Temperament, Parenting and Adolescent Substance Use

描述：(申请人提供) 经验证据表明，特定领域之间的双向关系 气质特征和父母教养方式对 准确认识越轨的多条发展途径 行为，包括物质使用。这项调查的主要目标是 是为了检查儿童气质变量的调节作用 早期养育方式与后来的药物使用之间的关系 结果。这项提议的次要目的将是检查其影响 随着时间的推移，早期的气质因素会对育儿行为产生影响。这个 本研究中使用的参与者是一项更大的纵向调查的一部分 研究预防性干预对儿童攻击性男孩的影响 四年级和五年级。具体地说，样本将包括126名男孩 包括风险比较单元(n=63)和非风险比较单元(n=63)。这个 样本的种族状况是54%的非裔美国人(n=68)和46%的黑人 高加索人(n=58)。参与者的数据将在5点收集 分开的时间点，以便纵向队列涵盖从 10至17岁。关于气质的信息(即，活动水平， 恐惧、愤怒)、育儿行为(即严厉的育儿、监视、 参与)和物质使用结果(即频率、强度、问题 因使用而产生的)将使用多个措施和多个 告密者上前。假说将使用最先进的技术进行测试 潜在增长曲线分析和结构方程等定量工具 模特儿。这些纵向的发现将提供一个实证框架 为儿童量身定做专门的预防性干预 性情特点、养育方式或两者的结合 各种因素。

DESCRIPTION: (Provided by Applicant) Empirical evidence suggests that the bi-directional relation between specific temperamental characteristics and parenting behaviors is essential to accurately understanding the multiple developmental pathways to deviant behavior, including substance use. The primary goal of this investigation will be to examine the moderating effects that childhood temperamental variables have on the relation between early parenting practices and later substance use outcomes. The secondary aim of this proposal will be to examine the influence that early temperamental factors have on parenting behaviors over time. The participants used in this study are part of a larger longitudinal investigation examining the effects of a preventative-intervention on aggressive boys in the 4th and 5th grades. Specifically, the sample will consist of the 126 boys comprising the Risk Comparison (n=63) and Non-Risk Comparison (n=63) cells. The racial status of the sample is 54 percent African-American (n=68) and 46 percent Caucasian (n=58). Data will be collected on participants at five separate time points so that the longitudinal cohort covers the age span from 10-to-17 years of age. Information on temperament (i.e., activity level, fearfulness, anger), parenting behaviors (i.e., harsh parenting, monitoring, involvement), and substance use outcomes (i.e., frequency, intensity, problems resulting from use) will be collected using a multiple measures and multiple informants approach. Hypotheses will be tested using state-of-the-art quantitative tools such as latent growth curve analysis and structural equation modeling. These longitudinal findings will provide an empirical framework for developing specialized preventative-interventions tailored to childhood temperamental characteristics, parenting practices, or a combination of the two factors.