Ethnicity was recoded to include the categories White, African American, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Other. Education was coded as a variable with three categories: elementary (seventh grade or less), secondary (eighth till twelfth grade), or tertiary (higher than ...
Substance use disordersAfrican AmericansMental health stigmaThis chapter aims to address the need for clinicians to consider ethnic culture in their clinical assessment planning with the African American population. Specifically, it offers an overview of......
Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups–African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics: a report of the surgeon general. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
For example, peer influences may exert a greater influence on substance use initiation among White and Hispanic than among African American youth, while parental influences may be stronger among African Americans. Whereas surface structure generally increases the "receptivity" or "acceptance" of messages...
Given the higher prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and substance use, adolescents and youths are at risk for HIV. Despite its importance, however, to the best of our knowledge, there are only a few researches on risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents/
The phenomenon of substance abuse during pregnancy has fostered much controversy, specifically regarding treatment vs. punishment. Should the pregnant mother who engages in substance abuse be viewed as a criminal or as someone suffering from an illness r
Life-style and substance use among male African-American urban adolescents: a cluster analytic approach. Cluster analyzed four variables: school attendance, employment, church attendance, and delinquency, to develop life-style profiles. Data from 218 African-A... MA Zimmerman,KI Maton - 《American ...
STRESS-COPING FACTORS IN ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE: TEST OF ETHNIC AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SAMPLES OF URBAN ADOLESCENTS. Relation between psychosocial factors and adolescent substance use; Findings on substance abuse among African-American, Hispanic and White adolescents; Discussion... Vaccaro,Donato,Will...
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