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- Title
ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE AND SELF-EFFICACY: TODAY'S THRILLS AND TOMORROW'S FUTURE ROLES.
- Authors
Shi Dong; Blair, Sampson Lee
- Abstract
During the adolescent years, teens are faced with making choices concerning their future adult statuses and roles. Researchers have noted that such aspirations are often dependent upon a variety of factors, including adolescents' perceptions of self-efficacy - that is, how they regard themselves as being able to function within a given role. While such perceptions of self-efficacy have been shown to be associated with a variety of familial and peer characteristics, comparatively few studies have addressed how substance use during the teen years may influence self-efficacy. Using data from a nationally representative sample of high school seniors, this study examines how adolescents' perceptions of self-efficacy as spouses, parents, and workers are associated with their patterns of substance use. The analyses reveal that adolescent males are shown to consume more alcohol and use higher amounts of both tobacco and marijuana, as compared to females. Interestingly, individual patterns of substance use yield some significant associations with self-efficacy, but these effects are comparatively weaker than the impact of peer substance use upon perceptions of self-efficacy. The results suggest that the peer context of substance use may be just as influential, if not more, than individual substance use on adolescent self-efficacy. The analyses are presented with the framework of social cognitive theory, and the implications for the development of self-efficacy are discussed.
- Subjects
SUBSTANCE use of youth; SELF-efficacy; MARIJUANA; DRUG abuse; ALCOHOLISM
- Publication
Sociological Viewpoints, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1060-0876
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26908/3412020_012