Sibling influences on adolescent substance use: The role of modeling, collusion, and conflict
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The longitudinal associations of older sibling substance use as well as dyadic sibling conflict and collusion to younger sibling substance use were examined in a community-based sample of 244 same-sex sibling pairs. Indirect effects of older siblings on younger sibling substance use were hypothesized via younger sibling deviant peer affiliation and conflict with friends. Adolescents, parents, friends, and teachers completed measures of substance use, conflict, and deviant peer involvement. Observational data were used for both measures of collusion and conflict. Findings suggest that older sibling substance use has a direct effect on younger sibling use, but relationship dynamics and reinforcement played a significant role as well. Specifically, collusion and conflict in the sibling relationship both had indirect effects through younger siblings’ deviant peer affiliation. Findings validate the powerful socializing role of both siblings and peers, and elucidate the complex mechanisms through which socialization occurs. Furthermore, data underscore the importance of considering how multiple dimensions of socialization operate in the elaboration of antisocial behavior.
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Role models, especially parents and siblings, significantly impact substance use patterns, with lack of parental supervision being a key risk factor.
“Role models, especially parents and siblings, significantly impact substance use patterns, with lack of parental supervision being a key risk factor [78, 79].”
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The Discussion describes older siblings as role models whose substance use may influence younger siblings’ use. The Limitations section says parenting behavior was not included in the model and only suggests that poor parental monitoring might contribute; it does not establish lack of parental supervision as a key risk factor. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Low, S., Shortt, J. W., & Snyder, J.
- Affiliations
- Wichita State University (US)
- Oregon Social Learning Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Low, Sabina
- Venue
- Development and Psychopathology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2012-01-31
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 287-300
- ISSN
- 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2198
- PMC
- PMC3605978
- OpenAlex
- W2086267338
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 65
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- FWCI
- 4.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Holmes Museum Of Anthropology (Wichita State University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH058337, R01 MH 58337)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- sibling influence, adolescent substance use, older siblings, deviant peer affiliation, sibling conflict, modeling, antisocial behavior, socialization, dyads
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Conflict, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sibling Relations, Substance-Related Disorders, Siblings
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