Perceptions of Social Support, Empowerment and Youth Risk Behaviors

Reininger, Belinda M.; Pérez, Adriana; Aguirre Flores, Maria I.; Chen, Zhongxue; Rahbar, Mohammad H.

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Perceptions of Social Support, Empowerment and Youth Risk Behaviors

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Feb 2012
By Reininger, Belinda M. ; Pérez, Adriana ; Aguirre Flores, Maria I. ; ...

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J Prim Prev
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Reininger, Belinda M. ; Pérez, Adriana ; Aguirre Flores, Maria I. ; Chen, Zhongxue ; Rahbar, Mohammad H.
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This study examined the association of perceived social support and community empowerment among urban middle-school students living in Matamoros, Mexico and the risk behaviors of fighting, alcohol and tobacco use, and sexual activity. Middle school students (n = 1,181) from 32 public and private Mexican schools were surveyed. Weighted multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted. Among girls, lack of parent/teacher interactions regarding school increased odds for fighting, alcohol and tobacco use. Among boys, lack of empowerment increased odds of alcohol and tobacco use and lack of parent/teacher interactions regarding school increased odds for sexual activity. Community empowerment and perceived social support are uniquely associated with risk behaviors for girls and boys. Additionally, perceived social support from individuals most immediate to the youth are associated with protection against risk for some behaviors, while perceived social support from individuals more removed from youth have mixed association with risk behaviors.
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Adolescent Age Factors Alcohol Drinking Article Child Confidence Intervals Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion Health Status Indicators Humans Logistic Models Male Mexico Odds Ratio Power, Psychological Risk-Taking Sexuality Smoking Social Perception Social Support Statistics As Topic Students Tobacco Use Disorder
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J Prim Prev. 33(1):33-46
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22302149
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PMC4899967
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Journal Article
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1U54RR023417-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; P20 MD000170/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DP000210/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 RR024148/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; MD000170 P20/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DP000210-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
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33
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1
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