Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-24-2018
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
Rights
© The Author(s) 2018.
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.
Comments
This is a peer reviewed Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in Journal of Health Psychology, available at: 10.1177/1359105318763992