Family support decreases influence of deviant peers on Hispanic adolescents' substance use.

Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7603095 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0047-228X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0047228X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Child Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum
Original Publication: St. Louis, Mo. [etc.] Section on Clinical Child Psychology, Section I, Division 12, American Psychological Assn.

Hispanic or Latino* ; Peer Group* ; Social Support*; Adolescent Behavior/*psychology ; Family/*psychology ; Substance-Related Disorders/*psychology; Adolescent ; California/ethnology ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; United States/ethnology

Investigated the interplay of family support and peer modeling on adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use and gang involvement within an ecosystemic model. The predominantly Hispanic sample of 236 eighth-grade students attended a public middle school in a high-density, impoverished Miami neighborhood, characterized by high rates of criminal activity, substance abuse, and other stressors, placing the adolescents at risk for negative developmental outcomes. The participants reported the level of perceived social support they received from family members and rates of drug use and gang, involvement for themselves and for peers. The results showed that family social support reduced the influence of deviant peers on some of the problem behaviors reported by these adolescents, specifically tobacco and marijuana use. Deviant peer modeling was strongly associated with levels of adolescent problem behavior for tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use and gang involvement.

Date Created: 19970301 Date Completed: 19970422 Latest Revision: 20211203

20231215

10.1207/s15374424jccp2601_2

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