@article {1826,
	title = {Ecological influences on health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors: a socially embedded approach to urban African American girls{\textquoteright} health.},
	journal = {Family \& community health},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2007},
	month = {2007 Jan-Mar},
	pages = {29-41},
	abstract = {An ecological framework provides the underpinnings for the examination of factors associated with the health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors of African American adolescent females (N=137). Findings indicate that more positive family, peer, and neighborhood factors were associated with less engagement in health-compromising behaviors and increased engagement in health-promoting behaviors. Also, more positive family interactions buffered the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and adolescents{\textquoteright} engagement in health-compromising behaviors. Overall, the findings suggest that the health-related behaviors of African American adolescent females are best understood in the context of their social relationships and environmental contexts.},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Psychology, African Americans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Behavior, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Logistic Models, Risk-Taking, Urban Population, Women},
	issn = {0160-6379},
	doi = {10.1177/0193945910382242},
	author = {Cooper, Shauna M and Guthrie, Barbara}
}
