Contextual Stress and Health Risk Behaviors among African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Copeland-Linder, Nikeea; Lambert, Sharon F.; Chen, Yi-Fu; Ialongo, Nicholas S.
Titel	Contextual Stress and Health Risk Behaviors among African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 2, S.158-173 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9520-y
Schlagwörter	Aggression; Structural Equation Models; Racial Discrimination; Adolescents; Grade 8; Males; African Americans; Females; Substance Abuse; Interpersonal Competence; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial bias; Rassismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Afroamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	This study examined the longitudinal association between contextual stress and health risk behaviors and the role of protective factors in a community epidemiologically-defined sample of urban African American adolescents (N = 500; 46.4% female). Structural equation modeling was used to create a latent variable measuring contextual stress (community violence, neighborhood disorder, and experiences with racial discrimination). Contextual stress in 8th grade was associated with aggressive behavior and substance use 2 years later for boys. For girls, contextual stress predicted later substance use, but not aggressive behavior. High academic competence and self-worth reduced the impact of contextual stress on substance use for boys. Implications for intervention and directions for future research on health risk behaviors among African American adolescents are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10