Mexican-origin parent and child reported neighborhood factors and youth substance use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structural oppression affects health behaviors through residence in suboptimal neighborhoods and exposure to community violence. Youth and parents report perceptions of neighborhood factors that can affect youth substance use behaviors. Given that Latinx youth report higher levels of perceived community violence than other racial and ethnic groups, it is imperative to examine how youth- and parent-perceived neighborhood-level factors may relate to youth substance use.

Methods

Data were collected using clinical interviews with family triads (fathers, mothers, and youth) and parent-child dyads (father or mother and youth) enrolled in the Seguimos Avanzando study of 344 Mexican-origin families in Indiana. Neighborhood measures, including perceptions of exposur

SUBMITTER: Zhen-Duan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722282 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature