Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Middle School: The Interplay of Gender, Peer Victimization, and Supportive Social Relationships

Autor/inn/en	Wormington, Stephanie V.; Anderson, Kristen G.; Tomlinson, Kristin L.; Brown, Sandra A.
Titel	Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Middle School: The Interplay of Gender, Peer Victimization, and Supportive Social Relationships
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 33 (2013) 5, S.610-634 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431612453650
Schlagwörter	Drug Abuse; Alcohol Abuse; Middle School Students; Early Adolescents; Gender Differences; Peer Relationship; Victims; Social Support Groups; Smoking; Marijuana; Aggression; Bullying; Grade 8; Questionnaires; Learner Engagement; Adults; Correlation; Grade 7; Factor Analysis; Regression (Statistics); California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Peer-Beziehungen; Victim; Opfer; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Rauchen; Mobbing; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Fragebogen; Korrelation; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Faktorenanalyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Kalifornien
Abstract	The current study examined the impact of supportive social relationships (i.e., teacher support, adult support, school relatedness) and peer victimization on middle school students' substance use. Over 3,000 middle school students reported on alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use, supportive social relationships, and instances in which they were the victim of aggressive behavior. Mixed-effects logit regression analyses revealed complementary patterns of results across types of substances. Students who perceived high levels of social support were less likely to report alcohol and drug use initiation, particularly at low levels of peer victimization. Gender moderated the negative effect of peer victimization, with highly victimized boys most likely to report alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. Results indicated a complex interplay of social influences and moderating variables in predicting early onset alcohol and other drug use, one that researchers should consider when studying adolescents' decisions to use alcohol and other drugs. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10