DOI: 10.3886/icpsr36809.v1
title: Development of Externalizing Behaviors in Chicago Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence, Illinois, 1994-2002
title: Version 1

description: Using data from all three waves of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), this secondary data analysis examined the long-term effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure during childhood and adolescence on subsequent externalizing behaviors (i.e., delinquency, violence, and substance use related offending). The research questions for this study were as follows: Are there significant differences in the mean scores of different externalizing behaviors (measured as "offending" in the present study) in any of the three PHDCN waves between youth exposed to IPV and youth not exposed to IPV? Are there distinct developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors among youth exposed to IPV when compared to those not exposed to IPV? How do different individual- and neighborhood-level variables act in predicting the developmental paths of externalizing behaviors among youth exposed to IPV? Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to match individuals reporting IPV exposure with those not exposed to IPV on key variables. Longitudinal latent class analyses (LLCA) were utilized to estimate the longitudinal developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors independently for IPV and non-IPV exposed males and females and compared to each other. Multinomial logistic regression models were estimated separately for males and females exposed to IPV during their childhoods to examine the effect of different hypothesized class membership predictors. This collection contains a master dataset primarily sourced from Emery's (2006) data augmentation along with key variables from all three waves from the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Study, cohorts 12 and 15 (DS1); datasets constructed solely for multinomial logistic regressions for youth exposed to IPV, separated by sex (DS2 and DS3); data for the final LLCA models separated by sex and exposure to IPV (DS4 to DS7); and probabilities and latent classes created using Mplus (DS8 to DS9) that can be merged to the multinomial regression data using the <b>SUBID</b> variable. Additionally, syntax for variable and model constructions, as well as Mplus output, have been included as a zip package. Please refer to the P.I. documentation for more information.
description: The current study had four goals: To examine whether there were differences in baseline levels of externalizing behaviors between intimate partner violence (IPV)-exposed vs. non-IPV exposed children To estimate longitudinal developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors for IPV-exposed and non-IPV exposed children To compare the developmental pathways of externalizing behaviors of IPV-exposed vs. non-IPV-exposed children To evaluate individual- and neighborhood-level predictors of high externalizing behavior pathways among IPV-exposed children
description: The current study was a secondary analysis of Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) data. To address issues with missing data, the primary source used for analysis was Emery's (2006) data (ICPSR 20344) that has been augmented to estimate missing values. Additional variables from all three waves of data collection were added to the primary dataset (please see Data Source for the original studies used).Three separate main analytical techniques were performed to answer the research questions: propensity score matching (PSM), longitudinal latent class analysis (LLCA), and multinomial regression modeling. PSM was performed to reduce the possibility of confounding variables when examining mean scores of externalizing behaviors between groups across all three waves. Using Mplus software, LLCA was then performed separately for males and females who were exposed vs. not exposed to IPV. Finally, multinomial regression models were performed for males and females exposed to IPV to examine individual- and neighborhood-level predictors in externalizing behaviors. For original PHDCN design information, please refer to the Resource Guide on the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Study.
description: The treatment variable was exposure to intimate partner violence, based on primary caregiver reports of victimization or perpetration (e.g., threatened to hit, throw something at, pushed/grabbed, slapped, kicked, hit, bit, beat up, choked, threatened with or used weapon). The main outcome variable was a 20-item offending scale for externalizing behaviors, including multiple items of delinquency/criminal behavior, violence toward others, and substance use related offending. The master dataset (DS1) also contains demographic items for the child (sex, age cohort, race, ethnicity) and the primary caregiver (marital status, education, employment status, household salary), problem behaviors scale scores, peer-related delinquency items, and self-reported alcohol and drug use. Longitudinal latent class assignment and probabilities based on offending scores are included in model and analytic datasets.
description: Not applicable.
description: Response Rates: Please refer to the Resource Guide on the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Study for original response rate information.
description: Presence of Common Scales: Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist
description: The current study used data from individuals in age cohorts 12 and 15 (years old at the beginning of the study) who participated in all three waves of data collection. The final sample consisted of 912 individuals. Please refer to the Resource Guide on the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Study for original study sampling information.
description: Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Master Data DS2: Multinomial Logistic Regression Data for IPV-Exposed Females DS3: Multinomial Logistic Regression Data for IPV-Exposed Males DS4: Final Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis Model Data for IPV-Exposed Females DS5: Final Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis Model Data for Non-IPV-Exposed Females DS6: Final Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis Model Data for IPV-Exposed Males DS7: Final Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis Model Data for Non-IPV-Exposed Males DS8: Mplus Probabilities and Latent Classes for IPV-Exposed Females DS9: Mplus Probabilities and Latent Classes for IPV-Exposed Males
description: Children, adolescents, and their primary caregivers living in Chicago neighborhoods at the time of study. Smallest Geographic Unit: None
description: For more information on the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), please visit the ICPSR series website.This study uses variables detailed in the codebook for ICPSR 20344 - Data From 500 Iterations of Data Augmentation (DS1). For original PHDCN instruments, please refer to the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Instruments Resource Guide.The text-based data files for DS8 and DS9 were released as received from ICPSR; no processing was performed.