Culture and Context: Buffering the Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Risky Behaviors in American Indian Youth

Baldwin, Julie A.; Brown, Betty G.; Wayment, Heidi A.; Nez, Ramona Antone; Brelsford, Kathleen M.

doi:10.3109/10826084.2011.592432

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“…Finally, our study highlights the importance of identifying protective factors, as well as risk factors, when explaining AI adolescent behaviors (see Baldwin et al 2011). Despite the previously mentioned historical events and resultant disadvantages that beset AIs today, many AIs and their families display remarkable resilience.…”

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Gender, Race, and Delinquent Behavior: An Extension of Power-Control Theory to American Indian Adolescents

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Research testing Hagan’s power-control theory has largely been tested with samples of non-Hispanic whites. We extend prior research by testing the theory’s merits with a sample of American Indian (AI) adolescents. Overall, we find mixed support for the theory’s merits. However, we find that our measure of patriarchy is a robust predictor of AI female delinquent activity. We also find that a grandparent in the household serves to greatly reduce involvement in violent behavior among AI females. Compared to a sample of non-Hispanic whites, these results reveal the importance of testing explanations of deviant behavior across racial and ethnic groups.

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Gender, Race, and Delinquent Behavior: An Extension of Power-Control Theory to American Indian Adolescents

2014

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“…SLEs have been linked to smoking, substance abuse, depression, and risky behavior among AI youth (Baldwin, Brown, Wayment, Nez, & Brelsford, 2011; Dickerson & Johnson, 2012; Dinges & Duong-Tran, 1992; LeMaster, et al, 2002; Whitbeck et al, 2002). We hypothesize a direct association between SLEs and smoking and also explore the indirect association mediated by HT.…”

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Stressful life events, ethnic identity, historical trauma, and participation in cultural activities: Associations with smoking behaviors among American Indian adolescents in California

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Introduction American Indian (AI) adolescents have the highest prevalence of commercial tobacco use of any ethnic group in the United States. This study examines ethnic identity (EI), participation in cultural activities, and stressful life events (SLEs) as correlates of smoking and examines historical trauma (HT) as a mediator of these associations. Methods California AI youth (N= 969, ages 13–19, recruited from 49 tribal youth organizations and cultural activities in urban and reservation areas in California) completed a tobacco survey. Structural equation modeling was used to test a model examining HT as a potential mediator of the associations of EI, participation in cultural activities, and SLEs with cigarette smoking. Results Model fit was adequate. EI, participation in cultural activities, and SLEs predicted HT. HT mediated the associations of participation in cultural activities and SLEs with past-month smoking. Stronger EI predicted greater past-month smoking and this effect was mediated by greater HT. The direct effects from HT to both smoking outcomes were positive and the direct effect from EI to past-month smoking was negative. Conclusions HT is a risk factor for cigarette smoking both directly and in mediating the links of EI, cultural activities, and SLEs. More efforts are needed to help AI youth to process these thoughts and empower themselves to contribute to their own lives and those of their families and communities without resorting to unhealthy addictive behaviors such as commercial tobacco use.

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“…Likewise, Whitesell and colleagues (2007) found that recent stress exposure was associated with substance dependence onset among respondents from two American Indian reservations. Baldwin and associates (2011) found that stress exposure was a significant predictor of a measure of substance use among 221 AI youth (see also Boyd-Ball, 2006). And Cheadle and Whitbeck (2011) found that perceived discrimination was directly associated with the risk of problem alcohol use as well as indirectly by increasing both feelings of anger and exposure to delinquent friends among a sample of 727 American Indian adolescents.…”

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Race, Coping Strategies, and Substance Use Behaviors: A Preliminary Analysis Examining White and American Indian Adolescents

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The association between stress exposure and substance use has been the subject of numerous studies. However, no prior study has explored the role of coping strategies in moderating the stress-substance use association for American Indian adolescents. Our preliminary study of coping strategies and substance use among a sample (n=568) of rural American Indian and white adolescents revealed a number of similarities across both groups, but also some important differences. Results of logistic regression analyses revealed that the relationship between an avoidant coping strategy and marijuana use differed for whites and American Indians. Study limitations and future research directions are discussed.

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Culture and Context: Buffering the Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Risky Behaviors in American Indian Youth

Cited by 65 publications

References 53 publications

Gender, Race, and Delinquent Behavior: An Extension of Power-Control Theory to American Indian Adolescents

Gender, Race, and Delinquent Behavior: An Extension of Power-Control Theory to American Indian Adolescents

Stressful life events, ethnic identity, historical trauma, and participation in cultural activities: Associations with smoking behaviors among American Indian adolescents in California

Race, Coping Strategies, and Substance Use Behaviors: A Preliminary Analysis Examining White and American Indian Adolescents

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