The influence of an Africentric worldview and demographic variables on drug knowledge, attitudes, and use among African American youth

Belgrave, Faye Z.; Townsend, Tiffany G.; Cherry, Valerie R.; Cunningham, Dellena M.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199709)25:5<421::aid-jcop4>3.3.co;2-t

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“…Regarding family structure, having two adults in a household (compared to single-parent households) may lead to more supervision and monitoring and subsequently less drug use (Amey & Albrecht, 1998;Belgrave et al, 1997). At the same time, high family conflict among parents and parental tobacco and alcohol use behaviors are predictive of lower refusal efficacy and substance use among youths (Bray et al, 2001).…”

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“…Drug refusal efficacy-defined as one's ability to not use drugs when involved in situations in which one is pressured by peers or colleagues to use drugs (Botvin & Kantor, 2000)-is a principal factor in determining adolescent drug and alcohol use expectations and behaviors (Belgrave et al, 2004). Several studies have shown that African-American adolescents and young adults who report higher levels of self-efficacy engage in less risky behaviors, including sexual risk behaviors and drug and alcohol use (Belgrave, Townsend, Cherry, & Cunningham, 1997;Jemmott, Jemmott, Fong, & McCaffree, 1999). Moreover, prevention programs based on increasing drug refusal efficacy have shown reductions in substance use and associated behaviors (Belgrave et al, 2004;Griffin, Botvin, Nichols, & Doyle, 2003).…”

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Predictors of Tobacco and Alcohol Refusal Efficacy for Urban and Rural African-American Adolescents

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Belgrave

Corona

et al. 2009

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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This study sought to determine the relative contributions of individual, family, peer, and community risk and promotive factors in explaining alcohol and tobacco refusal attitudes among 227 African-American adolescents (ages 12 to 17) from urban and rural areas. Hierarchical linear regression (HLR) results revealed differences in the predictive value of risk and promotive factors with respect to tobacco and alcohol refusal attitudes. Specifically, individual and peer risk factors were predictive of tobacco refusal attitudes among youths. Individual, peer, and family risk and promotive factors were predictive of adolescents' alcohol refusal attitudes. Community factors were not significant predictors of youths' ability to refuse tobacco and alcohol, after controlling for more proximal influences. Future research should consider other psychosocial influences within an ecological framework that may account for additional variance in substance use attitudes among African-American adolescents.

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Predictors of Tobacco and Alcohol Refusal Efficacy for Urban and Rural African-American Adolescents

Nasim

Belgrave

Corona

et al. 2009

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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“…Cultural values and beliefs such as communalism, spirituality, importance of kinship relations, collectivism, unity, cooperation, and awareness of racial disparities in mainstream culture are central themes in the socialization of African American children (Constantine, Gainor, Ahluwalia, & Berkel, 2003;Utsey, Adams, & Bolden, 2000). Communalism, defined as a belief in the importance of group over the individual and cooperation rather than competition (Belgrave, Townsend, Cherry, & Cunningham, 1997), indicates that the self is seen as a part of the collective whole. The emphasis on collectiveness and group harmony is reflected in the African philosophy ''I am because we are and since we are, therefore I am'' (Mbiti, 1969, p.152).…”

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The Ethnic Context of Child and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Implications for Child and Family Interventions

Yasui

Dishion

2007

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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This article links the empirical literature on race and ethnicity in developmental psychopathology with interventions designed to reduce adolescent problem behavior. We present a conceptual framework in which culture is endogenous to the socialization of youth and the development of specific self-regulatory strategies. The importance of cultural influence is identified at three levels: (a) intrapersonal developmental processes (e.g., ethnic identity development, development of coping modifies mechanisms and self-regulatory mechanisms), (b) family socialization processes (e.g., racial and ethnic socialization), and (c) interaction with larger societal contexts (e.g., maintenance of bicultural competence in adapting to mainstream and ethnic cultures). We discuss limitations of current assessment and intervention practices that focus on reducing adolescent problem behavior with respect to the cultural issues identified above. We propose that empirically supported adaptive and tailored interventions for adolescent problem behavior are optimal for serving multicultural children and families. To empower such interventions to better serve children and families of color, it is essential that assessments that guide the adaptation and tailoring process include culturally salient dynamics such as ethnic identity, racial socialization, and culturally informed parenting practices.

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“…The use of culturally specific principles with African-Americans has been the focus of research (e.g. Beckett, Dungee-Anderson, Cox, & Daly, 1997;Belgrave, Townsend, Cherry, & Cunningham, 1997;Swigonski, 1996). It appears that embracing principles that are primarily African based, rather than European based, has a positive impact on social functioning (Jaegars, 1996).…”

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Enhancing Social Work Practice with Ethnic Minority Youth

Johnson

Davis²,

Williams³

2004

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Social workers have the task of addressing issues that are unique to ethnic minority youth in clinical practice; however, they may be ill equipped to begin practice with these youth due to a lack of specificity within generalist curricula. Using African-American youth as an example, the paper provides evidence that there are critical areas of development and functioning that diverge from the generalist perspective. Social workers are provided with strategies to fill gaps in their knowledge of ethnic-minority youth to enhance their direct practice with this population.

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The influence of an Africentric worldview and demographic variables on drug knowledge, attitudes, and use among African American youth

Cited by 44 publications

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Predictors of Tobacco and Alcohol Refusal Efficacy for Urban and Rural African-American Adolescents

Predictors of Tobacco and Alcohol Refusal Efficacy for Urban and Rural African-American Adolescents

The Ethnic Context of Child and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Implications for Child and Family Interventions

Enhancing Social Work Practice with Ethnic Minority Youth

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