The Relative Importance of Mothers' and Youths' Neighborhood Perceptions for Youth Alcohol Use and Delinquency

Autor/inn/en	Byrnes, Hilary F.; Chen, Meng-Jinn; Miller, Brenda A.; Maguin, Eugene
Titel	The Relative Importance of Mothers' and Youths' Neighborhood Perceptions for Youth Alcohol Use and Delinquency
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36 (2007) 5, S.649-659 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-006-9154-2
Schlagwörter	Structural Equation Models; Mothers; Drinking; Delinquency; Neighborhoods; Mother Attitudes; Adolescent Attitudes; Risk + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Trinken; Kriminalität; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Mutterliebe; Risiko
Abstract	Prior studies have examined the influence of neighborhood perceptions on youth outcomes, but few studies have examined whose report of neighborhoods, parents' or youths', are most important in predicting youth outcomes. This study addresses the relative associations of youths' and mothers' neighborhood perceptions with youth alcohol use and delinquency. The sample includes 499 mother-child dyads (youth age: 10 to 16 [mean = 13.3; SD = 2]). Structural equation modeling showed that youths' perceived neighborhood problems were significantly associated with their delinquency but not their alcohol use. However, mothers' perceived neighborhood problems were not related to either youth alcohol use or delinquency, suggesting that youths' perceptions are better indicators of youth behavior. Youth reports may reflect their activities in the neighborhood and their exposure to different forms of deviance, so youths' reports would be better indicators of exposure to neighborhood risk. Challenges for prevention are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10