Pathways Linking Family Stress to Youth Delinquency and Substance Use: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Future Orientation

Authors

Dexter R. Voisin, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Dexter R. Voisin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-24-2018

DOI

10.1177/1359105318763992

Abstract

African American adolescents in poorer neighborhoods experience significant sanctions related to drug use and delinquency. Parental stress (i.e. substance use, mental distress, and incarceration) is associated with youth drug use and delinquency. We examined whether high self-esteem and positive future orientation mediated parental stress and youth substance use and delinquency. Demographic, family stress, future orientation, self-esteem, and drug use data were collected from 578 youths. Major findings indicated that self-esteem mediated the relationship between family stress and both drug use and delinquency. Future mediated the relationship between family stress and delinquency. Resiliency factors may promote positive development for low-income youth.

Keywords

adolescence, binge drinking, community, health psychology, mediator, youth

Publication Title

Journal of Health Psychology

Volume

25

Issue

2

First Page

139

Last Page

151

Rights

© The Author(s) 2018.

Comments

This is a peer reviewed Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in Journal of Health Psychology, available at: 10.1177/1359105318763992

Recommended Citation

Voisin DR, Kim DH, Bassett SM, Marotta PL. Pathways linking family stress to youth delinquency and substance use: Exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy and future orientation. J Health Psychol. 2020 Feb;25(2):139-151. doi: 10.1177/1359105318763992. Epub 2018 Mar 24. PMID: 29575935; PMCID: PMC6401308.