The Roles of Perceived Neighborhood Disorganization, Social Cohesion, and Social Control in Urban Thai Adolescents’ Substance Use and Delinquency

Byrnes, Hilary F.; Miller, Brenda A.; Chamratrithirong, Aphichat; Rhucharoenpornpanich, Orratai; Cupp, Pamela K.; Atwood, Katharine A.; Fongkaew, Warunee; Rosati, Michael J.; Chookhare, Warunee

doi:10.1177/0044118x11421940

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“…In addition to cultural modifications, a module targeting risky adolescent sexual behavior was added. This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (R01AA015672) and features an international collaborative team composed of investigators from the PIRE (USA), Mahidol University, Chiang Mai University, and CSN & Associates (Thailand) as well as an American Program Advisor to the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (see Miller, et al 2008; Byrnes et al, 2009; Chamratrithirong, et al, 2009; Rhuchareonpornpanich, et al 2010). The study, including its data collection activities, was approved by both the PIRE IRB and the IRB Committee of the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University.…”

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Spirituality within the family and the prevention of health risk behavior among adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand

Chamratrithirong

Miller

Byrnes

et al. 2010

Social Science & Medicine

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This study investigates the influences of a family's spiritual beliefs and practices on substance use and sexual risk behaviors among young adolescents 13 to 14 years old in Bangkok, Thailand. Independent predictor variables are the parents' and teens' spiritual beliefs and practices in Buddhism and parental monitoring behaviors. The study uses data from the 2007 Baseline Survey of the Thai Family Matters Project, which adapted a U.S. based family prevention program for Thai culture. A representative sample of 420 pairs of parents and teens from the Bangkok metropolitan area was recruited to participate in the study. Structural equation models indicate that positive direct and indirect associations of the spirituality of parents and teens within a family and the prevention of adolescent risk behaviors are significant and consistent.

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Spirituality within the family and the prevention of health risk behavior among adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand

Chamratrithirong

Miller

Byrnes

et al. 2010

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“…Scores ranged from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy for refusing sex Of the original 20 items, 13 items were deleted, 5 were used, 2 were modified, and 3 were added to assess the perception of structural characteristics of the neighborhood related to adolescent risk behaviors Responses were measured on a 4 point ordinal scale, ranging from "not a problem" to "big problem". Scores ranged from 0 to 30, with higher scores reflecting higher perceived neighborhood disorganization Byrnes et al (2013) 10 (α = .95) Is there a problem in your neighborhood with sexual assaults or rapes?…”

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“…Of the original 4 items, 3 items were deleted, 1 was used, and 1 was added to assess the likelihood that their neighbors would intervene in a risky situation, including adolescents skipping school and hanging out in risky spots Responses were measured on a 4 point scale, ranging from "very unlikely" to "very likely". Scores ranged from 2 to 8, with higher scores reflected higher perceived neighborhood social control Byrnes et al (2013) 2 (α = .85) What is the likelihood that your neighbors could intervene once adolescents were skipping school?…”

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Factors influencing sexual risk behaviors among adolescents: A community‐based participatory study

Settheekul

Fongkaew

Viseskul

et al. 2018

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Pregnancy rates and unprotected sex among Thai adolescents continue to increase. The aim of this community‐based participatory study was to identify gender differences in sexual behaviors and sexual risk factors, and to examine factors associated with sexual risk behaviors among 397 adolescents in northern Thailand. Twenty two community researchers facilitated the data collection by using smart phones or tablet computers on a privacy basis. Ordinal and logistic regressions identified predictors influencing pre‐coital behaviors and sexual behaviors. The results showed that males were more likely than females to engage in pre‐coital and sexual behaviors. Significant predictors of higher pre‐coital behaviors were age, sexual refusal self‐efficacy, having boyfriends/girlfriends, authoritarian parenting style, parental approval of sex, and perceived peer norms. Pre‐coital behaviors were positively correlated with sexual behaviors, and significant predictors of sexual behaviors were age, parent–adolescent communication, parental monitoring, perceived peer norms, and type of school. To better address the sexual risk behaviors of adolescents, we need to include key stakeholders to develop multi‐modal culturally‐ and gender‐specific sexual‐prevention programs to account for information delivery, acceptability, and dealing with peer pressure.

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“…Specifically, the level of social cohesion of a neighborhood may be more beneficial to the perceived social adjustment and academic outcomes of adolescents compared with children. That may be the case because neighbors are more likely to assist and intervene before adolescent issues get out of hand (Byrnes et al, 2013;Cantillon, 2006). Additionally, the lack of significant direct associations (noted previously) could also indicate that the paths between these factors and perceived developmental outcomes were fully mediated by parenting stress, parental wellbeing, and parent-child interactions (Baron & Kenny, 1986).…”

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Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics and the Perceived Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes of U.S. Children and Adolescents

Ashiabi

2018

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Data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health were used to examine a model of the ways in which neighborhood structural characteristics and social processes (NSCSP) impact children's (age = 6-11; N = 27,752) and adolescents ' (age = 12-17; N = 36,233) social adjustment and school engagement via parenting and family processes (i.e., parent-child interactions).The questions investigated were: how are distinct aspects of NSCSP associated with parental stress and well-being, and with youth social adjustment and school engagement? Are parental stress and well-being linked with family processes, and are family processes predictive of youth social adjustment and school engagement? Finally, does age moderate the associations linking NSCSP to developmental outcomes via parenting stress and well-being and family processes? Results from a multigroup structural equation model supported the general nature of hypothesized relationships: distinct aspects of NSCSP were differentially predictive of children and adolescents' social adjustment and school engagement. Furthermore, the direct effects of NSCSP were mediated (some partially and others completely) by parenting stress and well-being and family processes. Finally, age moderated the effects of social cohesion on both social adjustment and school engagement; as well, age moderated the effects of parenting stress and well-being on family processes, and on the effects of family processes on social adjustment and school engagement.

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The Roles of Perceived Neighborhood Disorganization, Social Cohesion, and Social Control in Urban Thai Adolescents’ Substance Use and Delinquency

Cited by 16 publications

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Spirituality within the family and the prevention of health risk behavior among adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand

Spirituality within the family and the prevention of health risk behavior among adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand

Factors influencing sexual risk behaviors among adolescents: A community‐based participatory study

Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics and the Perceived Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes of U.S. Children and Adolescents

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