The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Parent and Peer Influences upon Drug Use among African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Clark, Trenette T.; Belgrave, Faye Z.; Abell, Melissa
Titel	The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Parent and Peer Influences upon Drug Use among African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 38 (2012) 1, S.52-80 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798411403617
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Parent Role; Drug Use; Drinking; Adolescents; Parenting Skills; African Americans; Age; Gender Differences; Risk; Peer Influence; Parent Attitudes; Smoking; Marijuana; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Measures (Individuals); Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Trinken; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Afroamerikaner; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risiko; Elternverhalten; Rauchen; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Messdaten; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study recruited 567 African American youth (mean age = 15.27 years; 65.1% girls) to examine the role of parent and peer contexts on drug use among African American adolescents. Data were collected on demographics, drug refusal efficacy, drug use, and various psychosocial factors including family and peer factors. When controlling for age and gender, parental monitoring and peer risky behavior completely mediated the relationship between parental attitudes toward drug use and drug refusal efficacy and partially mediated the relationship between parental attitudes toward drug use and current alcohol use. Only peer risky behavior mediated the relationships between parental attitudes toward drug use and current tobacco and marijuana use. Results also revealed several salient moderating relationships. Implications for prevention programs are provided and include strengthening current parenting skills and focusing efforts on fostering the mother-adolescent relationship. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10