Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use

Research links adolescent dating violence (ADV) victimization to negative developmental outcomes, including involvement in substance use. Informal mentoring is associated with several positive outcomes, including reduced risk of substance use. Addressed in this study is whether support from an infor...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2023-04, Vol.51 (3), p.1335-1344
Main Authors: Vengurlekar, Ishan N., Steggerda, Jake C., Brown, Melissa, Kiefer, Julia L., Cavell, Timothy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Crime Victims
Dating
dating violence
Humans
informal mentoring
Intimate Partner Violence
Mentoring
Mentors
Participation
prevention
social support
Substance abuse
substance use
Substance-Related Disorders
Victimization
Victims
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Summary:Research links adolescent dating violence (ADV) victimization to negative developmental outcomes, including involvement in substance use. Informal mentoring is associated with several positive outcomes, including reduced risk of substance use. Addressed in this study is whether support from an informal mentor can function to protect victims of ADV from involvement in substance use. Participants were 152 adolescents (grades 9–12). Findings revealed a significant association between ADV victimization and adolescents' involvement in substance use, as well as some evidence that support from an informal mentor moderates that link. When informal mentor support was low or at the mean, ADV victimization was significantly linked to adolescents' involvement in substance use; when informal mentor support was high, ADV victimization was unrelated to substance use involvement. Discussed are research and practice implications of the potential protective role of informal mentors for victims of ADV.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22968