Citation

Simons-Morton BG. Am. J. Health Behav. 2007; 31(6): 672-684.

Affiliation

Prevention Research Branch, Division of Statistics, Epidemiology, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, PNG Publications)

DOI

10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.6.672

PMID

17691881

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the overtime relationships between adolescent and peer substance use and parenting practices. Methods: Five times from sixth to ninth grade, students (n=2453) in 7 middle schools reported smoking, drinking, and marijuana use; the number of substance-using friends; and parent practices. Relationships were assessed using latent growth curve modeling. Results: Adolescent substance use predicted the growth in substance-using friends, and substance-using friends predicted adolescent use, except for smoking. The negative over-time relationship between parenting practices and adolescent substance use was mediated by the growth in the number of substance-using friends. Conclusions: The results are consistent with both selection and socialization effects and provide evidence of the protective effects of positive parenting practices.

Language: en