Cultural Protective Factors for Community Risks and Substance Use Among Rural African American Adolescents

This study uses a sample of 424 African American 8th- and 12th-grade students (mean age = 16.55; 65.1% girls) in the United States to examine how family protective factors explain cultural and school protective factors that prevent substance use. Questionnaires were administered between 2007 and 2009. Using structural equation modeling, results indicated that cultural and school factors partially mediated the relationship between family factors and lifetime substance use. School factors fully mediated the relationship between cultural factors and lifetime substance use. The findings suggest that parents promote cultural attributes, which in turn promotes school achievement, and in turn contributes to lower substance use. Limitations of the study, and implications for future research and prevention programs are discussed.

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Substance Use Among Rural African American Adolescents: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal ◽

10.1007/s10560-012-0280-2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 79-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Laura L. Myers

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

Protective Factors ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Risk And Protective Factors

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African American Adolescents and Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Opportunities for Recovery

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e685972007-001 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

H. Westley Clark

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Substance Use Disorder Treatment ◽

Disorder Treatment

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Neighborhood Risk, Parental Supervision and the Onset of Substance Use among African American Adolescents

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-009-9273-y ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 680-689 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Ann Kathleen Burlew ◽

Candace S. Johnson ◽

Amanda M. Flowers ◽

Bridgette J. Peteet ◽

Kyna D. Griffith-Henry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Parental Supervision ◽

Neighborhood Risk

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Ecological correlates of substance use in African American adolescents living in public housing communities: Assessing the moderating effects of social cohesion

Children and Youth Services Review ◽

10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.003 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 338-347 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Von E. Nebbitt ◽

Margaret Lombe ◽

Mansoo Yu ◽

Michael G. Vaughn ◽

Charu Stokes

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

Public Housing ◽

Social Cohesion ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Ecological Correlates

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“Broken windows”: Relationship between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among low-income African American adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105316681064 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 527-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Dexter R Voisin ◽

Dong Ha Kim

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

Behavioral Health ◽

Low Income ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

African American Youth ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Broken Windows ◽

Neighborhood Conditions

This study explored the association between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among African American youth. Cross-sectional data were collected from 683 African American youth from low-income communities. Measures for demographics, neighborhood conditions (i.e. broken windows index), mental health, delinquency, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors were assessed. Major findings indicated that participants who reported poorer neighborhood conditions compared to those who lived in better living conditions were more likely to report higher rates of mental health problems, delinquency, substance use, and unsafe sexual behaviors. Environmental factors need to be considered when addressing the behavioral health of low-income African American youth.

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