Citation

Smith ML, Barry AE, Merianos AL. Fam. Community Health 2017; 40(1): 62-71.

Affiliation

Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Dr Smith); Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station (Dr Smith); Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station (Dr Barry); and School of Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dr Merianos).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000127

PMID

27870757

Abstract

Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are commonly used substances among adolescents. In the context of the Biopsychosocial Model (BPSM), this study investigated the relationships between psychological and normative factors associated with adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. Data were analyzed from 1053 middle and high school students. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationships between BPSM constructs.

RESULTS indicate that latent constructs of the BPSM are significant antecedent factors to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use; however, the relationships between study constructs were inconsistent with those theorized by BPSM.

FINDINGS support the importance of theory testing for complex models applied to new topics and new populations.

Language: en