Protection and vulnerability processes relevant for early onset of substance use: a test among African-American children

Article Abstract:

This study investigates factors involved in the early onset of alcohol and tobacco use in African-American children. Results indicate that peer substance use, temperament, self-control, self-efficacy in refusing substance offers, and openness to substance use can be used to predict substance abuse in early adolescence.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Temperament, Self-control, Self control, Self-efficacy (Psychology), Self efficacy, Drug abuse, Prediction of, African American children, Drug abuse prediction

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Families and risk: Prospective analyses of familial and social influences on adolescent substance use

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Parental, peer and older siblings' contributions to adolescents' substance use were investigated with 2 waves of panel data from 225 African American families. The results showed that, siblings' willingness buffered the impact of peer use on targets' later use.

Youth, Analysis, Teenagers, Substance abuse, Drug use, Sibling relations

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Ethnic pride and self-control related to protective and risk factors: test of the theoretical model for the strong African American families program

Article Abstract:

Using a theoretical model of strong African American families the relation between ethnic pride and disease protective behavior, is studied.

Health aspects, Demographic aspects, Health behavior, Ethnicity, Health behaviour, African American families

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