Perceived social support from parents and peers: which is the stronger predictor of adolescent substance use?

Subst Use Misuse. 2000 Mar;35(4):617-30. doi: 10.3109/10826080009147475.

Abstract

A number of factors influence adolescent substance use. The main goal of this study has been to investigate how sociodemographics, psychosocial health, and perceived support from parents and friends might predict smoking, drinking, and drug use in adolescence. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires among secondary school students (n = 1,039) in Szeged, Hungary. Sociodemographics (gender, age, and the type of school) proved to be the key predictors of substance use. While neither friend nor mother support appeared to be strong predictors, a low level of perceived father support increased the chance of all types of substance use.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Father-Child Relations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hungary / epidemiology
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Risk Factors
  • Schools / classification
  • Social Support*
  • Students / classification
  • Students / statistics & numerical data
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires