Peer vs. parental influence in substance use among hispanic and anglo children and adolescents

The relative influence of peer and parental influence on youths' use of alcohol and other drugs is explored among 446 Anglo and Hispanic youths, ages 9-17. Current users and abstainers are similar in age and gender. Among both groups, parental influence is more profound than that of peers. Howe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 1991-02, Vol.20 (1), p.73-88
Hauptverfasser:	COOMBS, R. H, PAULSON, M. J, RICHARDSON, M. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Use Anglo Americans Biological and medical sciences Children & youth Drug abuse Drug Use Families & family life Hispanic Americans Hispanic people Medical sciences Parent attitudes Parent Child Relations Peer Influence Peers Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Social Influence Social research United States of America
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Zusammenfassung:	The relative influence of peer and parental influence on youths' use of alcohol and other drugs is explored among 446 Anglo and Hispanic youths, ages 9-17. Current users and abstainers are similar in age and gender. Among both groups, parental influence is more profound than that of peers. However, substance users, compared to abstainers, are more influenced by peers. Level of marijuana use by youths' friends is the most reliable predictor of drug use. Youths having viable relationships with parents are less involved with drugs and less influenced by drug-oriented peers.
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1007/BF01537352