APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Neighborhood Disorder and Substance Use: The Moderating Role of Exposure to Violence
- Elizabeth Cauffman
University of California, Irvine - Emma Rodgers
University of California, Irvine - Briones Alyssa
University of California, Irvine - Desta Zegeye
University of California, Irvine - Abigail Rosales
University of California, Irvine - Nancy Reynoso
University of California, Irvine - Eric Sjoberg
University of California, Irvine
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
