Adolescent smoking and drinking: The role of communal mastery and other social influences Export

@article{citeulike:441046, abstract = {The main goal of this study is to investigate social influences of adolescent smoking and drinking. These social influences include social motives, parental attitudes, communal mastery and peers' substance use patterns. Literature suggests that communal mastery (as a form of social competence) may be related to adolescent substance use. In addition, gender differences may be hypothesized in the social influences of adolescent substance use. Data were collected in a middle and high school student population (N = 634, 50.6\% males, age range: 11-19, mean: 15.6, S.D.: 2.0) in Szeged, Hungary. The instruments contained questions on sociodemographics, smoking and drinking, social influences, social motives, and communal mastery. Results showed that high levels of communal mastery was an important protective factor against adolescent boys' smoking and drinking. For girls, communal mastery did not play such a role. The role of social motives, friends' and best friend's substance use and parental approval also were justified.}, author = {Piko, Bettina F.}, citeulike-article-id = {441046}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.013}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VC9-4G9R2FK-1/2/9991c83f8058f25c3a9d6d39c459f3fe}, doi = {10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.013}, journal = {Addictive Behaviors}, keywords = {abuse, adolescents, prevention, substance}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {102--114}, posted-at = {2005-12-18 16:18:05}, priority = {3}, title = {Adolescent smoking and drinking: The role of communal mastery and other social influences}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.013}, volume = {31}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:441046 L3 - citeulike-article-id:441046 N2 - The main goal of this study is to investigate social influences of adolescent smoking and drinking. These social influences include social motives, parental attitudes, communal mastery and peers' substance use patterns. Literature suggests that communal mastery (as a form of social competence) may be related to adolescent substance use. In addition, gender differences may be hypothesized in the social influences of adolescent substance use. Data were collected in a middle and high school student population (N = 634, 50.6% males, age range: 11-19, mean: 15.6, S.D.: 2.0) in Szeged, Hungary. The instruments contained questions on sociodemographics, smoking and drinking, social influences, social motives, and communal mastery. Results showed that high levels of communal mastery was an important protective factor against adolescent boys' smoking and drinking. For girls, communal mastery did not play such a role. The role of social motives, friends' and best friend's substance use and parental approval also were justified. IS - 1 JF - Addictive Behaviors EP - 114 TI - Adolescent smoking and drinking: The role of communal mastery and other social influences VL - 31 SP - 102 KW - abuse KW - adolescents KW - prevention KW - substance AU - Piko, Bettina PY - 2006/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.013 ER -