TODO: Skip to main content
Top
Gepubliceerd in:

01-05-2007 | Original Paper

Cultural Orientation as a Protective Factor Against Tobacco and Marijuana Smoking for African American Young Women

Auteurs: Aashir Nasim, Rosalie Corona, Faye Belgrave, Shawn O. Utsey, Niloofar Fallah

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2007

Log in om toegang te krijgen
share
DELEN

Deel dit onderdeel of sectie (kopieer de link)

  • Optie A:
    Klik op de rechtermuisknop op de link en selecteer de optie “linkadres kopiëren”
  • Optie B:
    Deel de link per e-mail

Abstract

The present study examined cultural orientation as a protective factor against tobacco and marijuana smoking for African American young women (ages 18 to 25). African American college students (N=145) from a predominantly White university were administered subscales from the African American Acculturation Scale-Revised (AAAS-R); the shortened Individualism/Collectivism (INDCOL) Scale; a Tobacco and Drug Use Survey; and a background survey. Multiple logistic regression was conducted using cultural orientation variables as predictors and smoking status (i.e., tobacco and marijuana) as the criterion. It was expected that young women who endorsed traditional African American cultural characteristics (i.e., religious beliefs, health, family values, and socialization) and were collectivistic in their community (i.e., cultural interdependency) and familial (i.e., familial interdependency) interactions would be less likely to smoke. Results show that traditional religious beliefs and practice was protective against tobacco smoking for this sample of young women. Familial interdependency (e.g., supportive exchanges between friends, and consultation and sharing with parents), and traditional religious beliefs and practices surfaced as protective factors against marijuana smoking. Traditional health beliefs and practices was a risk factor for both tobacco and marijuana smoking. The implications signal the need for smoking prevention and cessation programs to focus on interpersonal factors which may strengthen African American young women’s religious and familial bonding.
Literatuur
Deze inhoud is alleen zichtbaar als je bent ingelogd en de juiste rechten hebt.
Metagegevens
Titel
Cultural Orientation as a Protective Factor Against Tobacco and Marijuana Smoking for African American Young Women
Auteurs
Aashir Nasim
Rosalie Corona
Faye Belgrave
Shawn O. Utsey
Niloofar Fallah
Publicatiedatum
01-05-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9097-7