TY - JOUR PY - 1996// TI - The Influence of Paternal Substance Abuse and Difficult Temperament in Fathers and Sons on Sons' Disengagement from Family to Deviant Peers JO - Journal of youth and adolescence A1 - Blackson, Timothy C. A1 - Tarter, Ralph E. A1 - Loeber, Rolf A1 - Ammerman, Robert T. A1 - Windle, Michael SP - 389 EP - 411 VL - 25 IS - 3 N2 - This study was undertaken to examine the relative contribution of paternal history of substance abuse and difficult temperament in fathers and sons on a panel of individual, family, and interpersonal risk factors shown to be associated with deviant peer affiliations among boys. Deviant peer affiliations among boys have been associated with development of a conduct disorder and early age substance use. In a sample of sons of substance abusing fathers (n =56) and normal fathers (n=94), a structural equation path analysis revealed that the conjoint influence of paternal history of substance abuse and difficult temperament in fathers and sons influenced family and interpersonal processes that, in turn, influenced the developmental trajectory of the child toward deviant peer affiliations. The full model (F=74.49, p<.001, Stability Index=0.70) explained 50% of the variance on sons' Peer Delinquency Scale scores. Implications for primary prevention are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1996. Copyright © 1996 by Springer) Parent Child Relations Parent Substance Use Father Child Relations Family Relations Juvenile Deviance Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Male Child Delinquency Child Deviance Child Male Late Childhood Early Adolescence Peer Relations 12-99
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