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The Impact of Personal Identity and Racial Identity on Drug Attitudes and Use among African American Children

Tiffany G. Townsend

Pennsylvania State University, tgt1{at}psu.edu

Faye Z. Belgrave

Virginia Commonwealth University

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.

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 26, No. 4, 421-436 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798400026004005
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