scholarly journals Adolescents' Beliefs About Peers' Engagement in an Online Self-Harm Challenge: Exploring the Role of Individual Characteristics Through a Latent Class Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 684-691
Author(s):  
Daniela Villani ◽  
Eleonora Florio ◽  
Angela Sorgente ◽  
Ilaria Castelli ◽  
Giuseppe Riva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Self Harm

Latent Class Analysis of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Justice-Involved Juveniles: Association With Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Self-Harm Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 009385482199841
Author(s):  
Melinda Reinhardt ◽  
Zsolt Horváth ◽  
Boglárka Drubina ◽  
Gyöngyi Kökönyei ◽  
Kenneth G. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Juvenile Detention ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Significantly higher rates of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) have been discovered among justice-involved juveniles. Our study aimed to discriminate homogeneous subgroups of justice-involved youth with different self-harm behavior characteristics based on latent class analysis. A total of 244 adolescents (92.6% boys; Mage = 16.99, SD = 1.28) in Hungarian juvenile detention centers completed measures of NSSI and dissociation. High-NSSI (Class 1; 9%), moderate-NSSI (Class 2; 42.6%), and low-NSSI (Class 3; 48.4%) profiles were detected relating to different forms of NSSI. Multiple comparisons showed that girls were members of Class 1 and 2 at higher rates and these subgroups showed significantly higher dissociation proportions than Class 3. Our findings pointed out diversity in self-harm profiles with different characteristics in terms of methods and severity of self-harm, experienced emotions, and other emotion regulation tendencies among justice-involved adolescents. These results suggest sophisticated treatment approaches to match variations in severity and presentation.

scholarly journals Mental disorders pattern in staff of a military unit in Iran: the role of metabolic syndrome on latent class membership

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo ◽  
Mohammadkarim Bahadori ◽  
Esfandiar Azad ◽  
Nooredin Dopeykar ◽  
Parisa Mahdizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Class Membership ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Military Unit

Abstract Introduction Mental disorders are among the most prevalent health problems of the adult population in the world. This study aimed to identify the subgroups of staff based on mental disorders and assess the independent role of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the membership of participants in each latent class. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 694 staff of a military unit in Tehran in 2017. All staff of this military unit was invited to participate in this study. The collected data included demographic characteristics, anthropometric measures, blood pressure, biochemical parameters, and mental disorders. We performed latent class analysis using a procedure for latent class analysis (PROC LCA) in SAS to identify class membership of mental disorders using Symptom Checklist-90. Results Three latent classes were identified as healthy (92.7%), mild (4.9%), and severe (2.4%) mental disorders. Having higher age significantly decreased the odds of belonging to the mild class (adjusted OR (aOR = 0.21; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.05–0.83) compared to the healthy class. Also, obesity decreased the odds of membership in mild class (aOR = 0.10, 95% CI: 0.01–0.92) compared to healthy class. On the other hand, being female increased the odds of being in severe class (aOR = 9.76; 95% CI: 1.35–70.65) class in comparison to healthy class. Conclusion This study revealed that 7.3% of staff fell under mild and severe classes. Considering educational workshops in the workplace about mental disorders could be effective in enhancing staff’s knowledge of these disorders. Also, treatment of comorbid mental disorders may help reduce their prevalence and comorbidity.

scholarly journals Exploring symptoms of somatization in chronic widespread pain: latent class analysis and the role of personality

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 1733-1740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Burri ◽  
Peter Hilpert ◽  
Peter McNair ◽  
Frances Williams
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Chronic Widespread Pain ◽  
Widespread Pain ◽  
Class Analysis

scholarly journals Bourdieu in de buurt : Sociale klassendebat en de klassenstructuur van Rotterdam

Sociologie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-147
Author(s):  
Gijs Custers ◽  
Godfried Engbersen
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
New Class ◽  
Social Mix ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Research

Abstract Studies by Savage et al. (2013) and Vrooman, Gijsberts and Boelhouwer (2014) introduce new class typologies that combine Bourdieu’s work with latent class analysis. This paper identifies this new research approach as Bourdieusian latent class analysis. We discuss the role of these studies within the social class debate and we review the merits and limitations of this approach. In addition, we show how the class structure of Rotterdam can be empirically established by studying the distribution of economic, social and cultural capital. We use the Neighbourhood Profile data (N = 14,040; 71 neighbourhoods) to develop a class typology that includes eight social groups. This class typology complements conventional indicators of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and can be used to study ‘social mix’ and gentrification.

scholarly journals Latent Class Analysis of Self-directed Violence and Indirect Self-harm Behaviors

Medical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. S51-S57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Zelkowitz ◽  
Karen S. Mitchell ◽  
Stephanie L. Grossman ◽  
Yael I. Nillni ◽  
Jaimie L. Gradus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Self Harm

scholarly journals Thinking About the End of Life When It Is Near: A Comparison of German and Portuguese Centenarians

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-285
Author(s):  
Kathrin Boerner ◽  
Daniela S. Jopp ◽  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Abigail Butt ◽  
Óscar Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Afterlife Beliefs

This study examined how common thinking of and planning for the end of life (EOL) is among German and Portuguese centenarians, and whether patterns of EOL views are shaped by cultural and individual characteristics. A significant portion of centenarians in both countries reported not thinking about the EOL, not believing in the afterlife, and not having made EOL arrangements. Latent class analysis identified three EOL patterns: Class 1 ( EOL thoughts with EOL arrangements and afterlife beliefs), Class 2 ( EOL arrangements and afterlife beliefs without EOL thoughts), and Class 3 ( Overall low endorsement of EOL items). The proportion of Portuguese centenarians was higher in Class 1 and of German centenarians higher in Classes 2 and 3. Centenarians’ demographic, social, and health characteristics were significantly different across EOL patterns. As lack of EOL planning can result in poor EOL quality, enhancing communication among centenarians, family, and health-care professionals seems imperative.

School principals’ leadership types and student achievement in the Italian context: Empirical results from a three-step latent class analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 860-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Agasisti ◽  
Alex J Bowers ◽  
Mara Soncin
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Context ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Educational Production ◽  
Leadership Types

This study investigates the existence of various leadership types in a sample of lower secondary school principals across Italy ( n = 1073). Information is obtained using a questionnaire about instructional practices and leadership perceptions administered by the National Evaluation Committee for Education (INVALSI). Employing a latent class analysis (LCA) for the specification of the educational production function (EPF), we identify three subgroups of school leaders: educative leaders (49% of the total sample), who support school improvement that utilises teachers’ skills; leaders who teach (35%), who are actively present in the classroom; and transactional leaders (16%), who support the school and balance various viewpoints. We then analyse the data to ascertain if some principals’ individual characteristics and school context factors are statistically correlated with the probability of having certain leadership attitudes. Finally, we provide evidence that schools with ‘leaders who teach’ report lower academic test scores; this third step is novel as few previous studies have attempted to link leadership styles and test scores. However, the difference in test scores across groups disappears when the geographical factor is accounted for, pointing to the importance of contextual factors in that they affect both leadership types and educational outcomes.

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