School context and American Indian substance use

Citation

Eitle, David; Thorsen, Maggie; & Eitle, Tamela McNulty (2017). School context and American Indian substance use. The Social Science Journal. vol. 54 (4) pp. 420-429

Abstract

The present study extends prior research exploring the role of school contextual factors in predicting individual adolescent substance use by examining how a school’s racial composition is associated with American Indian adolescent tobacco and marijuana use. Using a subsample of 523 American Indian students from the restricted use Add Health data, we consider both individual and school contextual factors across 99 schools. Our results suggest that a school’s racial composition is associated with individual tobacco and marijuana use among American Indian youth, but in different ways depending upon the substance. Our findings illustrate the importance of extending research on the correlates of substance use for racial and ethnic minorities beyond studies examining African-Americans and/or Hispanics.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2017.07.001

Keyword(s)

School racial composition American Indians Substance use

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

The Social Science Journal

Author(s)

Eitle, David
Thorsen, Maggie
Eitle, Tamela McNulty

Year Published

2017

Volume Number

54

Issue Number

4

Pages

420-429

Edition

August 5, 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.soscij.2017.07.001

NIHMSID

NIHMS895567

Reference ID

8159