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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Emily R. Grekin
Second Advisor
Steven J. Ondersma
Abstract
Violence, substance use, and other parental risk factors associated with adverse child outcomes continue to be primarily conceptualized as individual difficulties, which overlooks the role of context in the development of these risk factors. In contrast, developmental researchers and theorists such as have emphasized the importance of viewing individuals within an ecological-transactional model, whereby the individual and the family are levels within a larger system that includes the neighborhood and larger social contexts. At a practical level, understanding more about the relationships between these factors may help direct efforts to improve family outcomes. This study aims to examine associations between home and neighborhood environments and two particularly relevant parental risk factors--violence exposure and substance use--among high-risk families participating in early home visitation. Results indicated that many of the constructs were associated, and that home environment moderated the association between violence and alcohol use.
Recommended Citation
Loree, Amy M., "The moderating effects of contextual factors on the association between violence exposure and substance use among high-risk mothers receiving home visitation services" (2011). Wayne State University Theses. 147.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/147