ERIC Number: EJ817370
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-4416
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Correlates of Early Alcohol and Drug Use in Hispanic Adolescents: Examining the Role of ADHD with Comorbid Conduct Disorder, Family, School, and Peers
Lopez, Barbara; Schwartz, Seth J.; Prado, Guillermo; Huang, Shi; Rothe, Eugenio M.; Wang, Wei; Pantin, Hilda
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v37 n4 p820-832 Oct 2008
This study examined correlates of early adolescent alcohol and drug use in a community sample of 217 eighth-grade adolescents with behavior problems and from Hispanic/Latino immigrant families. Structural equation modeling was used to examine relationships of multiple contexts (e.g., family, school, and peers) to alcohol and drug use. Results suggest that conduct disorder in youth with high levels of hyperactivity symptoms, poor school functioning, and peer alcohol and drug use was directly related to early adolescent alcohol and drug use. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with comorbid conduct disorder and family functioning was indirectly related to early alcohol and drug use through poor school functioning and through peer alcohol and drug use. Results are discussed in terms of possible targets for interventions to prevent alcohol and drug use in Hispanic adolescents. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Structural Equation Models, Economically Disadvantaged, Drug Use, Early Adolescents, Immigrants, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Grade 8, Hispanic Americans, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Peer Influence, Family Environment, At Risk Persons, Educational Environment, Child Rearing, Family Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children
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