Resiliency factors and substance use among Manitoba First Nation girls living on reserve

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dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Rhonda Dawn
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMignone, Javier (Faculty of Human Ecology) O'Neil, John (Health Sciences) Simon Fraser Universityen
dc.contributor.supervisorElias, Brenda (Community Health Sciences)en
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-13T14:12:04Z
dc.date.available2010-09-13T14:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-13T14:12:04Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between adversity, resiliency and substance use among Manitoba First Nation girls living on reserve, ages 12 to 17 years. Five hundred and fifty girls completed an in person survey of 138 items on a variety of health and well-being issues. The results of this study indicate that the prevalence of substance use is disturbingly high among First Nation girls. A logistic regression analysis determined that age, family discord, and parental substance abuse were all significant predicators of increased substance use among First Nation girls. Family connectedness, visiting and spending time with family were protective against substance use. Surprisingly, high cultural engagement was not protective against substance use in this study, but beliefs in the importance of cultural activities were protective. In conclusion, this study showed that taking a resiliency approach to examine health behaviors among First Nation girls is beneficial and can best inform policies and programs to reduce substance use.en
dc.description.noteOctober 2011en
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/4180
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectresiliencyen
dc.subjectsubstance useen
dc.subjectFirst Nationen
dc.titleResiliency factors and substance use among Manitoba First Nation girls living on reserveen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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