Citation

Wong JJ, Cucciare MA, Booth BM, Timko C. Fam. Process 2019; 58(2): 431-445.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/famp.12362

PMID

29663337

Abstract

This study examined the role of parenthood and parental influences on substance use patterns for 710 stimulant users age 18-61 living in the rural Midwest and Mid-south U.S. Longitudinal growth analyses showed that a maternal history of drug use was associated with increased baseline drug use severity, lesser declines in severity, and greater plateau of drug use severity over time. Parental conflict was associated with lesser declines in drug use severity, and drug use severity declined more steeply for participants who were themselves parents. Participants with two parents having a history of alcohol use had a greater baseline severity of alcohol use, with paternal history of drug use associated with lower baseline alcohol use severity. These findings demonstrate the importance of identifying parental influences in evaluating adult substance use, and point to the inclusion of parents in efforts to prevent and treat substance use disorders.

© 2018 Family Process Institute.

Language: en

Keywords

Family Context; Parenthood; Parenting; Rural Health; Substance Use; consumo de sustancias; contexto familiar; crianza; paternidad; salud rural; 乡村健康; 亲职; 家庭背景; 家长身份; 药物使用