adolescents living in a multiethnic context. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 1998, 37(7):743–751.

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Original ArticleInfluence of Ethnic Factors on Behavior Problems in Indigenous Sami and Majority Norwegian Adolescents

ABSTRACT

Objective

Method

Results

Conclusion

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

J Adolesc

Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist4–18 and 1991 Profile

Manual for the Youth Self-Report and 1991 Profile

The Lappish Population in Northern Norway (Central Bureau of Statistics No. 107)

Mental disorders among Native American children: rates and risk periods for entering treatment

Am J Psychiatry

Mental health of immigrants and refugees

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Cross Cultural Psychology: Research and Applications

Acculturation and adaptation

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Fifty years of epidemiologic studies in child and adolescent psychiatry in Sweden

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Original Article
Influence of Ethnic Factors on Behavior Problems in Indigenous Sami and Majority Norwegian Adolescents