The relationship between perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and substance use among urban African American adolescents
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Although the neighborhood microsystem is recognized as an important domain for adolescent development, relative to the family and peer contexts, neighborhood factors have been understudied in relation to adolescent substance abuse. In addition, recent research suggests that risk factors for adolescent substance use may differ for African Americans when compared to Caucasian youth. This study investigated the association between perceived neighborhood disorganization and later substance use, as well as possible mediators of that association, among a community sample of urban African American adolescents. Perceptions of neighborhood disorganization (i.e., violence/safety and drug activity) in grade 7 were associated with increased tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use in grade 9. For females, this association was mediated by attitudes about drug use and perceptions of drug harmfulness. Findings highlight the importance of neighborhood contextual variables for African American substance use. Implications and directions for future research are presented.
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An increasing literature has documented the macro-level, long term effects of neighborhood characteristics upon the development of psychopathology and substance abuse among children and youth.
“An increasing literature has documented the macro-level, long term effects of neighborhood characteristics upon the development of psychopathology and substance abuse among children and youth (e.g., Lambert et al., 2004; Luthar and Cushing, 1999).”
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- Authors
- Lambert, S. F., Brown, T. L., Phillips, C. M., & Ialongo, N. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lambert, Sharon F.
- Venue
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 205-218
- ISSN
- 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2770
- OpenAlex
- W2048495994
- Cited by
- 236
- References
- 74
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- FWCI
- 13.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Keywords
- adolescent substance use, neighborhood disorganization, African American adolescents, urban youth, neighborhood violence, drug activity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, cannabis use, drug use attitudes, gender differences, mediation, neighborhood context
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Black or African American, Culture, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Peer Group, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Social Environment, Social Perception, Urban Population, Violence, Substance-Related Disorders, White People
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