TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Communication and Adolescent Alcohol Use in Nicaragua, Central America
T2 - A Test of Primary Socialization Theory
AU - Pettigrew, Jonathan
AU - Shin, YoungJu
AU - Stein, James B.
AU - Van Raalte, Lisa J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by grant number S-INLEC-13-GR-1012 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to the University of Tennessee (Jonathan Pettigrew, Principal Investigator).
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - Applying primary socialization theory to a sample of early adolescents from Nicaragua, this study examines direct and indirect associations between family bonding and adolescent alcohol use via substance specific prevention communication (SSPC) and adolescent efficacy. Early adolescents in 7th and 8th grades completed a self-report, cross-sectional survey. Structural equation modeling revealed that family expressiveness was significantly indirectly related to adolescent lifetime alcohol use through SSPC. Results are discussed in relation to primary socialization theory, family communication, and international substance use prevention efforts. This study provides supportive evidence for the important role of positive family communication as a protective factor for early adolescents in Nicaragua.
AB - Applying primary socialization theory to a sample of early adolescents from Nicaragua, this study examines direct and indirect associations between family bonding and adolescent alcohol use via substance specific prevention communication (SSPC) and adolescent efficacy. Early adolescents in 7th and 8th grades completed a self-report, cross-sectional survey. Structural equation modeling revealed that family expressiveness was significantly indirectly related to adolescent lifetime alcohol use through SSPC. Results are discussed in relation to primary socialization theory, family communication, and international substance use prevention efforts. This study provides supportive evidence for the important role of positive family communication as a protective factor for early adolescents in Nicaragua.
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U2 - 10.1080/15267431.2016.1251921
DO - 10.1080/15267431.2016.1251921
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85008627360
VL - 17
SP - 33
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Family Communication
JF - Journal of Family Communication
SN - 1526-7431
IS - 1
ER -