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- The study analyzed the impact of neighborhood variables (like poverty and social cohesion) on youth alcohol and drug issues using data from 1,186 family members across 55 neighborhoods.
- It found that neighborhoods with higher poverty had more alcohol-selling stores, which contributed to lower social cohesion.
- Lower social cohesion increased perceived neighborhood problems with youth substance use, leading to higher youth arrests for drugs and alcohol.
Article Abstract
Various sources of data were used to examine hypothesized relations among neighborhood variables and youth alcohol and drug problems. Family members (N = 1186) were from 55 neighborhoods: 57% female, 41% African American, and 59% White. Data were clustered by neighborhood and analyzed within a multilevel design. At the neighborhood level, the study examined relations among poverty, stores selling alcohol, neighborhood social cohesion, neighborhood problems with youth alcohol and drug use, and drug and alcohol arrests. At the individual level, gender, ethnicity, adult versus child status, neighborhood social cohesion, and neighborhood problems were examined. Results indicated that more stores sold alcohol in higher poverty neighborhoods, which was associated with less social cohesion. Lower social cohesion was related to greater perceived neighborhood problems with youth alcohol and drug use, which was positively related to neighborhood youth drug and alcohol arrests. The study showed significant variation across neighborhoods and demonstrates the utility of combining different sources of neighborhood data to examine relations of interest.
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