Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Parents impact adolescent substance abuse, but sex-specific influences are not well-understood. This study examined parental influences on adolescent drinking behavior in a sample of ninth-grade students (N = 473). Hierarchical regression analyses indicated parental monitoring, disapproval of teen alcohol use, and quality of parent-teen general communication were significant predictors of drinking behaviors. Sex, however, moderated these relationships. Specifically, parental monitoring was protective of heavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related consequences for females, whereas parental disapproval of teen alcohol was protective of heavy episodic drinking for males. Implications for sex-specific parent-based intervention programs are discussed.
Copyright Statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, in Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse in 2015, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.872067
Publication Information
Doumas, Diana M.; Hausheer, Robin; and Esp, Susan. (2015). "Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Consequences: Sex-Specific Differences in Parental Influences Among Ninth-Grade Students". Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24(6), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.872067