Citation

Marotta PL, Voisin DR. J. Health Psychol. 2017; ePub(ePub): 1359105317736912.

Affiliation

The University of Chicago, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317736912

PMID

29105490

Abstract

The following study assessed whether future orientation mediated the effects of peer norms and parental monitoring on delinquency and substance use among 549 African American adolescents. Structural equation modeling computed direct and indirect (meditational) relationships between parental monitoring and peer norms through future orientation. Parental monitoring significantly correlated with lower delinquency through future orientation ( B = -.05, standard deviation = .01, p < .01). Future orientation mediated more than quarter (27.70%) of the total effect of parental monitoring on delinquency. Overall findings underscore the importance of strengthening resilience factors for African American youth, especially those who live in low-income communities.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; drinking behavior; health behavior; race; risk reduction; self-efficacy; social network; social support; sociodemographic variables; wellbeing