TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Protection and vulnerability processes relevant for early onset of substance use: a test among African American children
JO  - Health psychology
A1  - Wills, T. A.
A1  - Gibbons, F. X.
A1  - Gerrard, M.
A1  - Brody, G. H.
SP  - 253
EP  - 263
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - This research tested predictions from a self-regulation model of factors relevant for early onset of tobacco and alcohol use with a community sample of 889 African American children (mean age = 10.5 years). Criterion variables were peer substance use, willingness to use substances, and resistance efficacy (intention to refuse substance offers). Structural modeling indicated effects of temperament dimensions were mediated through self-control and risk-taking constructs, which were related to school involvement, life events, and perceived vulnerability to harmful effects of substances. Peer use was predicted by life events, poor self-control, and parent-child conflict; willingness was predicted by life events, risk taking, and (inversely) parental support; and resistance efficacy was predicted by perceived vulnerability and (inversely) poor self-control. Findings are discussed with reference to theoretical models of early protection and vulnerability processes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-6133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -