Neighbourhood matters: Perceptions of neighbourhood cohesiveness and associations with alcohol, cannabis and tobacco use

Lin, En-Yi; Witten, Karen; Casswell, Sally; You, Ru Quan

doi:10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00385.x

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“…Use of alcohol and dietary statuses predicted smoking behaviour (see also Blazer & Wu, 2012;Clausen et al, 2006;Kim et al, 2007;Ko et al, 2011;Lv et al, 2011;Padrão, Silva-Matos, Damasceno, & Lunet, 2011). Lack of social cohesion or less religious activity predicted smoking (see also Koenig et al, 1998;Lin et al, 2011). Further studies are needed to clarify the relationship between obesity and tobacco use behaviour among the older South Africans.…”

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Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Older Adults in South Africa

Peltzer

Phaswana‐Mafuya

2012

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Older Adults in South Africa

Peltzer

Phaswana‐Mafuya

2012

Journal of Psychology in Africa

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“…Variables that have been shown to be associated with an elevated risk for cannabis use or CUD are parent (Andrews, Hops, & Duncan, 1997), sibling (Brook, Zhang, Koppel, & Brook, 2008) and peer (Creemers et al, 2010) cannabis use, as well as lower community cohesiveness (Lin, Witten, Casswell, & You, 2012). In addition to social context, personal factors such as deficits in social skills are known risk factors for early onset cannabis use (Griffith-Lendering et al, 2011a; Hampson, Tildesley, Andrews, Luyckx, & Mroczek, 2010).…”

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Internalizing and externalizing psychopathology as predictors of cannabis use disorder onset during adolescence and early adulthood.

Farmer¹,

Seeley²,

Kosty³

et al. 2015

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Risk-related liabilities associated with the development of cannabis use disorders (CUDs) during adolescence and early adulthood are thought to be established well before the emergence of the index episode. In this study, internalizing and externalizing psychopathology from earlier developmental periods were evaluated as risk factors for CUDs during adolescence and early adulthood. Participants (N = 816) completed four diagnostic assessments between the ages 16 and 30, during which current and past CUDs were assessed as well as a full range of psychiatric disorders associated with internalizing and externalizing psychopathology domains. In unadjusted and adjusted time-to-event analyses, externalizing but not internalizing psychopathology from proximal developmental periods predicted subsequent CUD onset. A large proportion of adolescent and early adult cases, however, did not manifest any externalizing or internalizing psychopathology during developmental periods prior to CUD onset. Findings are consistent with the emerging view that externalizing disorders from proximal developmental periods are robust risk factors for CUDs. Although the identification of externalizing liabilities may aid in the identification of individuals at risk for embarking on developmental pathways that culminate in CUDs, such liabilities are an incomplete indication of overall risk.

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“…Neighbourhood social cohesion, or how connected people feel with their neighbours,19 is thought to influence health by promoting supportive neighbourhoods that buffer stress and connect residents to shared resources and services; this may in turn lead to adoption of healthy behaviours 20. Prior research suggests that social cohesion may have a protective effect on smoking prevalence14–16 21 although results for smoking intensity have been mixed 14 18…”

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of neighbourhood social environment and smoking behaviour: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis

Mayne

Auchincloss

Moore

et al. 2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Background Social features of neighborhood environments may influence smoking by creating a stressful environment or by buffering stress through social cohesion. However, the association of the overall neighborhood social environment (NSE) with smoking, and the association of specific neighborhood social factors with change in smoking behavior over time, has rarely been examined. Methods This study included 5,856 adults aged 45–84 years from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2000–2012, average follow-up: 7.8 years). Outcomes included current smoking status and smoking intensity (average number of cigarettes smoked per day among baseline smokers). NSE was assessed as a composite score composed of aesthetic quality, safety, and social cohesion scales (derived from neighborhood surveys). Generalized linear mixed models evaluated the association of baseline NSE (composite score and individual scales) with current smoking (modified Poisson models) and smoking intensity (negative binomial models) cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Results Each standard deviation increase in baseline NSE composite score was associated with 13% lower prevalence of smoking at baseline (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 0.87 (95% confidence interval: 0.78, 0.98). Neighborhood safety and aesthetic quality were similarly associated with lower smoking prevalence (aPR: 0.87 (0.78, 0.97) and aPR: 0.87 (0.77, 0.99), respectively) but the association with social cohesion was weaker or null. No significant associations were observed for smoking intensity among baseline smokers. Baseline NSE was not associated with changes in smoking risk or intensity over time. Conclusions Results suggest that neighborhood social context influences whether older adults smoke, but does not promote smoking cessation or reduction over time.

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Neighbourhood matters: Perceptions of neighbourhood cohesiveness and associations with alcohol, cannabis and tobacco use

Abstract: This study provides empirical evidence that perceptions of the neighbourhood social environment are associated with people's substance consumption patterns. Increasing residents' sense of neighbourhood cohesion might prove a promising way to decrease health-damaging consumption behaviours.

Cited by 34 publications

References 49 publications

Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Older Adults in South Africa

Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Older Adults in South Africa

Internalizing and externalizing psychopathology as predictors of cannabis use disorder onset during adolescence and early adulthood.

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of neighbourhood social environment and smoking behaviour: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis

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