Person-Environment Fit, Substance Use Attitudes, and Early Adolescent Substance Use
dc.contributor.author | Fisher, Sycarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Zapolski, Tamika | |
dc.contributor.author | Al-Uqdah, Shareefah | |
dc.contributor.author | Stevens-Watkins, Danelle | |
dc.contributor.author | Arsenault, Chelsea | |
dc.contributor.author | Barnes-Najor, Jessica | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology, School of Science | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-02T18:29:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-02T18:29:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Adolescent substance use is a national health concern. While the literature is clear on the prevalence of substance use during the adolescent developmental period, a dearth of literature is available on the developmental contexts, particularly the influence of school factors, in which substance use occurs. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the intermediary role of substance use attitudes on the relationship between school racial composition and alcohol and marijuana use in a sample of sixth to eighth graders. METHODS: The sample consisted of 4228 middle school students (89% White; 53% female) in the Midwest. A moderated mediation analysis was conducted on the relationship between school racial composition, substance use attitudes, and substance use, with race as the moderator. RESULTS: Results indicated a significant relationship between the percentage of White or Black students in a school and alcohol or marijuana use and that this relationship was mediated by substance use attitudes. These relationships did not differ significantly by student race. Conclusions/Importance: Preliminary findings indicate the importance of considering school racial composition as a systems level risk or promotive factor for attitudes toward substance use as well as substance use outcomes. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Fisher, S., Zapolski, T., Al-Uqdah, S., Stevens-Watkins, D., Arsenault, C., & Barnes-Najor, J. (2019). Person-Environment Fit, Substance Use Attitudes, and Early Adolescent Substance Use. Substance use & misuse, 54(4), 628–638. doi:10.1080/10826084.2018.1531426 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/20173 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1080/10826084.2018.1531426 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Substance Use & Misuse | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | PMC | en_US |
dc.subject | African-American | en_US |
dc.subject | Substance use | en_US |
dc.subject | Ethnic | en_US |
dc.subject | Racial | en_US |
dc.subject | School context | en_US |
dc.title | Person-Environment Fit, Substance Use Attitudes, and Early Adolescent Substance Use | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |