城市中非洲裔美国青年的邻里环境、心理展望与风险行为。
Neighborhood context, psychological outlook, and risk behaviors among urban African American youth.
机构信息
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.
出版信息
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Jan;23(1):59-69. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000108. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
OBJECTIVES
Researchers have found a link between neighborhood risk factors and youth risk behaviors. However, the pathways by which this occurs remain poorly understood. This study sought to test a hypothesized pathway that suggests the influence of neighborhood risk on sexual risk and substance use among urban African American youth may operate indirectly via their psychological outlook about current and future opportunities.
METHOD
Secondary data analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the conceptual framework. The sample included 592 African American youth (61% female, 39% male) mean age 15.58 years, 1.23 SD. A modified structural equation model (SEM) met prespecified global fit index criteria.
RESULTS
The model contained 3 indirect paths linking increased neighborhood risk to increased sexual risk and substance use through higher levels of negative psychological outlook and youth approval of substance use.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings increase our understanding of factors that influence the initiation and progression of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among urban African American adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record
目的
研究人员发现，邻里风险因素与青少年风险行为之间存在关联。然而，其发生的途径仍知之甚少。本研究旨在检验一种假设的途径，即邻里风险对城市非裔美国青年的性风险和物质使用的影响可能是通过他们对当前和未来机会的心理看法间接发生的。
方法
使用结构方程建模（SEM）对二次数据进行分析，以检验概念框架。样本包括 592 名非裔美国青年（61%为女性，39%为男性），平均年龄为 15.58 岁，标准差为 1.23。一个改良的结构方程模型（SEM）符合预定的总体拟合指数标准。
结果
该模型包含 3 条间接路径，通过更高水平的消极心理展望和青年对物质使用的认可，将增加的邻里风险与更高的性风险和物质使用联系起来。
结论
这些发现增加了我们对影响城市非裔美国青少年物质使用和性风险行为开始和发展的因素的理解。
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