Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors
The potential of Community Involvement as a protective factor (youth asset) for eight adolescent risk behaviors was examined in this study. Cross-sectional data were collected from a randomly-selected population using in-home, in-person interviews in racially diverse inner-city neighborhoods of two...
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| author | Sharon Rodine Roy F. Oman Sara K. Vesely Cheryl B. Aspy Eleni Tolma LaDonna Marshall Janene Fluhr |
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| description | The potential of Community Involvement as a protective factor (youth asset) for eight adolescent risk behaviors was examined in this study. Cross-sectional data were collected from a randomly-selected population using in-home, in-person interviews in racially diverse inner-city neighborhoods of two Midwestern cities. Research participants were teenagers (n=1,278) and parents of the teenagers (n=1,278). Data included demographic variables; eight adolescent risk behaviors, including sexual activity, violence and the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This study found youth with the Community Involvement asset were significantly (p |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60701e1918f44f2b905520207e3fb0ea2024-02-02T17:22:28ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172006-06-0111415310.5195/jyd.2006.397375Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk BehaviorsSharon Rodine0Roy F. Oman1Sara K. Vesely2Cheryl B. Aspy3Eleni Tolma4LaDonna Marshall5Janene Fluhr6Oklahoma Institute for Child AdvocacyUniverity of Oklahoma Health Services CenterUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterOklahoma Institute for Child AdvocacyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterThe potential of Community Involvement as a protective factor (youth asset) for eight adolescent risk behaviors was examined in this study. Cross-sectional data were collected from a randomly-selected population using in-home, in-person interviews in racially diverse inner-city neighborhoods of two Midwestern cities. Research participants were teenagers (n=1,278) and parents of the teenagers (n=1,278). Data included demographic variables; eight adolescent risk behaviors, including sexual activity, violence and the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs. This study found youth with the Community Involvement asset were significantly (phttp://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/397community involvementyouth assetscommunity serviceyouth developmentyouth risk behaviors |
| spellingShingle | Sharon Rodine Roy F. Oman Sara K. Vesely Cheryl B. Aspy Eleni Tolma LaDonna Marshall Janene Fluhr Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors Journal of Youth Development community involvement youth assets community service youth development youth risk behaviors |
| title | Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors |
| title_full | Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors |
| title_short | Potential Protective Effect of the Community Involvement Asset on Adolescent Risk Behaviors |
| title_sort | potential protective effect of the community involvement asset on adolescent risk behaviors |
| topic | community involvement youth assets community service youth development youth risk behaviors |
| url | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/397 |
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