TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Substance Use During Middle School and Young Adulthood on Parent-Young Adult Relationships
AU - Stormshak, Elizabeth A.
AU - DeGarmo, David S.
AU - Chronister, Krista M.
AU - Caruthers, Allison S.
AU - Stapleton, Jenna
AU - Falkenstein, Corrina A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Sharp increases in substance use and other risk behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood threaten the quality of the parent- child relationship, a critical context for positive adjustment and well-being. There is a dearth of research, however, on the influence of adolescent and young adult substance use on the parent-young adult relationship. Study aims were to examine longitudinally the associations between classes of adolescent and young adult alcohol and marijuana use, and the impact of alcohol and marijuana use on parent-young adult relationship dynamics and quality. We analyzed longitudinal data collected with a socioeconomically and racially diverse urban community sample of 593 parents and their children over 6 years to identify latent classes of growth in adolescent alcohol and marijuana use, and test for differences in young adult alcohol and marijuana use and parent-young adult relationship quality by latent classes. Structural equation modeling results showed that (a) alcohol and marijuana use during the middle school years predicted adult alcohol and marijuana use during young adulthood; (b) high-risk alcohol and marijuana use, specifically, was associated with poorer parent- young adult relationship quality; (c) initiation of marijuana use during young adulthood was also associated with poorer parent-young adult relationship quality; and (d) for minority youth in all alcohol risk classes, parent-young adult relationship quality was lower. Results show that growth in alcohol and marijuana use during adolescence, and initiation of marijuana use later in young adulthood, exert unique, detrimental effects on parent-young adult relationship quality. Implications for future research and prevention and intervention development for young adults are discussed.
AB - Sharp increases in substance use and other risk behaviors during adolescence and young adulthood threaten the quality of the parent- child relationship, a critical context for positive adjustment and well-being. There is a dearth of research, however, on the influence of adolescent and young adult substance use on the parent-young adult relationship. Study aims were to examine longitudinally the associations between classes of adolescent and young adult alcohol and marijuana use, and the impact of alcohol and marijuana use on parent-young adult relationship dynamics and quality. We analyzed longitudinal data collected with a socioeconomically and racially diverse urban community sample of 593 parents and their children over 6 years to identify latent classes of growth in adolescent alcohol and marijuana use, and test for differences in young adult alcohol and marijuana use and parent-young adult relationship quality by latent classes. Structural equation modeling results showed that (a) alcohol and marijuana use during the middle school years predicted adult alcohol and marijuana use during young adulthood; (b) high-risk alcohol and marijuana use, specifically, was associated with poorer parent- young adult relationship quality; (c) initiation of marijuana use during young adulthood was also associated with poorer parent-young adult relationship quality; and (d) for minority youth in all alcohol risk classes, parent-young adult relationship quality was lower. Results show that growth in alcohol and marijuana use during adolescence, and initiation of marijuana use later in young adulthood, exert unique, detrimental effects on parent-young adult relationship quality. Implications for future research and prevention and intervention development for young adults are discussed.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Marijuana
KW - Parent- child relationships
KW - Relationship quality
KW - Young adult
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U2 - 10.1037/fam0000549
DO - 10.1037/fam0000549
M3 - Article
C2 - 31318272
AN - SCOPUS:85069653972
SN - 0893-3200
JO - Journal of Family Psychology
JF - Journal of Family Psychology
ER -