A Qualitative Exploration on Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use Among Black Adolescent Girls.

IF 4.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI:10.1080/15374416.2024.2344171

Ijeoma Opara, Jasmin R Brooks-Stephens, Kammarauche Aneni, Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor, Sitara M Weerakoon, Beatriz Duran-Becerra

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Abstract

Objective: While Black adolescent girls use drugs at much lower rates than White and Hispanic girls, Black adolescent girls often have worse health outcomes due to drug use. This study seeks to highlight the voices of Black adolescent girls in order to understand their unique risk factors for substance use and misuse.

Methods: Utilizing the intersectionality and ecological systems theoretical frameworks, the research team conducted twelve focus groups among a sample of Black adolescent girls (N = 62) between the ages of 13-18 (M = 15.6 years SD = 1.50).

Results: Thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the participant narratives. Four main themes arose: 1) stereotypes of Black adolescent girls; 2) the role of the physical and social environment (feeling unsafe in neighborhoods where they reside); 3) using drugs as a coping mechanism; 4) input on prevention programming for girls with a sub-theme involving family as a protective factor.

Discussion: Study findings deepen our qualitative understanding of risk and protective factors for substance use among Black adolescent girls. These findings provide insight on girls' lived experiences for researchers and intervention development to create and implement substance abuse prevention programs that are race- and gender-specific for Black adolescent girls.

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对黑人少女使用药物的风险和保护因素的定性研究。

目标：虽然黑人少女的吸毒率远远低于白人和西班牙裔少女，但黑人少女往往因吸毒而导致健康状况恶化。本研究旨在突出黑人少女的声音，以了解她们使用和滥用药物的独特风险因素：研究小组利用交叉性和生态系统理论框架，在年龄介于 13-18 岁（中位数 = 15.6 岁，平均年龄 = 1.50 岁）的黑人少女样本（N = 62）中开展了 12 个焦点小组：对参与者的叙述进行了主题分析。产生了四个主要专题：1) 对黑人少女的刻板印象；2) 物理和社会环境的作用（在所居住的社区感到不安全）；3) 使用毒品作为一种应对机制；4) 对女孩预防计划的投入，其中一个次主题涉及家庭作为保护因素：研究结果加深了我们对黑人少女使用药物的风险和保护因素的定性认识。这些发现为研究人员和干预措施的开发提供了有关女孩生活经历的见解，以便为黑人少女制定和实施针对不同种族和性别的药物滥用预防计划。

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Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) is the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association. It publishes original contributions on the following topics: (a) the development and evaluation of assessment and intervention techniques for use with clinical child and adolescent populations; (b) the development and maintenance of clinical child and adolescent problems; (c) cross-cultural and sociodemographic issues that have a clear bearing on clinical child and adolescent psychology in terms of theory, research, or practice; and (d) training and professional practice in clinical child and adolescent psychology, as well as child advocacy.