How are social support effects mediated? A test with parental support and adolescent substance use.
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This research tested how the effect of parental emotional and instrumental support on substance (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana) use in adolescents is mediated. Data were from a sample of 1,702 adolescents surveyed between the 7th and 9th grades. Parental support was inversely related to substance use, and stress-buffering interactions were found at all assessment points. Structural modeling analyses indicated the effect of support was mediated through more behavioral coping and academic competence and less tolerance for deviance and behavioral undercontrol; these mediators were related to negative life events and deviant peer affiliations. Multiple-group analyses suggested buffering effects occurred because high support reduced the effect of risk factors and increased the effect of protective factors. Implications for the theory of social support effects and resilience mechanisms are discussed.
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OT released during withdrawal may mitigate withdrawal symptoms and decrease probability of relapse, which could explain consolation-seeking during break-ups and social support's positive outcomes in drug addiction.
“OT released during the withdrawal period may act to mitigate withdrawal symptoms and decrease the probability of relapse, which could explain both consolation-seeking behavior during break-ups, and the strong ability of social support to promote positive outcomes in drug addiction (Wills and Cleary 1996; Measelle et al 2006).”
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- Authors
- Wills, T. A., & Cleary, S. D.
- Affiliations
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1996-11
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 937-952
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W4256685834
- Cited by
- 362
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k02da000252-10, 5r01da005950-05)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (K02 DA00252, R01-DA05950)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- social support, parental support, adolescent substance use, mediation, parent-adolescent relationships
- MeSH terms
- Smoking Prevention, Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Marijuana Abuse, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Internal-External Control, Life Change Events, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Personality Assessment, Risk Factors, Smoking, Social Support, Substance-Related Disorders
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