Justesen, Michael2012-05-252012-05-252008-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6490Risk and protective factors influence behaviors and outcomes for youth. While risk factors expose youth to risk-taking behavior that compromises well-being and hinders personal development, protective factors mediate risk and act as protective mechanisms that insulate youth from negative outcomes. This paper groups youth by risk levels using a cluster analysis methodology, and identifies the risk and protective factors that characterize these groups. Using data from a new household survey covering youth in four urban areas of Argentina in 2005, youth are clustered by characteristics in relation to family and health, education and income, substance abuse, and crime and violence as indicators of risk and protective factors, and behaviors and consequences. Almost half of Argentine youth are at an elevated risk level, and one in four is at serious risk of experiencing negative outcomes or already suffering the consequences. The findings show, for example, that higher income protects against risk factors, such as an insecure neighborhood, and facilitates youth attending school. Furthermore, parents' lack of education is negatively related to the behaviors and outcomes of their children.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONADOLESCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONAIDCHILD LABORCHILDHOODCHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOODCITIESCITIZENCITIZENSHIPCLINICSCONDOMCONDOM USECRIMEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT PLANSDISCRIMINATIONDOMESTIC ABUSEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDROPOUTDROPOUTSDRUG ABUSEEARLY DROPOUT FROM SCHOOLEARLY MARRIAGEEARLY MOTHERHOODEARLY SEXUAL INITIATIONECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEXPERIENCED VIOLENCEFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY PLANNINGFATHERFEMALEFIRST CHILDFORCED SEXGENDERGIRLSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE ACCESSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SECTORHOMESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD NUMBERHUMAN BEINGSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSILLEGAL DRUGSINDIGENOUS PEOPLEINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSJOB TRAININGJUVENILESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLAMLATIN AMERICANLEGAL DRINKING AGELEVEL OF EDUCATIONMALE YOUTHMARRIED YOUTHMOTHERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOODSOLDER AGE GROUPSOUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHPARENTAL EDUCATIONPARENTAL SUPPORTPERSONAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL PARTYPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPREVENTION EFFORTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHRADIOREHABILITATIONRESPECTRISK FACTORSRISK-TAKINGRISK-TAKING BEHAVIORRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORSROLE MODELSRURAL AREASSAFE ENVIRONMENTSAFE SEXSCHOOL AGESCHOOLSSELF-ESTEEMSEXSEX WORKERSSEXUAL BEHAVIORSSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSMOKINGSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INEQUALITYSOCIAL INTEGRATIONSPOUSESTDSSUBSTANCE ABUSETEENTEEN PREGNANCIESTEEN PREGNANCYTEENAGE PREGNANCYTELEVISIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONTOBACCOUNEMPLOYMENTUNSAFE SEXURBAN AREASUSE OF ALCOHOLUSE OF CONDOMSUSE OF CONTRACEPTIONVICTIMSVIOLENCEVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGESWORKING POPULATIONYOUNG AGEYOUNG FEMALESYOUNG MALESYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMENYOUTHYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH GROUPYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH WORKYOUTHSWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4485