Protective Factors Buffer Effects of Risk Factors on Alcohol Use Among Inner-City Youth

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Epstein ◽  
Gilbert J. Botvin ◽  
Kenneth W. Griffin ◽  
Tracy Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Inner City Youth ◽  
Buffer Effects

scholarly journals Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Use in Early Adolescence among American Inner-City Youth: A Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Isaksson ◽  
Sebastian Sjöblom ◽  
Mary Schwab-Stone ◽  
Andrew Stickley ◽  
Vladislav Ruchkin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Inner City Youth

Family and community characteristics: Risk factors for violence exposure in inner-city youth

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashli J. Sheidow ◽  
Deborah Gorman-Smith ◽  
Patrick H. Tolan ◽  
David B. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Community Characteristics ◽  
Inner City Youth

scholarly journals Prevalence and early risk factors for bulimia nervosa symptoms in inner-city youth: gender and ethnicity perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Ruchkin ◽  
Johan Isaksson ◽  
Mary Schwab-Stone ◽  
Andrew Stickley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
African American ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Early Risk ◽  
Early Risk Factors ◽  
Inner City Youth ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
One Year

Abstract Background Research on risk factors associated with bulimia nervosa symptoms (BN) in ethnic minorities has been limited. This study adds to the existing literature by providing the ethnicity- and gender-specific prevalence of BN in US inner-city youth and by exploring the longitudinal associations between a clinical level of BN and early risk factors assessed one year previously. Methods The study was conducted on a representative sample of predominantly ethnic minority youth (N = 2794; 54.1% female; age 11–16 years old (M(SD) = 12.77(1.29)); 60.0% African-American, 26.1% Hispanic American, 13.9% White). Self-reported information was obtained on BN and early risk factors (e.g., depressive and anxiety symptoms, posttraumatic stress, somatic complaints). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to examine the longitudinal associations. Results The 3-month BN prevalence was higher in girls (5.1%) than in boys (2.3%) (ratio 2.22:1). Significant differences in BN rates were found between White and African American students (higher in Whites), whereas Hispanic-Americans did not differ significantly from either group. Individuals with BN had significantly higher levels of early risk factors one year prior. Conclusions Timely recognition of BN and associated early risk factors is important for early prevention and intervention strategies.

Cultural Correlates of DUI Risk Perceptions Among Documented and Undocumented Recent Latino Immigrants in South Florida

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Sanchez ◽  
Eduardo Romano ◽  
Christyl Dawson ◽  
Patria Rojas ◽  
Marcos Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Latino Immigrants ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Drinking And Driving ◽  
Higher Alcohol ◽  
Cultural Protective Factors

Latinos do not drink and drive more often than non-Latino Whites, yet are disproportionately involved in alcohol-related arrests and fatal crashes. These disparities have been linked to a failure in recognizing the impairing effects of alcohol on driving psychomotor abilities and low risk perceptions of being caught or prosecuted by law enforcement for DUI (driving under the influence). However, little is known about the role that cultural factors play in shaping drinking and driving risk perceptions among Latino immigrants. This study examines associations between cultural factors and DUI risk perceptions in a sample of 467 documented and undocumented recent Latino immigrants. Results revealed cultural risk factors were associated with higher alcohol use and decreased DUI risk perceptions. Cultural protective factors were linked with less drinking behaviors. Undocumented immigrants reported higher rates of alcohol use, lower levels of cultural protective factors, and higher levels of cultural risk factors. Findings contribute to the limited knowledge of drinking and driving among Latino immigrants early in the immigration process and suggest a need for greater attention to cultural factors in developing DUI prevention programs tailored toward Latino immigrants.

scholarly journals Mental health among UK inner city non-heterosexuals: the role of risk factors, protective factors and place – CORRIGENDUM

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Woodhead ◽  
B. Gazard ◽  
M. Hotopf ◽  
Q. Rahman ◽  
K. A. Rimes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Protective Factors

Risk Factors for Alcohol Use Among Inner-City Minority Youth: A Comparative Analysis of Youth Living in Public and Conventional Housing

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Williams ◽  
Lawrence M. Scheier ◽  
Gilbert J. Botvin ◽  
Eli Baker ◽  
Nicole Miller
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Minority Youth

A Model for Analyzing Suicide Prevention

Crisis ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maila Upanne
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
Individual Risk Factors

This study monitored the evolution of psychologists' (n = 31) conceptions of suicide prevention over the 9-year course of the National Suicide Prevention Project in Finland and assessed the feasibility of the theoretical model for analyzing suicide prevention developed in earlier studies [ Upanne, 1999a , b ]. The study was formulated as a retrospective self-assessment where participants compared their earlier descriptions of suicide prevention with their current views. The changes in conceptions were analyzed and interpreted using both the model and the explanations given by the subjects themselves. The analysis proved the model to be a useful framework for revealing the essential features of prevention. The results showed that the freely-formulated ideas on prevention were more comprehensive than those evolved in practical work. Compared to the earlier findings, the conceptions among the group had shifted toward emphasizing a curative approach and the significance of individual risk factors. In particular, greater priority was focused on the acute suicide risk phase as a preventive target. Nonetheless, the overall structure of prevention ideology remained comprehensive and multifactorial, stressing multistage influencing. Promotive aims (protective factors) also remained part of the prevention paradigm. Practical working experiences enhanced the psychologists' sense of the difficulties of suicide prevention as well as their criticism and feeling of powerlessness.

Protective Factors and Suicidality in Members of Arab Kindred

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Hamdan ◽  
Nadine Melhem ◽  
Israel Orbach ◽  
Ilana Farbstein ◽  
Mohammad El-Haib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Composite International Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Suicidal Risk ◽  
Arab Population ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
History Of

Background: Relatively little is known about the role of protective factors in an Arab population in the presence of suicidal risk factors. Aims: To examine the role of protective factors in a subsample of in large Arab Kindred participants in the presence of suicidal risk factors. Methods: We assessed protective and risk factors in a sample of 64 participants (16 suicidal and 48 nonsuicidal) between 15 and 55 years of age, using a comprehensive structured psychiatric interview, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), self-reported depression, anxiety, hopelessness, impulsivity, hostility, and suicidal behavior in first-degree and second-relatives. We also used the Religiosity Questionnaire and suicide attitude (SUIATT) and multidimensional perceived support scale. Results: Suicidal as opposed to nonsuicidal participants were more likely to have a lifetime history of major depressive disorder (MDD) (68.8% vs. 22.9% χ2 = 11.17, p = .001), an anxiety disorder (87.5% vs. 22.9, χ2 = 21.02, p < .001), or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (25% vs. 0.0%, Fisher’s, p = .003). Individuals who are otherwise at high risk for suicidality have a much lower risk when they experience higher perceived social support (3.31 ± 1.36 vs. 4.96 ± 1.40, t = 4.10, df = 62, p < .001), and they have the view that suicide is somehow unacceptable (1.83 ± .10 vs. 1.89 ± .07, t = 2.76, df = 60, p = .008). Conclusions: Taken together with other studies, these data suggest that the augmentation of protective factors could play a very important role in the prevention of incidental and recurrent suicidal behavior in Arab populations, where suicidal behavior in increasing rapidly.

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