35-Year-Old Parents Do Not Approve of 17-Year-Olds' Cigarette, Marijuana, or Alcohol Use: U.S. National Data 1993-2018.
J Adolesc Health
; 70(6): 989-992, 2022 06.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35241361
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Parents' attitudes about adolescent substance use likely guide their parenting behaviors. This study documents prevalence of parents' disapproval of adolescent substance use and characteristics associated with disapproval.METHODS:
Survey data from national samples of 35-year-old parents from the U.S. Monitoring the Future study were collected 1993-2018. Multivariable logistic regression examined predictors of disapproving attitudes about substance use by a hypothetical 17-year-old child, including occasional marijuana use or drunkenness, and regular cigarette, marijuana, or alcohol use.RESULTS:
Across all cohorts, rates of disapproving attitudes ranged from 93.7% disapproving of getting drunk occasionally to 97.2% disapproving of regular cigarette use, with some erosion in disapproval for some substances across cohorts. Parents' own recent abstinence from substance use predicted greater odds of disapproval.CONCLUSIONS:
The overwhelming majority of 35-year-old parents disapprove of adolescent substance use. Prevention and public health messaging can support parenting by sharing this important information.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cannabis
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Adolescent Behavior
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Tobacco Products
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Adolesc Health
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article