Understanding Alcohol Use Among African American Youth

描述（由申请人提供）：流行病学研究支持非裔美国青少年的酒精使用率比白人青少年低（Lambert, Brown, Phillips, lalongo, 2004; Belgrave, Reed, Plybon, Corneille, 2004; Wallace, 1999）。然而，非裔美国青少年的酒精相关问题比其他人群更为严重（Wallace et al ., 1999; Lex, 1987）。很明显，城市非裔美国青少年的酒精使用情况非常复杂，然而，目前尚不清楚是什么因素导致了酒精使用，以及如何导致酒精使用，或者是什么结果与这一人群的酒精使用有关。拟议的研究检查了低收入非裔美国青少年饮酒的病因和结果，以更好地解决这些问题。通过对非裔美国青少年人群中酒精使用和酒精相关问题的评估，重点关注个人、人际和环境因素，本研究将增加对非裔美国青少年中酒精使用和酒精相关问题的理解，以便为该人群提供最佳的预防和干预方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Epidemiological research supports that African American adolescents have lower rates of alcohol use compared to White adolescents (Lambert, Brown, Phillips, lalongo, 2004; Belgrave, Reed, Plybon, Corneille, 2004; Wallace, 1999). However, alcohol-related problems are more severe among African American adolescents than for other populations (Wallace et al, 1999; Lex, 1987). It is clear that alcohol use among urban African American adolescents is highly complex, however, it is not clear what factors contribute to alcohol use and how, or what outcomes are related to alcohol use among this population. The proposed research examines the etiology and outcomes of alcohol use among low-income, African American adolescents to better address these issues. Through assessment of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems within an African American adolescent population focusing on individual, interpersonal, and contextual factors this research will increase understanding of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among African American adolescents in order to best approach prevention and intervention for this population.