TY - JOUR
T1 - An ecological analysis of monthly “bursts” in early adolescent substance use
AU - Dishion, Thomas J.
AU - Medici Skaggs, Nani
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by Grant DA 07031 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Thomas J. Dishion, by Grant MH 37940 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Deborah Capaldi, and by Grant MH 46690 from the National Institute of Mental Health to John B. Reid.
Funding Information:
This project was supported by Grant DA 07031 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Thomas J. Dishion, by Grant MH 37940 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Deborah Capaldi, and by Grant MH 46690 from the National Institute of Mental Health to John B. Reid. We gratefully acknowledge Lynn Crosby, for contributing her time and energy in working with the data set and conducting the initial data analyses, and Ann Simas, for her careful and skillful work on this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2000 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
PY - 2000/3/1
Y1 - 2000/3/1
N2 - This study focuses on modeling environmental covariates of monthly changes in substance use, (i.e., tobacco, marijuana, alcohol). Using a structured protocol, monthly interviews were conducted of 181 young adolescents, ages 11–14, and their parents. Composite scores were derived from their monthly telephone reports describing variation in parent involvement, exposure to peer deviance, peer conflicts, and level of family stress. Interviews were analyzed as separate observations, using generalized estimation equations. Consistent with an ecological framework on development, environmental covariates varied by gender and family constituency. Across gender in both 1- and 2-parent families, exposure to peer problem behavior covaried with increased substance use in the same month. Other monthly predictors varied by gender. Findings suggest intervention programs for high-risk youth targeting adolescent problem behavior need to focus on substance use and managing the peer environment.
AB - This study focuses on modeling environmental covariates of monthly changes in substance use, (i.e., tobacco, marijuana, alcohol). Using a structured protocol, monthly interviews were conducted of 181 young adolescents, ages 11–14, and their parents. Composite scores were derived from their monthly telephone reports describing variation in parent involvement, exposure to peer deviance, peer conflicts, and level of family stress. Interviews were analyzed as separate observations, using generalized estimation equations. Consistent with an ecological framework on development, environmental covariates varied by gender and family constituency. Across gender in both 1- and 2-parent families, exposure to peer problem behavior covaried with increased substance use in the same month. Other monthly predictors varied by gender. Findings suggest intervention programs for high-risk youth targeting adolescent problem behavior need to focus on substance use and managing the peer environment.
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U2 - 10.1207/S1532480XADS0402_4
DO - 10.1207/S1532480XADS0402_4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001907329
SN - 1088-8691
VL - 4
SP - 89
EP - 97
JO - Applied Developmental Science
JF - Applied Developmental Science
IS - 2
ER -