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Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices.

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Lee, C-T; McClernon, FJ; Kollins, SH; Prybol, K; Fuemmeler, BF
Published in: J Pediatr Psychol
November 2013

OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of childhood economic strains on substance use in young adulthood and to assess the mediating roles of self-control as well as positive parenting during adolescence in a nationally representative longitudinal cohort. METHODS: The study included data from participants (n = 1,285) in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Child Development Supplement, and Transition to Adult. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the associations among risk factors during childhood and adolescence that predicted substance use in early adulthood. RESULTS: Conditions of economic strains, especially poverty, during childhood were associated with an increased likelihood of regular smoking in adulthood, which was partially mediated by poorer self-control during adolescence. CONCLUSIONS: Self-control is negatively affected by economic strains and serves as a mediator between poverty and risk of regular smoking. Additional research is needed to better understand how economic strains effect the development of self-control.

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J Pediatr Psychol

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1465-735X

Publication Date

November 2013

Volume

38

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1130 / 1143

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Smoking
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty
  • Parenting
  • Models, Psychological
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
 

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Lee, C.-T., McClernon, F. J., Kollins, S. H., Prybol, K., & Fuemmeler, B. F. (2013). Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices. J Pediatr Psychol, 38(10), 1130–1143. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst056
Lee, Chien-Ti, F Joseph McClernon, Scott H. Kollins, Kevin Prybol, and Bernard F. Fuemmeler. “Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices.J Pediatr Psychol 38, no. 10 (November 2013): 1130–43. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst056.
Lee C-T, McClernon FJ, Kollins SH, Prybol K, Fuemmeler BF. Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices. J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Nov;38(10):1130–43.
Lee, Chien-Ti, et al. “Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices.J Pediatr Psychol, vol. 38, no. 10, Nov. 2013, pp. 1130–43. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jst056.
Lee C-T, McClernon FJ, Kollins SH, Prybol K, Fuemmeler BF. Childhood economic strains in predicting substance use in emerging adulthood: mediation effects of youth self-control and parenting practices. J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Nov;38(10):1130–1143.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pediatr Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1465-735X

Publication Date

November 2013

Volume

38

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1130 / 1143

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Smoking
  • Risk Factors
  • Poverty
  • Parenting
  • Models, Psychological
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies