TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of early alcohol and drug use in Hispanic adolescents
T2 - Examining the role of ADHD with comorbid conduct disorder, family, school, and peers
AU - Lopez, Barbara
AU - Schwartz, Seth J.
AU - Prado, Guillermo
AU - Huang, Shi
AU - Rothe, Eugenio M.
AU - Wang, Wei
AU - Pantin, Hilda
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge support from the National Institute of Mental Health grant 5R01MH40859 and National Institute on Drug Abuse grants DA40859 (C. H. Brown, PI), and DA017462 (H. Pantin, PI), as well as our colleagues from the Prevention Science and Methodology Group. We also acknowledge technical assistance provided by Vanessa Madrazo.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - This study examined correlates of early adolescent alcohol and drug use in a community sample of 217 eighth-grade adolescents with behavior problems and from Hispanic/Latino immigrant families. Structural equation modeling was used to examine relationships of multiple contexts (e.g., family, school, and peers) to alcohol and drug use. Results suggest that conduct disorder in youth with high levels of hyperactivity symptoms, poor school functioning, and peer alcohol and drug use was directly related to early adolescent alcohol and drug use. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with comorbid conduct disorder and family functioning was indirectly related to early alcohol and drug use through poor school functioning and through peer alcohol and drug use. Results are discussed in terms of possible targets for interventions to prevent alcohol and drug use in Hispanic adolescents.
AB - This study examined correlates of early adolescent alcohol and drug use in a community sample of 217 eighth-grade adolescents with behavior problems and from Hispanic/Latino immigrant families. Structural equation modeling was used to examine relationships of multiple contexts (e.g., family, school, and peers) to alcohol and drug use. Results suggest that conduct disorder in youth with high levels of hyperactivity symptoms, poor school functioning, and peer alcohol and drug use was directly related to early adolescent alcohol and drug use. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with comorbid conduct disorder and family functioning was indirectly related to early alcohol and drug use through poor school functioning and through peer alcohol and drug use. Results are discussed in terms of possible targets for interventions to prevent alcohol and drug use in Hispanic adolescents.
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U2 - 10.1080/15374410802359676
DO - 10.1080/15374410802359676
M3 - Article
C2 - 18991132
AN - SCOPUS:57349160303
VL - 37
SP - 820
EP - 832
JO - Journal of clinical child psychology
JF - Journal of clinical child psychology
SN - 1537-4416
IS - 4
ER -