School of Social Work, Wayne State University.
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2018;88(4):431-440. doi: 10.1037/ort0000247. Epub 2017 Mar 13.
Urban African-American youth residing in poorly resourced communities are at a heightened risk of peer victimization, which consequently increases their likelihood of risky behaviors such as substance use. The present study examined whether there was a direct relationship between peer victimization and substance use and whether it was mediated by negative peer norms, internalizing problems, and bullying perpetration. African-American youth (n = 638) completed a self-administered questionnaire on age, biological sex, socioeconomic status, lifetime substance use, peer victimization and bullying perpetration, negative peer norms, and internalizing problems. There were no direct effects between peer victimization and substance use. However, negative peer norms and bullying were both independently associated with substance use, although internalizing problems were not significant. In addition, peer victimization increased the odds of internalizing problems. Social services must be expended in low-income communities to effectively address peer victimization and substance use among urban African-American youth. (PsycINFO Database Record
城市中非裔美国青年居住在资源匮乏的社区，他们面临着同伴侵害的高风险，这增加了他们从事危险行为的可能性，如使用物质。本研究考察了同伴侵害与物质使用之间是否存在直接关系，以及它是否通过消极的同伴规范、内化问题和欺凌行为来中介。638 名非裔美国青年完成了一份关于年龄、生物性别、社会经济地位、终生物质使用、同伴侵害和欺凌行为、消极同伴规范和内化问题的自我报告问卷。同伴侵害与物质使用之间没有直接的影响。然而，消极的同伴规范和欺凌行为都与物质使用独立相关，尽管内化问题并不显著。此外，同伴侵害增加了内化问题的可能性。社会服务必须在低收入社区投入，以有效解决城市中非裔美国青年的同伴侵害和物质使用问题。
