Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Bradley Forenza
Tanzania
Research Article
Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities
Author(s): Robert J Reid, Brad Forenza, David T Lardier Jr., Pauline Garcia-ReidRobert J Reid, Brad Forenza, David T Lardier Jr., Pauline Garcia-Reid
Few studies have examined the influences of the participatory process in which individuals engage in as they work to improve the quality of lives in their communities. More specifically, our present investigation explored the relationship between various contextual factors that predict citizen participation in substance abuse prevention activities among a random sample of urban residents (n=283) who participated in a community-wide policing initiative in the Southwestern United States. A hypothesized path model was tested that included person (concerns with violence victimization and attributions of drug abuse), situation (perceived responsiveness to drug crime), and environment-related predictors (perceived neighbourhood incivilities and awareness of neighbourhood substance abuse problems) of citizen participation. Findings suggest that individuals who perceived higher levels of neig.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000260