Open AccessRelationship Between Alcohol Use and Violent Behavior Among Urban African American Youths From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Yange Xue,
Marc A. Zimmerman,
Rebecca M. Cunningham
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.147827
Subject(s) - longitudinal study , psychology , injury prevention , latent growth modeling , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , poison control , longitudinal sample , african american , alcohol , early adulthood , developmental psychology , adolescent development , occupational safety and health , demography , young adult , medicine , environmental health , chemistry , pathology , sociology , history , biochemistry , ethnology
We examined developmental trajectories of alcohol use and violent behavior among urban African American youths and the longitudinal relationship between these behaviors from adolescence to emerging adulthood.