The Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Substance Use and Negative Activity Involvement among Monoracial and Multiracial Adolescents of the Southwest

Autor/inn/en	Jackson, Kelly F.; LeCroy, Craig W.
Titel	The Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Substance Use and Negative Activity Involvement among Monoracial and Multiracial Adolescents of the Southwest
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 39 (2009) 2, S.195-210 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Racial Factors; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Substance Abuse; Predictor Variables; At Risk Persons; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; American Indians; Multiracial Persons; Adolescents; Peer Influence; Family Influence; Educational Environment; Middle School Students; Early Adolescents; Crime; Violence; Delinquency + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Prädiktor; Risikogruppe; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; American Indian; Indianer; Mischling; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Gewalt; Kriminalität
Abstract	This study examined predictors of substance use and negative activity involvement among a diverse sample of European American, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and multiracial early adolescents (n = 749) living in a large urban city in the Southwest United States. This study investigated a broad set of predictor variables that tap sociodemographic, peer, family, community, and school influences. Overall, findings from this study confirm that lifetime substance use remains high among youth of color. Of particular concern is this study's finding that multiracial adolescents are at elevated risk to use substances and engage in negative activities. The implications of this study for understanding how risk factors are influenced by race and other variables on different measures of problem behavior are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10