ETIOLOGY OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG UNEMPLOYED BLACK YOUTH

失业黑人青年药物滥用的病因

基本信息

批准号：
3210465
负责人：
KENNETH Ira MATON
金额：
$ 3.61万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
1987
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1987-09-30 至 1989-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

The rates of substance abuse among unemployed black teenagers appear to be substantial and alarming. Etiological paradigms which may help to explain substance abuse among unemployed black youth include 1) life stress, 2) identity/lifestyle, and 3) psychological well-being theoretical paradigms. The proposed study represents one of the first systematic investigations of the etiology of substance abuse among unemployed black youth. Psychosocial predictor measures will be collected at two points in time, and drug use criteria at six points in time, by trained interviewers from 150 black male teenagers who have dropped out of school and are unemployed. Unemployed youth will be solicited through multiple channels, including welfare centers, teen employment and neighborhood youth programs, neighborhood and community leaders, parents attending health and human service agencies, mailings to high school dropouts, and media advertisements. Research solicitations will indicate that unemployed teenagers are being sought for an interview to learn how different youth deal with and experience unemployment. Youth will be informed that some questions focus on substance use. Primary predictor variables to be assessed, based on the three etiological paradigms outlined above, include: 1) negative life events, coping strategies and social support (Life Stress); 2) delinquency, religious commitment, life goals, and purposeful activity (Identity/Lifestyle); and 3) depression, self-esteem, and general self-efficacy (Psychological Well-Being). Validity of standard predictor measures will be assessed from convergence with secondary measures derived from open-ended interview data. Reliability and validity of reported drug use will be examined through 1) consistency of self-report over monthly data collection points, and 2) comparisons of self-report data with collateral reports from peers and significant others. Comparable psychosocial data being collected from current research samples will allow the examination of several sets of secondary hypotheses: Unemployed substance abusers will differ significantly on predictor variables from a) black teen drug abusers referred for residential treatment, b) adjudicated black juvenile offenders, and c) school and church-based normative samples of black teenagers.

失业的黑人青少年中滥用药物的速度似乎很坚定而令人震惊。病因范式这可能有助于解释失业者之间的药物滥用黑人青年包括1）生活压力，2）身份/生活方式和3）心理健康理论范例。提议研究是对失业黑人青年滥用药物的病因。心理社会预测指标将在两个点中收集时间和毒品使用标准在六个时间点，受过训练来自150名黑人男性少年的访调员辍学了学校，失业。失业的青年将被征求通过包括福利中心在内的多个渠道，青少年就业和邻里青年计划，邻里和社区领袖，父母参加健康和人类服务机构，高中辍学的邮件和媒体广告。研究招标将表明正在寻求接受面试的失业者学习年轻人如何处理和经历失业率。年轻人将被告知一些问题集中在实质上使用。基于三个的主要预测变量要评估上面概述的病因范式包括：1）负寿命事件，应对策略和社会支持（生命压力）； 2）违法，宗教承诺，生活目标和有目的活动（身份/生活方式）； 3）抑郁，自尊和一般的自我效能感（心理健康）。有效性标准预测指标将通过收敛评估从开放式访谈数据得出的次要措施。将检查报告药物使用的可靠性和有效性通过1）自我报告在每月数据收集中的一致性点，以及2）自我报告数据与抵押品的比较同龄人和其他重要的报告。从当前收集的可比较的社会心理数据研究样本将允许检查几组次要假设：失业药物虐待者会有所不同显着对来自a）黑人青少年药物的预测变量施虐者转介住院治疗，b）裁决的黑色少年罪犯，以及c）学校和基于教会的规范黑人青少年的样本。