title: Culture and context: buffering the relationship between stressful life events and risky behaviors in American Indian youth.
abstract: The Sacred Mountain Youth Project was conducted to investigate risk and protective factors related to alcohol and drug use among American Indian youth. Findings indicated that stressful life events were positively associated with depressed mood, substance use, and risky behavior; cultural identity had no direct effects, but a secondary model showed that social support and protective family and peer influences were related to cultural identity. These findings suggest that the relationships between stressors and their negative sequelae are complex. Emphasis on protective processes that are culturally specific to American Indian youth may lead to effective alcohol and drug use prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. jbaldwin@health.usf.edu
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Betty G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Heidi A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wayment
authors.forename: Ramona Antone
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nez
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Brelsford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires