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Neighborhood Disorganization, Substance Use, and Violence Among Adolescents in Puerto Rico

Juan C. Reyes

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

Rafaela R. Robles

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

Hector M. Colón

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

Juan Negrón

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

Tomas D. Matos

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

José Calderón

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

Olga M. Pérez

Universidad Central del Caribe, Puerto Rico

This study investigates the role of neighborhoods in adolescent violence in poor neighborhoods in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The study is part of a larger longitudinal project examining risk and resilience in adolescents' ages 12 to 15 years old and their caregivers. Using a cross-sectional design, a self-completion questionnaire, and an interviewer questionnaire, the authors assessed violent behaviors among participants across demographics, characteristics, and neighborhood social disorganization using the concepts of physical disorders and social disorder. Adolescent violence was positively associated with social disorder. The finding that adults in these neighborhoods walk around with visible firearms and engage in fighting, may have led adolescents to perceive that violence is an accepted behavior. Furthermore, socially disorganized neighborhoods might be less likely to organize on their own behalf because the occurrence of negative experience limits the amount of social support and resources that are available in the neighborhood.

Key Words: violent behaviors • neighborhood social disorganization • Puerto Rico • substance use

This version was published on November 1, 2008

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 23, No. 11, 1499-1512 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314311
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