Association of environmental indicators with teen alcohol use and problem behavior: Teens’ observations vs. objectively-measured indicators

Health and Place

Volumn 43, Issue , 2017, Pages 151-157

  Byrnes, Hilary F ^a   Miller, Brenda A ^a   Morrison, Christopher N ^a,b,c   Wiebe, Douglas J ^b   Woychik, Marcie ^a   Wiehe, Sarah E ^d,e,f  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent alcohol use; Alcohol outlets; GPS; Neighborhood context; Observations

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FUTURE PROSPECT; GPS; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISORIENTATION; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; UNDERAGE DRINKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGY; SMARTPHONE; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SMARTPHONE; UNDERAGE DRINKING;

EID: 85007559666     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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