Despite a growing trend in community-based research, studies investigating the influence of multi-level community factors on individual-level outcomes remain relatively sparse. The current study aimed to extend this literature by investigating the association between community disadvantage measured at the community level, and adolescents' substance use over time. Additionally, this study also investigated the influence of parental support and community belonging on this association.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe primary purpose of this study was to examine whether social relationship factors are associated with trajectories of depressive symptoms from adolescence into emerging adulthood. Specifically, adolescent-parent communication with mothers and fathers, peer support, and sibling warmth and hostility were examined in relation to depressive symptoms for girls and boys. Adolescents (N = 372; M = 16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study explored relationships among parental problem drinking, family functioning, and adolescent externalizing behaviors. The unique effects of maternal and paternal drinking were examined separately for girls and boys. The sample included 14-19 year old U.
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