Peers, Parents, & Gender: Pathways to Teen Substance Use

描述(由申请人提供)： 青少年中使用药物的现象很普遍。虽然不同性别的患病率相似，但男性和女性的发病年龄、使用范围和负面后遗症不同。然而，物质使用的性别途径仍未被探索。攻击性、同伴压力和父母教养方式都与青少年物质使用有关，并受到性别的影响。可能由父母心理控制促成的关系攻击在女孩中比公开攻击更常见；然而，对关系攻击与物质使用之间的联系知之甚少。此外，青少年和关键同龄人的年龄和性别对同龄人压力的敏感性也有影响。 本研究采用多方法、多报告、四波纵向设计，对185名青少年、他们的同龄人和他们的父母进行了不同样本的研究，扩展了现有文献，考察了性别、攻击性、父母教养方式和同伴对青少年物质使用的发展路径的交互作用。衡量标准包括观察到的互动任务以及同伴、父母和自我报告。回归和潜在增长曲线模型将被用来评估随着时间的推移这些途径。这一结果可用于青少年药物使用的性别干预。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Substance use among adolescents is widespread. Although prevalence rates are similar across genders, age of onset, extent of use, and negative sequelae differ for males and females. Yet, gendered pathways to substance use remain unexplored. Aggression, peer pressure, and parenting style are all linked to adolescent substance use and influenced by gender. Relational aggression, which may be facilitated by parental psychological control, is more common than overt aggression among girls; however, little is known of the association between relational aggression and substance use. In addition, susceptibility to peer pressure is influenced by the age and gender of the teen and key peers. Using a multi-method, multi-reporter, 4-wave longitudinal design with a diverse sample of 185 teens, their peers, and their parents, this study extends extant literature by examining the interplay of gender, aggression, parenting style, and peer influence on developmental pathways to adolescent substance use. Measures include observed interaction tasks and peer-, parent-, and self-reports. Regression and latent growth curve modeling will be used to assess these pathways over time. The results can be used to inform gender-specific interventions for adolescent substance use.