APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Neighborhood Disorder and Substance Use: The Moderating Role of Exposure to Violence

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Developmental

Session: Poster Session IV

Authors

Abstract

This study explores the moderating role of exposure to violence in associations between neighborhood disorder and substance in justice-involved youth. Results revealed a significant main effect of neighborhood disorder on substance use and a significant moderating effect of exposure to violence on the association between neighborhood disorder and substance use.

Substance Abuse and Addiction