Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol and Marijuana Use among African-American Rural and Urban Adolescents

• NCJ Number: 236750
• Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Dated: July-August 2011 Pages: 205-220
• Author(s): Trenette T. Clark; Anh B. Nguyen; Faye Z. Belgrave
• Date Published: July 2011
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined different risk and protective factors for alcohol and marijuana use among African-American adolescents living in rural and urban communities.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine individual, family, peer, and community risk and protective factors associated with past-30-days alcohol and marijuana use among African-American adolescents living in rural and urban communities. This study used data collected from 907 10th- and 12th-grade African-American students who completed the 2005 Community Youth Survey. Peer and individual risk/protective factors were more influential for urban youths while family and community risk/protective factors were more influential for rural youths. This pattern held for alcohol and marijuana use. Implications for substance use prevention programming are discussed. (Published Abstract)