Title
The Moderating Effect of Neighborhood Sense of Community on Predictors of Substance Use Among Hispanic Urban Youth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2-2018
Journal / Book Title
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Abstract
Hispanic adolescents represent a disproportionate number of youth living in urban communities. These youth confront significant social problems that increase their likelihood for substance use. However, youth that have a greater neighborhood sense of community are postulated, through empowerment theory, to be less influenced by negative environmental experiences and less inclined to engage in drug and alcohol use. We examine the moderating effect neighborhood SOC has on predictors of substance use among Hispanic (N = 538) urban youth in low- (n = 246) and high-conflict homes (n = 292). Using logistic regression analysis and a plotting technique to examine interaction effects, we explore these relationships and provide recommendations for practice and prevention.
DOI
10.1080/15332640.2016.1273810
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Lardier, David T.; MacDonnell, Marisa; Barrios, Veronica R.; Garcia-Reid, Pauline; and Reid, Robert, "The Moderating Effect of Neighborhood Sense of Community on Predictors of Substance Use Among Hispanic Urban Youth" (2018). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 168.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/168
Published Citation
Lardier Jr, D. T., MacDonnell, M., Barrios, V. R., Garcia-Reid, P., & Reid, R. J. (2018). The moderating effect of neighborhood sense of community on predictors of substance use among Hispanic urban youth. Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse, 17(4), 434-459.