TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Social influences on adolescent substance use
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Simons-Morton, Bruce G.
SP  - 672
EP  - 684
VL  - 31
IS  - 6
N2  - Objectives: To assess the overtime relationships between adolescent and peer substance use and parenting practices. Methods: Five times from sixth to ninth grade, students (n=2453) in 7 middle schools reported smoking, drinking, and marijuana use; the number of substance-using friends; and parent practices. Relationships were assessed using latent growth curve modeling. Results: Adolescent substance use predicted the growth in substance-using friends, and substance-using friends predicted adolescent use, except for smoking. The negative over-time relationship between parenting practices and adolescent substance use was mediated by the growth in the number of substance-using friends. Conclusions: The results are consistent with both selection and socialization effects and provide evidence of the protective effects of positive parenting practices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.6.672
ID  - ref1
ER  -