TY - JOUR
AU - Belgrave, Faye Z.
AB - The purpose of this study was to empirically test for a positive relationship between the two components of the self-system and to determine the relative contribution of each component to drug use and drug attitudes in a sample of African American youth. One hundred and four (53 males, 51 females) African American fourth-grade students attending an inner-city public school served as study participants. The Children’s Black Identity Scale, the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale, a Drug Use measure, and the Attitude Toward Drug Test were administered prior to the students’ participation in a substance abuse prevention program. Correlation and regression analyses were computed. Personal identity and racial identity were both significant predictors of drug attitudes. In addition, results revealed a significant positive relationship between personal identity and racial identity. Implications for substance abuse prevention efforts among African American children were discussed.
TI - The Impact of Personal Identity and Racial Identity on Drug Attitudes and Use among African American Children
JF - Journal of Black Psychology
DO - 10.1177/0095798400026004005
DA - 2000-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-impact-of-personal-identity-and-racial-identity-on-drug-attitudes-T2rdTuLvK4
SP - 421
EP - 436
VL - 26
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -