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Parental child-rearing practices, peer pressure and substance abuse among adolescents

This study aimed to examine to what extent parental child-rearing practices and perceived peer pressure in different life areas are associated with substance use in adolescents. Participants were 15-18 years old high school students (n=249). They completed scales measuring perceived peer pressure in three areas (peer involvement, family involvement, misconduct), mother’s and father’s child- rearing practices (support and monitoring), the frequency of their current and lifetime cigarette, alcohol and drug use and the number of substance abusing peers. Boys and older students demonstrated more frequent substance use and experienced higher peer pressure for misconduct than girls and younger students. Students from one-parent families experienced lower peer pressure for family involvement and lower parental support and monitoring than students from two-parent families. Correlational analysis revealed significant relationships between parental child-rearing practices, perceived peer pressure and various indices of substance use. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed with indices of substance abuse as criterion variables and students’ demographic characteristics, parental child-rearing practices, perceived peer pressure in different areas, and peer addictive behaviours as predictors. Peer pressure for misconduct, pressure for peer involvement and substance abusing peers were significant predictors of more frequent current smoking and lifetime cigarette and drug use. Father’s support predicted less frequent cigarette use while mother’s support predicted less frequent drug use. Alcohol intake was best explained by students’ (male, older age) and peer group characteristics: peer addictive behaviours, higher pressure for involvement in activities with peers and lower pressure for family involvement.

zlouporaba sredstava ovisnosti, vršnjački pritisak, roditeljska podrška, roditeljski nadzor, obiteljski odnosi, odnosi s vršnjacima

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