Citation

Voisin DR, Kim DH, Bassett SM, Marotta PL. J. Health Psychol. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1359105318763992.

Affiliation

Columbia University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105318763992

PMID

29575935

Abstract

African American adolescents in poorer neighborhoods experience significant sanctions related to drug use and delinquency. Parental stress (i.e. substance use, mental distress, and incarceration) is associated with youth drug use and delinquency. We examined whether high self-esteem and positive future orientation mediated parental stress and youth substance use and delinquency. Demographic, family stress, future orientation, self-esteem, and drug use data were collected from 578 youths. Major findings indicated that self-esteem mediated the relationship between family stress and both drug use and delinquency. Future mediated the relationship between family stress and delinquency. Resiliency factors may promote positive development for low-income youth.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; binge drinking; community; health psychology; mediator; youth