| Literature DB >> 23439845 |
Joshua H West1, Elaine J Blumberg, Norma J Kelley, Linda Hill, Carol L Sipan, Katherine E Schmitz, Bohdan Kolody, Christina D Chambers, Lawrence S Friedman, Melbourne F Hovell.
Abstract
Parents can impact adolescent substance use, but it is unclear which substances are most affected. This study compared associations between parenting behaviors and alcohol and tobacco use to see if parenting was equally related to both behaviors. Alcohol and tobacco use data were collected from 252 Latino adolescents living along the San Diego-Tijuana border. Logistic regression was used to test parenting behaviors' impact. Parenting was protective against alcohol use, but not related to tobacco use. Substance using peers affected both alcohol and tobacco use. Alcohol prevention efforts among Latino adolescents should target parenting behaviors.Entities:
Keywords: Latinos; adolescents; alcohol; parental influence; tobacco
Year: 2013 PMID: 23439845 PMCID: PMC3579539 DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.730359
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse ISSN: 1067-828X