TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of neighborhood context on the drug use of American Indian youth of the Southwest
AU - Yabiku, Scott T.
AU - Dixon Rayle, Andrea
AU - Okamoto, Scott K.
AU - Marsiglia, Flavio F.
AU - Kulis, Stephen
N1 - Funding Information:
[Haworth co-indexing entry note]: “The Effect of Neighborhood Context on the Drug Use of American Indian Youth of the Southwest.” Yabiku, Scott. T. et al. Co-published simultaneously in Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 6, No. 2, 2007, pp. 181-204; and: 21st Century Research on Drugs and Ethnicity: Studies Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (ed: Peter L. Myers) The Haworth Press, 2007, pp. 181-204. Single or multiple copies of this article are available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service [1-800-HAWORTH, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST). E-mail address: [email protected]].
Funding Information:
This study was supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse funding for the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at Arizona State University (R-24 DA 13937-01), and the Drug Resistance Strategies-3 project (R01 DA05629).
PY - 2007/12/17
Y1 - 2007/12/17
N2 - This study examined neighborhood effects on the drug use of American Indian youth of the Southwest. We compared these effects with American Indian and non-American Indian youth in order to examine the universality of neighborhood disorganization as a risk factor for drug use. Neighborhood level variables included unemployment, poverty, education, and violent crime rate. Results indicated that American Indian youth were not as adversely affected by these neighborhood factors. American Indian youth may possess cultural characteristics that protect them from the adverse effects of neighborhood disorganization, including close familial relationships and ethnic pride. Culturally competent practice with American Indian youth may best be implemented through the enhancement of relational and cultural strengths as described in the literature.
AB - This study examined neighborhood effects on the drug use of American Indian youth of the Southwest. We compared these effects with American Indian and non-American Indian youth in order to examine the universality of neighborhood disorganization as a risk factor for drug use. Neighborhood level variables included unemployment, poverty, education, and violent crime rate. Results indicated that American Indian youth were not as adversely affected by these neighborhood factors. American Indian youth may possess cultural characteristics that protect them from the adverse effects of neighborhood disorganization, including close familial relationships and ethnic pride. Culturally competent practice with American Indian youth may best be implemented through the enhancement of relational and cultural strengths as described in the literature.
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U2 - 10.1300/J233v06n02_11
DO - 10.1300/J233v06n02_11
M3 - Article
C2 - 18192210
AN - SCOPUS:38049087156
SN - 1533-2640
VL - 6
SP - 181
EP - 204
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
IS - 2
ER -