Drug Attitudes, Racial Identity, and Alcohol Use among African American Adolescents

Burlew, Kathleen; Neely, DeKimberlen Joneka; Johnson, Candace S.; Hucks, Tonya Camille; Purnell, Bruce; Butler, Jacqueline; Lovett, Marilyn; Burlew, Randi

doi:10.1177/0095798400026004004

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“…Moreover, higher numbers of our 8th graders than the Monitoring the Future sample acknowledged prior use of tobacco and marijuana (Johnston et al 2008b). Finally, as previously reported (Burlew et al 2000), the low correlation between the substance use measure and the Children's Social Desirability Scale in our sample also provides confidence in the quality of the self-report data.…”

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confidence: 85%

Neighborhood Risk, Parental Supervision and the Onset of Substance Use among African American Adolescents

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The consequences of the early onset of substance use on later outcomes are a public health concern. In the present study, we examined neighborhood risk factors as a possible predictor of the onset of substance use in adolescents. In addition, we assessed the potential buffering effects of parental supervision on the relationship between neighborhood risk and the onset of substance use. The participants included 95, abstinent, African American 6th graders (mean age = 11.5 years) who enrolled in one site of a national, multi-site study of high-risk youth participating in a federally sponsored program. In the 6th and 8th grades, the participants completed self-report measures regarding substance use, perceived negative neighborhood activities and parental supervision. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that both exposure to negative neighborhood activities and low parental supervision increase the onset of substance use by the 8th grade among African American adolescents. However, the results suggested that parents can protect their adolescents from the impact of exposure to adverse neighborhood factors by providing appropriate supervision.

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Neighborhood Risk, Parental Supervision and the Onset of Substance Use among African American Adolescents

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“…Those EBTs that have been tested generally fall into one of two categories. Some EBTs have demonstrated effectiveness for specific ethnic groups (Burlew, Burlew, Peteet, Johnson, & Smith, 2010; Huey & Polo, 2008; Miranda, Azucar, Organista, Dwyer, & Areane, 2003; Szapocznik, Prado, Burlew, Williams, & Santisteban, 2007). Others have been demonstrated to be ineffective for specific ethnic minority groups (Calsyn et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A related issue is that many interventions developed by and for ethnic minorities have not been able to obtain the funding to conduct the expensive Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) to meet the criteria to be classified as an EBT. In fact, when reviewing the literature for a paper on best treatments for ethnic minorities (Burlew et al, 2010), we identified numerous promising substance abuse prevention and treatment interventions that clinicians currently cannot select for their settings because the interventions have not been subjected to RCTs. Instead, a disproportionate number of these projects may be financed locally or funded by SAMSHA where the emphasis on service rather than research makes it difficult to fund RCTs.…”

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Does Cultural Adaptation Have a Role in Substance Abuse Treatment?

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et al. 2013

Social Work in Public Health

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The changing ethnic composition of the nation and increasing requirements to use evidence-based treatments (EBTs) challenge mental health professionals to adapt treatments and interventions to be appropriate for their clients. This article applies the available information on cultural adaptation to substance abuse. The authors’ review suggests that the most common approaches for adapting substance use interventions include some combination of either community involvement in the adaptation, existing research and literature, and/or consultation from experts to adapt EBTs. The challenges facing the development of culturally adapted interventions include the need for additional research to determine which specific EBTs warrant adaptation, the responsibility of maintaining the balance between fidelity and adaptation, and the challenge of intragroup diversity.

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“…Another identity construct similar to ethnic group affiliation, racial identity, is also evidenced to be related to anti-drug attitudes and lowered alcohol use among African-American children and adolescents (Belgrave, Brome, & Hampton, 2000;Belgrave et al, 1994;Burlew, Neely, & Johnson, 2000;Townsend & Belgrave, 2000). For example, Townsend and Belgrave (2000) examined the relationship between racial identity and the drug attitudes and behaviors of 104 fourth graders.…”

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The Moderating Effects of Culture on Peer Deviance and Alcohol Use among High-Risk African-American Adolescents

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African-American adolescents have lower rates of alcohol consumption than White youth. However, African-American youth suffer disproportionately more adverse social, mental, and physical health outcomes related to alcohol use. Affiliating with negative peers is a risk factor for alcohol initiation and consumption. Cultural variables have shown moderating effects against other risk factors for African-American youth and therefore were the focus of this study. Specifically, we tested whether three culturally-relevant variables, Africentric beliefs, religiosity, and ethnic identity were promotive or protective for alcohol initiation and use within the context of negative peer affiliations. The sample consisted of 114 at-risk African-American adolescents whose ages ranged from 13 to 20. Participants were administered a questionnaire with measures of alcohol initiation and use, peer risk behaviors, ethnic identity, Africentric beliefs, religiosity, and demographic items. Peer risk behaviors accounted for significant percentages of the variance in age of alcohol initiation, lifetime use, and current and heavy alcohol use after adjusting for age and gender. Cultural variables showed both promotive and protective effects. Africentric beliefs were promotive of delayed alcohol initiation, whereas both Africentrism and religiosity moderated peer risk behaviors effect on alcohol initiation. Africentric beliefs were also inversely related to lifetime alcohol use revealing a promotive effect. Moreover, there were significant protective effects of ethnic identity and religiosity on heavy alcohol consumption. One implication of these findings is that prevention programs that infuse cultural values and practices such as Africentrism, ethnic identity, and religiosity may delay alcohol initiation and reduce use especially for youth with high risk peers.

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Drug Attitudes, Racial Identity, and Alcohol Use among African American Adolescents

Cited by 30 publications

References 33 publications

Neighborhood Risk, Parental Supervision and the Onset of Substance Use among African American Adolescents

Neighborhood Risk, Parental Supervision and the Onset of Substance Use among African American Adolescents

Does Cultural Adaptation Have a Role in Substance Abuse Treatment?

The Moderating Effects of Culture on Peer Deviance and Alcohol Use among High-Risk African-American Adolescents

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