%0 Journal Article
%T Contextual Stress and Health Risk Behaviors Among African American Adolescents
%J Journal of youth and adolescence
%D 2011
%A Copeland-Linder, Nikeea
%A Lambert, Sharon F.
%A Chen, Yi-fu
%A Ialongo, N. S.
%V 40
%N 2
%P 158-173
%X This study examined the longitudinal association between contextual stress and health risk behaviors and the role of protective factors in a community epidemiologically-defined sample of urban African American adolescents (N = 500; 46.4% female). Structural equation modeling was used to create a latent variable measuring contextual stress (community violence, neighborhood disorder, and experiences with racial discrimination). Contextual stress in 8th grade was associated with aggressive behavior and substance use 2 years later for boys. For girls, contextual stress predicted later substance use, but not aggressive behavior. High academic competence and self-worth reduced the impact of contextual stress on substance use for boys. Implications for intervention and directions for future research on health risk behaviors among African American adolescents are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0047-2891
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-010-9520-y