Content provided in partnership with

Health Care Industry

Racial identity, parental support, and alcohol use in a sample of academically at-risk African American high school students.

American Journal of Community Psychology, September, 2004 by Cleopatra Howard Caldwell

A consistent finding in the substance abuse literature is that African American adolescents report using and abusing alcohol less frequently than White adolescents. For instance, in a national survey of high school students, 34% of African American seniors as compared to 56% of White seniors reported that they had a drink within the past 30 days.

Most Popular Articles in Health: Fuel your workout: exercisers who eat before they work out have more energy ...; Soothe a dry, itchy scalp: 5 easy expert solutions; Cocktails and calories: Beer, wine and liquor calories can really add up. ...; The sour truth about apple cider vinegar - evaluation of therapeutic use; The, six best supplements you've never heard of: these secret weapons can ...; More »

In addition, White seniors (38%) were nearly three times as likely as African Americans seniors (14%) to report that they had been drunk within the past 30 days (Johnston, O'Malley, & Bachman, 1998). Although some have argued that racial differences in substance use behaviors ...

Want to read the whole article? You can purchase it here. It's quick and easy.

Health Care Industry

Racial identity, parental support, and alcohol use in a sample of academically at-risk African American high school students.

American Journal of Community Psychology, September, 2004 by Cleopatra Howard Caldwell

Find Research Guides for:

Find Featured Titles for: Arts

Most Popular Articles in Health

Most Popular Publications in Health