Abstract
This study explored the changing relations among self-worth, peer deviance, and alcohol-related problems in a sample of 224 urban-dwelling, American Indian adolescents. Data were collected annually at 7 time points to test a proposed mediational model. As expected, peer deviance mediated the relation between low self-worth and alcohol-related problems in younger adolescents; however, this relation did not hold as participants became older. In older adolescents, low self-worth and peer deviance directly and independently contributed to alcohol problems. Possible explanations for and implications of these findings are discussed in terms of developmental changes during adolescence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-170 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Psychology of Addictive Behaviors |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Alcohol
- Peer
- Self-esteem
- Substance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health