@article{ref1,
title="The role of empowerment-based protective factors on substance use among youth of color",
journal="Child and adolescent social work journal",
year="2020",
author="Lardier, David T. Jr and Opara, Ijeoma and Reid, Robert J. and Garcia-Reid, Pauline",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="271-285",
abstract="Youth of color continue to be disproportionately affected by the consequences of engaging in high rates of daily substance use. Racial-ethnic minority adolescents are often viewed through a deficit lens. There is limited research that examines the strengths of these young people and their communities as a prevention strategy to lower rates of drug use. Using an empowerment-based framework, this study examines the role of intrapersonal and cognitive psychological empowerment, community civic engagement, and ethnic identity on 30-day drug use among a sample of youth of color (N=383; 53.1% Female; 75% Hispanic), between 14 and 18 years of age, from a northeastern urban community. Structural equation modeling was used to test indirect and direct associations between constructs. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that both intrapersonal and cognitive psychological empowerment were associated with lower rates of 30-day substance use mediated by ethnic identity and community civic engagement. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study contribute to the social work field by highlighting the importance of strengths-based approaches to improving health outcomes and decreasing risky behaviors such as drug use among youth of color.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0738-0151",
doi="10.1007/s10560-020-00659-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-020-00659-3"
}