Parenting Practices as Moderators of the Relationship Between Peers and Adolescent Marijuana Use
Keywords
adolescent marijuana use, authoritative parenting, closeness to parents, parental monitoring
Abstract
Using data from a probability sample of 4,987 adolescents, we examine the degree to which closeness to mother, closeness to father, parental support, and parental monitoring buffer the relationship between peer drug use and adolescent marijuana use. The relationship between peer drug use and adolescent marijuana use was attenuated by both closeness to father and the perception that parents would catch them for major rule violations. These findings confirm the value of conceptualizing certain family characteristics as separate variables and verify that authoritative parenting may help insulate adolescents from peer pressure to use drugs.
Original Publication Citation
Dorius, Cassandra Rasmussen, Stephen J. Bahr, John P. Hoffmann, and Elizabeth Lovelady Harmon. 2004. “Parenting Practices as Moderators of the Relationship between Peers and Adolescent Marijuana Use.” Journal of Marriage and Family 66(1): 163-178.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Dorius, Cassandra J.; Bahr, Stephen J.; Hoffmann, John P.; and Harmon, Elizabeth Lovelady, "Parenting Practices as Moderators of the Relationship Between Peers and Adolescent Marijuana Use" (2004). Faculty Publications. 3923.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3923
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2004-2
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6733
Publisher
Journal of Marriage and Family
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
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