Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1080056 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Disquieting rates of alcohol and drug use among adolescent girls call for original research on gender-specific risk and protective factors for substance use. Particularly salient are data on theory-driven factors that can inform prevention programming. Surveying 781 adolescent girls and their mothers, we found relationships between girls' use of alcohol, prescription drugs, and inhalants and girls' after-school destinations, body images, depression, best friend's substance use, maternal drinking behavior, mother–daughter interactions, and family norms surrounding substance use. Study findings have implications for the design of responsive gender-specific prevention programs.
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Authors
Steven P. Schinke, Lin Fang, Kristin C.A. Cole,