Pathways linking family stress to youth delinquency and substance use: Exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy and future orientation

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 fut...

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Published in:Journal of Health Psychology 2020-02, Vol.25 (2), p.139-151
Main Authors: Voisin, Dexter R, Kim, Dong Ha, Bassett, Sarah M, Marotta, Phillip L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
African Americans
Binge Drinking
Child
Drug abuse
Drug use
Family relations
Family Relations - psychology
Female
Future
Humans
Imprisonment
Juvenile Delinquency
Low income groups
Male
Neighborhoods
Parental stress
Parents & parenting
Poverty
Psychological distress
Resilience
Risk Factors
Sanctions
Self Concept
Self Efficacy
Self esteem
Stress, Psychological
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Youth
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105318763992