Clark Trenette T, Nguyen Anh B
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
J Drug Issues. 2012 Oct 1;42(4):358-372. doi: 10.1177/0022042612461770.
This study uses a sample of 424 African American 8th- and 12th-grade students (mean age = 16.55; 65.1% girls) in the United States to examine how family protective factors explain cultural and school protective factors that prevent substance use. Questionnaires were administered between 2007 and 2009. Using structural equation modeling, results indicated that cultural and school factors partially mediated the relationship between family factors and lifetime substance use. School factors fully mediated the relationship between cultural factors and lifetime substance use. The findings suggest that parents promote cultural attributes, which in turn promotes school achievement, and in turn contributes to lower substance use. Limitations of the study, and implications for future research and prevention programs are discussed.
本研究以美国424名非裔美国八年级和十二年级学生（平均年龄=16.55岁；65.1%为女生）为样本，探讨家庭保护因素如何解释预防药物使用的文化和学校保护因素。问卷于2007年至2009年期间发放。使用结构方程模型，结果表明文化和学校因素部分中介了家庭因素与终生药物使用之间的关系。学校因素完全中介了文化因素与终生药物使用之间的关系。研究结果表明，父母促进文化特质，这反过来又促进学业成就，进而有助于减少药物使用。讨论了该研究的局限性以及对未来研究和预防项目的启示。
