Do parents and peers matter? A prospective socio-ecological examination of substance use and sexual risk among African American youth

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1035-1047

  Elkington, Katherine S ^a   Bauermeister, José A ^b   Zimmerman, Marc A ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African american youth; HIV STI risk; Parents; Peers; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDOM; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DELINQUENCY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY PROMOTIVE FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PEER PROMOTIVE FACTOR; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052032325     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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