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A longitudinal study of substance use and violent victimization in adulthood among a cohort of urban African Americans.
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Addiction . Feb2012, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p339-348. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Aims This paper examines the effects of experiencing violent victimization in young adulthood on pathways of substance use from adolescence to mid-adulthood. Design Data come from four assessments of an African American community cohort followed longitudinally from age 6 to 42 years. Setting The cohort lived in the urban, disadvantaged Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago in 1966. Participants All first graders from the public and parochial schools were asked to participate ( n = 1242). Measurement Dependent variables-alcohol, marijuana and cocaine use-came from self-reports at age 42. Young adult violent victimization was reported at age 32, as were acts of violence, substance use, social integration and socio-economic resources. First grade risk factors came from mothers' and teachers' reports; adolescent substance use was self-reported. Findings Structural equation models indicate a pathway from adolescent substance use to young adult violent victimization for females and those who did not grow up in extreme poverty (betas ranging from 0.15 to 0.20, P < 0.05). In turn, experiencing violent victimization in young adulthood increased alcohol, marijuana and cocaine use, yet results varied by gender and early poverty status (betas ranging from 0.12 to 0.15, P < 0.05). Conclusions Violent victimization appears to play an important role in perpetuating substance use among the African American population. However, within-group variations are evident, identifying those who are not raised in extreme poverty as the most negatively affected by violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SUBSTANCE abuse & psychology
*SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors
*BLACK people
*CHI-squared test
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*INTERVIEWING
*LONGITUDINAL method
*POVERTY
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-evaluation
*SEX distribution
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*VICTIM psychology
*CITY dwellers
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*STRUCTURAL equation modeling
*VIOLENCE in the community
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09652140
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Addiction
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70328860
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03665.x