Intervention effects on self‐control decrease speed of biological aging mediated by changes in substance use: A longitudinal study of African American youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man‐Kit Lei ◽  
Gene H. Brody ◽  
Steven R. H. Beach
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Biological Aging ◽  
Intervention Effects

“Broken windows”: Relationship between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among low-income African American adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter R Voisin ◽  
Dong Ha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Broken Windows ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions

This study explored the association between neighborhood conditions and behavioral health among African American youth. Cross-sectional data were collected from 683 African American youth from low-income communities. Measures for demographics, neighborhood conditions (i.e. broken windows index), mental health, delinquency, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors were assessed. Major findings indicated that participants who reported poorer neighborhood conditions compared to those who lived in better living conditions were more likely to report higher rates of mental health problems, delinquency, substance use, and unsafe sexual behaviors. Environmental factors need to be considered when addressing the behavioral health of low-income African American youth.

Hip-Hop to Prevent Substance Use and HIV among African-American Youth: A Preliminary Investigation

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa ◽  
Warren A. Rhodes ◽  
P. Thandi Hicks Harper ◽  
Sylvia L. Quinton
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
African American Youth

The Influence of High School Dropout on Substance Use Among African American Youth

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Kogan ◽  
Zupei Luo ◽  
Gene H. Brody ◽  
Velma McBride Murry
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout

scholarly journals Decreasing Substance use Risk among African American Youth: Parent-based Mechanisms of Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 572-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. H. Beach ◽  
Allen W. Barton ◽  
Man Kit Lei ◽  
Jelani Mandara ◽  
Ashley C. Wells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
Mechanisms Of Change

scholarly journals Why now? Examining antecedents for substance use initiation among African American adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 719-734
Author(s):  
Tamika C. B. Zapolski ◽  
Tianyi Yu ◽  
Gene H. Brody ◽  
Devin E. Banks ◽  
Allen W. Barton
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
African American Youth ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Developmental Period ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Risk Models ◽  
Risk Indices ◽  
Substance Use Initiation

AbstractCurrent adolescent substance use risk models have inadequately predicted use for African Americans, offering limited knowledge about differential predictability as a function of developmental period. Among a sample of 500 African American youth (ages 11–21), four risk indices (i.e., social risk, attitudinal risk, intrapersonal risk, and racial discrimination risk) were examined in the prediction of alcohol, marijuana, and cigarette initiation during early (ages 11–13), mid (ages 16–18), and late (ages 19–21) adolescence. Results showed that when developmental periods were combined, racial discrimination was the only index that predicted initiation for all three substances. However, when risk models were stratified based on developmental period, variation was found within and across substance types. Results highlight the importance of racial discrimination in understanding substance use initiation among African American youth and the need for tailored interventions based on developmental stage.

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