TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecodevelopmental predictors of early initiation of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among Hispanic adolescents
AU - Bacio, Guadalupe A.
AU - Estrada, Yannine
AU - Huang, Shi
AU - Martínez, Marcos
AU - Sardinas, Krystal
AU - Prado, Guillermo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Society for the Study of School Psychology.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to test the transactional relationships of risk and protective factors that influence initiation of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among Hispanic youth. Ecodevelopmental theory was used to identify factors at multiple ecological levels with a focus on four school-level characteristics (i.e. school socioeconomic status, school climate, school acculturation, and school ethnic composition). A sample of 741 Hispanic adolescents (M age = 13.9, SD= .67) and their caregivers were recruited from 18 participating middle schools in Miami-Dade County, FL. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized ecodevelopmental model of early substance use, accounting for school clustering effects. Results provided strong support for the model (CFI = .95; RMSEA = .03). School SES was indirectly related to the likelihood of starting substance use through perceived peer use norms (β = .03, p< .02). Similarly, school climate had an indirect effect on substance use initiation through family functioning and perceptions of peer use norms (β = - .03, p< .01). Neither school ethnic composition nor school acculturation had indirect effects on initiation of substance use. Results highlight the importance of the interplay of risk and protective factors at multiple ecological levels that impact early substance use initiation. Further, findings underscore the key role of school level characteristics on the initiation of substance use and present opportunities for intervention.
AB - The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to test the transactional relationships of risk and protective factors that influence initiation of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among Hispanic youth. Ecodevelopmental theory was used to identify factors at multiple ecological levels with a focus on four school-level characteristics (i.e. school socioeconomic status, school climate, school acculturation, and school ethnic composition). A sample of 741 Hispanic adolescents (M age = 13.9, SD= .67) and their caregivers were recruited from 18 participating middle schools in Miami-Dade County, FL. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized ecodevelopmental model of early substance use, accounting for school clustering effects. Results provided strong support for the model (CFI = .95; RMSEA = .03). School SES was indirectly related to the likelihood of starting substance use through perceived peer use norms (β = .03, p< .02). Similarly, school climate had an indirect effect on substance use initiation through family functioning and perceptions of peer use norms (β = - .03, p< .01). Neither school ethnic composition nor school acculturation had indirect effects on initiation of substance use. Results highlight the importance of the interplay of risk and protective factors at multiple ecological levels that impact early substance use initiation. Further, findings underscore the key role of school level characteristics on the initiation of substance use and present opportunities for intervention.
KW - Ecodevelopmental theory
KW - Hispanic youth
KW - Substance use initiation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsp.2015.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jsp.2015.02.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 26054814
AN - SCOPUS:84930728956
VL - 53
SP - 195
EP - 208
JO - Journal of School Psychology
JF - Journal of School Psychology
SN - 0022-4405
IS - 3
ER -