Clark Trenette T, Belgrave Faye Z, Nasim Aashir
Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2008;7(3):292-303. doi: 10.1080/15332640802313296.
This exploratory study examined the relative contribution of academic achievement, peer drug use, and neighborhood attachment on alcohol and marijuana use among African American adolescents considered high-risk. Participants were 291 urban African American adolescents (ages 11 to 18 years) who were identified as at-risk. Youth were administered measures of the constructs of interest. Consistent with previous findings, regression findings revealed that academic achievement and peer drug use were significant predictors of alcohol and marijuana use among high-risk African American youth. However, neighborhood attachment was not significant. Our findings warrant further investigation into the different aspects of neighborhood contexts that may be protective or risk factors for substance use among African American youth considered high risk.
这项探索性研究考察了学业成绩、同伴吸毒情况以及邻里归属感对被视为高危人群的非裔美国青少年饮酒和吸食大麻行为的相对影响。研究参与者为291名城市非裔美国青少年（年龄在11至18岁之间），他们被认定为高危人群。研究人员对这些青少年进行了相关感兴趣构念的测量。与之前的研究结果一致，回归分析结果显示，学业成绩和同伴吸毒情况是高危非裔美国青少年饮酒和吸食大麻行为的重要预测因素。然而，邻里归属感并不显著。我们的研究结果值得进一步调查邻里环境的不同方面，这些方面可能是被视为高危人群的非裔美国青少年物质使用的保护因素或风险因素。
