The Relative Association of Collective Efficacy in School and Neighborhood Contexts With Adolescent Alcohol Use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether either neighborhood collective efficacy or school collective efficacy is associated with adolescent alcohol use. This study aimed to examine the relative contributions of collective efficacy, both in school and in the neighborhood contexts, to alcohol use among Japanese adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in public high schools across Okinawa and Ibaraki Prefectures in Japan in 2016. The study participants consisted of 3,291 students in grades 10 through 12 cross-nested in 51 schools and 107 neighborhoods. Alcohol use was measured as current alcohol drinking, which was defined as self-reported drinking on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Collective efficacy was measured using scales of social cohesion and informal so

SUBMITTER: Takakura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737185 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature