Role of Parenting in Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Latino Adolescents

• NCJ Number: 242827
• Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: April - June 2013 Pages: 120-132
• Author(s): Joshua H. West; Elaine J. Blumberg; Norma J. Kelley; Linda Hill; Carol L. Sipan; Katherine E. Schmitz; Bohdan Kolody; Christina D. Chambers; Lawrence S. Friedman; Melbourne F. Hovell
• Date Published: April 2013
• Length: 13 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study compared associations between parenting behaviors and alcohol and tobacco use to see if parenting was equally related to both behaviors.

Abstract

Parents can impact adolescent substance use, but it is unclear which substances are most affected. This study compared associations between parenting behaviors and alcohol and tobacco use to see if parenting was equally related to both behaviors. Alcohol and tobacco use data were collected from 252 Latino adolescents living along the San Diego-Tijuana border. Logistic regression was used to test parenting behaviors' impact. Parenting was protective against alcohol use but not related to tobacco use. Substance-using peers affected both alcohol and tobacco use. Alcohol prevention efforts among Latino adolescents should target parenting behaviors. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.