Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Etiology of Alcohol Use Among Urban Adolescents
| Autor: | Melvin D. Livingston, Amy L. Tobler, Kelli A. Komro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Gerontology Health (social science) Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Ethnic group Child Behavior Poison control Toxicology Suicide prevention Structural equation modeling Child Development Advertising Residence Characteristics Injury prevention Humans Medicine Longitudinal Studies Child Poverty business.industry Urban Health Human factors and ergonomics Hispanic or Latino Adolescent Development Health Surveys Child development Black or African American Psychiatry and Mental health Adolescent Behavior Educational Status Female Illinois Racial/ethnic difference business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 72:799-810 |
| ISSN: | 1938-4114 1937-1888 |
| DOI: | 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.799 |
| Popis: | We examined relations between neighborhood context, home and family management practices, deviant peer affiliations, beliefs favorable to use, and alcohol use among urban African American and Hispanic adolescents.The sample comprised 4,027 African American and Hispanic adolescents who were 50% boys and 75% low income. Participants completed surveys in 2002-2005 and 2008-2009. Structural equation modeling assessed direct and indirect relations between neighborhood context in 6th grade, home and family management practices in 7th grade, deviant peer affiliations and beliefs favorable to use in 8th grade, and alcohol use in 12th grade.There was significant variation in structural models across race/ethnicity but not gender. Differences included the influence of neighborhood and school strength and, where similarities existed, differences in effect magnitude. Similarities included significant correlations among measurement components; the indirect influence of alcohol advertisement exposure, gender, area deprivation, and home alcohol access on alcohol use; direct influence of deviant peer affiliations and beliefs favorable to use on alcohol use; and indirect effects highlighting the importance of preventing home alcohol access, deviant peer affiliations, and beliefs favorable to use and promoting protective family management practices.Neighborhood and school strength may be particularly important in preventing alcohol use among African Americans, whereas preventing early onset of alcohol use among Hispanics remains important. Preventive efforts may wish to focus on neighborhood deprivation, exposure to alcohol advertisements, and home risks and protective factors because they have direct and indirect effects on intrapersonal factors and alcohol use. |
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