The influence of an Africentric worldview and demographic variables on drug knowledge, attitudes, and use among African American youth
✍ Scribed by Faye Z. Belgrave; Tiffany G. Townsend; Valerie R. Cherry; Dellena M. Cunningham
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use are major problems in the inner cities, especially for African American youth. Africentric values may be a protective factor for negative drug outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Africentric values, spirituality, and demographic variables on drug knowledge, attitudes, and use. Participants were 189 4th-and 5thgraders attending public schools in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Measures of Africentric values (i.e., Collective Work/ Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, and Self-Determination), spirituality, age, and whether or not the child resided in a two-or one-parent household were obtained. The results of regression analyses indicated that Collective Work/Responsibility and Cooperative Economics were significant predictors of attitudes toward drugs.