Citation

Baltazar A, Hopkins G, McBride D, Vanderwaal C, Pepper S, Mackey S. J. Child Adolesc. Subst. Abuse 2013; 22(1): 25-37.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1067828X.2012.729904

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the dynamics of the relationship between parents and their adolescent children and their association with lifetime and past-month inhalant usage. The population studied was seventh- through ninth-grade students in rural Idaho (N = 570). The authors found a small, but consistent, significant inverse correlation between parental bonding and monitoring of behavior and inhalant usage. There was also a significant positive correlation between verbally aggressive behavior in the family and inhalant use. The data imply that family interaction may play a significant role in the use of inhalants and that the family can play a major role in prevention.

Language: en