Open AccessNeighborhood context, psychological outlook, and risk behaviors among urban African American youth.
Author(s) -
Scyatta A. Wallace,
Torsten B. Neilands,
Kathy Sanders Phillips
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1939-0106
pISSN - 1099-9809
DOI - 10.1037/cdp0000108
Subject(s) - psycinfo , structural equation modeling , psychology , context (archaeology) , african american , clinical psychology , substance use , developmental psychology , youth risk behavior survey , positive youth development , test (biology) , human factors and ergonomics , adolescent development , poison control , environmental health , medline , medicine , history , paleontology , statistics , ethnology , mathematics , political science , law , biology
Researchers have found a link between neighborhood risk factors and youth risk behaviors. However, the pathways by which this occurs remain poorly understood. This study sought to test a hypothesized pathway that suggests the influence of neighborhood risk on sexual risk and substance use among urban African American youth may operate indirectly via their psychological outlook about current and future opportunities.