Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194, August 2008

Substance Use Among Early Adolescent Girls: Risk and Protective Factors

School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York

Received 23 August 2007; accepted 21 December 2007. published online 11 April 2008.

Abstract 

Disquieting rates of alcohol and drug use among adolescent girls call for original research on gender-specific risk and protective factors for substance use. Particularly salient are data on theory-driven factors that can inform prevention programming. Surveying 781 adolescent girls and their mothers, we found relationships between girls' use of alcohol, prescription drugs, and inhalants and girls' after-school destinations, body images, depression, best friend's substance use, maternal drinking behavior, mother–daughter interactions, and family norms surrounding substance use. Study findings have implications for the design of responsive gender-specific prevention programs.

Keywords: Drug and alcohol use, Female adolescents, Risk and protective factors

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00096-7

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194, August 2008

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