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- Title
Family and Peer Influences on Substance Attitudes and Use among Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth.
- Authors
Zapolski, Tamika C. B.; Clifton, Richelle L.; Banks, Devin E.; Hershberger, Alexandra; Aalsma, Matthew
- Abstract
Juvenile justice-involved youth experience high rates of substance use, which is concerning given associated negative consequences, including health and functional deficits. Family and peer factors are associated with a high risk of substance use among justice-involved youth. It is hypothesized that this risk process operates through pro-drug attitudes. However, limited research has been conducted on the mechanisms through which family and peer factors increase risk for substance use among juvenile justice involved youth. The current study examined both the direct and indirect effects of family and peer substance use on youth's substance use (alcohol and illicit drug use). We also examined whether this relationship differs by race. Two hundred twenty six detained youth (81.9% male; 74.3% Black) were recruited from an urban county in the Midwest and completed a clinical interview and substance use assessment battery. A direct effect of family/peer risk on illicit drug use was found for all youth, though the effect was stronger among White youth. Results also supported the indirect effect pathway from family/peer risk to both illicit drug use and alcohol use through pro-drug attitudes. This pathway did not vary by race. These findings suggest that interventions should focus on targeting both family/peer risk and pro-drug attitudes to reduce substance use. Given the racial difference in the direct effect of family/peer risk on illicit drug use, there may be other factors that influence risk more strongly for White youth, which warrants further investigation.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MIDWEST (U.S.); SUBSTANCE use of youth; JUVENILE offenders' attitudes; FAMILIES &; psychology; PEER pressure; PARENTAL influences; AT-risk youth; PARENT-child relationships; FAMILIES; PARENT-child relationships &; psychology; SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors; ALCOHOLISM; BLACK people; DRUGS of abuse; INTERVIEWING; PSYCHOLOGY of juvenile offenders; RACE; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; WHITE people; AFFINITY groups
- Publication
Journal of Child & Family Studies, 2019, Vol 28, Issue 2, p447
- ISSN
1062-1024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10826-018-1268-0