SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Barnes GM, Welte JW, Hoffman JH, Dintcheff BA. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2005; 19(2): 165-174.

Affiliation

Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 14203, USA. barnes@ria.buffalo.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0893-164X.19.2.165

PMID

16011387

Abstract

Given that gambling, alcohol misuse, other drug use, and delinquency are correlated, it is hypothesized that these problem behaviors have shared antecedents. Measures from 3 explanatory domains--sociodemographic factors (age, race, and socioeconomic status), individual factors (impulsivity and moral disengagement), and socialization factors (parental monitoring and peer delinquency)--were tested for links to problem behaviors in 2 longitudinal samples of adolescents. Black youth had lower levels of problem behaviors than Whites. Impulsivity was a significant predictor of alcohol misuse for females and delinquency for males. Moral disengagement predicted gambling for males. Parental monitoring showed a significant inverse relationship to alcohol misuse and other substance use for males. Peer delinquency showed numerous prospective paths to youth problem behaviors for both genders.

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print