TY - JOUR
T1 - Neighborhood effects on the efficacy of a program to prevent youth alcohol use
AU - Yabiku, Scott
AU - Kulis, Stephen
AU - Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco
AU - Lewin, Ben
AU - Nieri, Tanya
AU - Hussaini, Syed
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse grants funding the DRS Next Generation project (R01 DA14825) and the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Consortium (R24 DA13937).
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - This study examines how neighborhood characteristics affect program efficacy. Data come from a randomized trial of a substance use prevention program called keepin' it REAL, which was administered to a predominantly Mexican American sample of 4,622 middle school students in Phoenix, Arizona, beginning in 1998. Multilevel models and multiple imputation techniques address clustered data and attrition. Among less linguistically acculturated Latinos, living in poorer neighborhoods and those with many single-mother families decreased program effectiveness in combating alcohol use. High neighborhood immigrant composition increased program effectiveness. Unexpectedly, the program was also more effective in neighborhoods with higher rates of crime. There were no significant effects on program efficacy for the more linguistically acculturated Latinos and non-Hispanic White students. Findings are discussed in light of theories of neighborhood social disorganization, immigrant adaptation, and social isolation.
AB - This study examines how neighborhood characteristics affect program efficacy. Data come from a randomized trial of a substance use prevention program called keepin' it REAL, which was administered to a predominantly Mexican American sample of 4,622 middle school students in Phoenix, Arizona, beginning in 1998. Multilevel models and multiple imputation techniques address clustered data and attrition. Among less linguistically acculturated Latinos, living in poorer neighborhoods and those with many single-mother families decreased program effectiveness in combating alcohol use. High neighborhood immigrant composition increased program effectiveness. Unexpectedly, the program was also more effective in neighborhoods with higher rates of crime. There were no significant effects on program efficacy for the more linguistically acculturated Latinos and non-Hispanic White students. Findings are discussed in light of theories of neighborhood social disorganization, immigrant adaptation, and social isolation.
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U2 - 10.1080/10826080601094264
DO - 10.1080/10826080601094264
M3 - Article
C2 - 17366126
AN - SCOPUS:33846982615
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 42
SP - 65
EP - 87
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 1
ER -
