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Parental Influence on Inhalant Use

NCJ Number
241947
Journal
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: January - March 2013 Pages: 25-37
Author(s)
Alina Baltazar; Gary Hopkins; Duane McBride; Curt Vanderwaal; Sara Pepper; Sarah Mackey
Date Published
January 2013
Length
13 pages
Annotation
The purpose of this article is to examine the dynamics of the relationship between parents and their adolescent children and their association with lifetime and past-month inhalant usage.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine the dynamics of the relationship between parents and their adolescent children and their association with lifetime and past-month inhalant usage. The population studied was seventh- through ninth-grade students in rural Idaho (N = 570). The authors found a small, but consistent, significant inverse correlation between parental bonding and monitoring of behavior and inhalant usage. There was also a significant positive correlation between verbally aggressive behavior in the family and inhalant use. The data imply that family interaction may play a significant role in the use of inhalants and that the family can play a major role in prevention. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.