@Article{crph1062,
AUTHOR = {Assari, Shervin and Zare, Hossein},
TITLE = {School Poverty Partially Mediates the Effects of Structural Racism on Youth Tobacco Use Initiation},
JOURNAL = {Current Research in Public Health},
VOLUME = {4},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {69-81},
URL = {https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/GJEID/article/view/1062},
ISSN = {2831-5162},
DOI = {10.31586/gjeid.2024.1062},
ABSTRACT = {Background. Although youth from high socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are generally protected against tobacco use, this protection is weaker for racialized and marginalized families, particularly Black youth. While Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDRs) of household income on tobacco use have been documented for Black youth, the mechanisms underlying these effects are not well understood. Objective. This study investigates whether school poverty and associated peer deviance and delinquent behaviors explain the disproportionately higher tobacco use among Black youth from high-income backgrounds, using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Methods. We conducted a longitudinal analysis of Black youth from high-income families within the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. A total of 8,777 youth was included in our analysis. We examined the associations between household income and tobacco use, with school poverty and associated peer deviance and delinquent behaviors as mediators. Race was considered as a moderator. Results. Compared to their high-income White counterparts, Black youth from high-income backgrounds were more likely to live in areas with higher school poverty, which exposed them to increased levels of peer deviance and delinquent behaviors compared to their White counterparts. These exposures, in turn, were associated with higher rates of tobacco use among Black youth. Thus, higher school poverty, along with the related peer deviance and delinquent behaviors, contributed to the elevated tobacco use observed among Black adolescents from high-income backgrounds. Conclusion. The study suggests that residing in areas with school poverty, peer deviance, and youth delinquency may explain Minorities' Diminished Returns, which are defined as the weaker protective effects of socioeconomic status on tobacco use among Black youth. Interventions aiming to prevent tobacco use need to include structural components addressing these broader social determinants of health.},
}

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%A Zare, Hossein
%D 2024
%J Current Research in Public Health

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%T School Poverty Partially Mediates the Effects of Structural Racism on Youth Tobacco Use Initiation
%M doi:10.31586/gjeid.2024.1062
%U https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/GJEID/article/view/1062

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AB  - Background. Although youth from high socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds are generally protected against tobacco use, this protection is weaker for racialized and marginalized families, particularly Black youth. While Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDRs) of household income on tobacco use have been documented for Black youth, the mechanisms underlying these effects are not well understood. Objective. This study investigates whether school poverty and associated peer deviance and delinquent behaviors explain the disproportionately higher tobacco use among Black youth from high-income backgrounds, using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Methods. We conducted a longitudinal analysis of Black youth from high-income families within the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. A total of 8,777 youth was included in our analysis. We examined the associations between household income and tobacco use, with school poverty and associated peer deviance and delinquent behaviors as mediators. Race was considered as a moderator. Results. Compared to their high-income White counterparts, Black youth from high-income backgrounds were more likely to live in areas with higher school poverty, which exposed them to increased levels of peer deviance and delinquent behaviors compared to their White counterparts. These exposures, in turn, were associated with higher rates of tobacco use among Black youth. Thus, higher school poverty, along with the related peer deviance and delinquent behaviors, contributed to the elevated tobacco use observed among Black adolescents from high-income backgrounds. Conclusion. The study suggests that residing in areas with school poverty, peer deviance, and youth delinquency may explain Minorities' Diminished Returns, which are defined as the weaker protective effects of socioeconomic status on tobacco use among Black youth. Interventions aiming to prevent tobacco use need to include structural components addressing these broader social determinants of health.
DO  - School Poverty Partially Mediates the Effects of Structural Racism on Youth Tobacco Use Initiation
TI  - 10.31586/gjeid.2024.1062
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