Neighborhood Residence and Cigarette Smoking Among Urban Youths: The Protective Role of Prosocial Activities

Xue, Yange; Zimmerman, Marc A.; Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.081307

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“…Así, la probabilidad de consumir alcohol o cannabis es menor entre los adolescentes con conductas prosociales. Los resultados hallados son consistentes con los informados por otros investigadores que analizaron la relación entre la conducta prosocial y el consumo de drogas (Inglés et al, 2007;La Greca et al, 2001;Martínez et al, 2003;Xue et al, 2007) así como con los obtenidos en diversos trabajos que asocian la asertividad, variable estrechamente ligada a la prosocialidad, y el consumo de drogas (Velázquez, Arellanez y Martínez, 2012). No obstante, la variabilidad explicada por los modelos llevados a cabo en este estudio es escasa lo que sugiere la existencia de otras variables predictivas relevantes que no se han tenido en consideración.…”

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“…También con aspectos personales y sociales como el autoconcepto (Inglés, Martínez-González, García-Fernández, Torregrosa y Ruiz-Esteban, 2012), la empatía (Mestre, Samper y Frías, 2002;Sánchez-Queija, Oliva y Parra, 2006), la responsabilidad personal y social (Gutíerrez, Escartí y Pascual, 2011), las creencias sobre autoeficacia social (Bandura, Caprara, Barbaranelli, Gerbino y Pastorelli, 2003;Caprara y Steca, 2005) y la mejora del clima social en el aula (Romersi, Martínez-Fernández y Roche, 2011). A su vez, algunos investigadores no encuentran una relación estadísti-camente significativa entre la conducta prosocial y el consumo de drogas de los adolescentes (Inglés et al, 2007;La Greca, Prinstein y Fetter, 2001;Martínez-González, RoblesLozano y Trujillo, 2003), por lo que la identifican como un factor protector de las conductas de consumo de drogas (Xue, Zimmerman y Caldwell, 2007). No obstante, las conductas socialmente adaptativas no siempre se han vinculado con la protección.…”

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Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

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Resumen: Este estudio presenta como objetivos: 1) estudiar el consumo de drogas, la conducta prosocial y la resolución de problemas en función del sexo y la edad, y 2) analizar la asociación de la conducta prosocial y las habilidades de resolución de problemas con el consumo de drogas. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo con un diseño transversal. La muestra se compuso de 567 escolares de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (48.14% chicos) con edades entre 14 y 17 años (M = 14.92; DT = .90). Se hallaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el consumo de alcohol y conducta prosocial en función del sexo, así como en el consumo de alcohol y cannabis en función de la edad. Cuando se controló el efecto de la edad y el sexo dentro de los modelos de regresión, la variable que mejor predijo el consumo de alcohol y cannabis fue la conducta prosocial. Los resultados de este estudio resaltan la importancia de promover conductas prosociales como factor de protección del consumo de alcohol y cannabis en la etapa adolescente. Palabras clave: adolescencia; consumo de drogas; conducta prosocial; resolución de problemas.Title: Relationship of the prosocial behaviour, the problem-solving skills and the use of drugs amongst adolescents. Abstract: The objectives of the present study are the following ones: 1) to study the use of drugs, the prosocial behaviour and the problem-solving skills with respect to age and gender, and 2) to analyze the association of both the prosocial behaviour and the problem-solving skills with the use of drugs. An descriptive cross-sectional study was performed, amongst a sample of 567 students in Spanish Compulsory Secondary Education (48.14% males) with an age range from 14 to 17 years (M = 14.92; SD = .90). Statistically significant differences were found concerning alcohol use and the prosocial behaviour with respect to gender, as well as concerning alcohol and cannabis use with respect to age. When we controlled the effect of age and sex in the regression models, the variable that best predicted alcohol and cannabis use was prosocial behavior. The results from this study enhance the importance of tailored interventions based on the promotion of prosocial behaviours as fundamental protective factor for substances use such as alcohol and cannabis amongst adolescents. Key words: adolescence; drug use; prosocial behaviour; problem solving. 1* AntecedentesLa mayor parte de los estudios recientes sobre el consumo de drogas en la etapa adolescente se centran en los factores de riesgo como las conductas de tipo antisocial (Brindas, Rodríguez, López-Cepero, Rodríguez y Estrada, 2012; Contreras, Molina y Cano, 2012; López y Rodríguez-Arias, 2012; Torregrosa, Inglés, García-Fernández, Gázquez, Díaz y Bermejo, 2012). La evidencia empírica sobre estas conductas de riesgo es más consistente que en el caso de los factores de protección del consumo de drogas como son la conducta prosocial y las estrategias de resolución de problemas (Fang, Barnes-Ceeny y Schinke, 2011; López y Rodríguez-Arias, 2010; Triplett y...

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Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

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“…Researchers have reported findings to support this theory as an explanation for a variety of outcomes. Neighborhood factors have been found to affect several health outcomes via segregation and racial discrimination, 19 poor quality housing, 20 disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, 21 lack of accessible food markets, 22 healthcompromising behaviors, 23,24 poor quality jobs and decreased income earnings, 25 limited access to social service assistance, 26 strained social networks and increased stress, 27 and lack of access to medical care. 28,29 Among the studies examining neighborhood characteristics and youth sexual behaviors, neighborhood disadvantage (i.e., concentrated economic disadvantage) has been posited to limit the availability of social capital and HIV/STI prevention within these communities.…”

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Neighborhood Disadvantage and Changes in Condom Use among African American Adolescents

2010

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Neighborhood context may influence youth sexual decision-making. We examined the association between neighborhood characteristics and condom use in a sample of African American youth followed across the high school years (N=681; 51% female). Using a three-level hierarchical linear model, we modeled inconsistent condom use over time and then examined its association with youth's sexual risk trajectories (sexual intercourse frequency, number of partners, and pregnancy concerns) and individual-level characteristics (sex, age, SES, and household composition), and neighborhood disadvantage. While sexual intercourse frequency was associated with inconsistent condom use over time, youth reporting greater pregnancy concerns and number of partners reported more consistent condom use over time. Females were more likely to report more inconsistent condom use over time. Neighborhood disadvantage characteristics were associated with less baseline condom use, but did not have an association with changes in youth's condom use over the high school years. We discuss the implications for community-based HIV/AIDS prevention for youth.

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“…Resilience is the ability to overcome negative consequences and thrive (Masten, 2007;Rutter, 1979;Xue, Zimmerman, & Caldwell, 2007).). This occurs when individual, family, and social circumstances disrupt the trajectory from risk to negative outcomes.…”

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Beyond Sustainability: A New Conceptual Model

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2014

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Over the last few decades, the notion of sustainability has become an interdisciplinary buzz word. Sustainability has been an integrative concept that includes three constructs or pillars: a) social; b) economic; and c) ecological. Until recently, theoretical approaches based on the three pillars approach have operated in silos rather than exploring the interconnectedness of the constructs. Few models have moved beyond the idea that logical relations exist among the constructs (social, economic, and ecological) to consider factors external to communities, nor have they examined the internal socio-economic factors that influence positive outcomes. While this conceptualization has raised awareness about the distribution of scarce resources, it has not been useful in creating resilient and sustainable development. The model proposed in this paper is theoretically driven and considers the multifaceted concepts of ecological perspectives and risk and resilience. In addition, unlike previous conceptual representations, the model suggested in this paper offers opportunities for intervention to decrease risk, promote community cohesion, and encourage social change through empirical investigation.

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Neighborhood Residence and Cigarette Smoking Among Urban Youths: The Protective Role of Prosocial Activities

Cited by 68 publications

References 64 publications

Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

Neighborhood Disadvantage and Changes in Condom Use among African American Adolescents

Beyond Sustainability: A New Conceptual Model

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