A longitudinal analysis of some risk and protective factors in marijuana use by adolescents receiving child welfare services

Cheng, Tyrone C.; Lo, Celia C.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.030

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“…Our results counter the findings of several studies (Windle & Davies, 1999;Hawkins et al, 1992;Snyder & Rubenstein, 2014), but are aligned with the findings of studies that have focused on child welfare-involved youth (Cheng & Lo, 2011;Wall & Kohl, 2007). It may be that child welfareinvolved youth experience a multitude of stressors that contribute to polysubstance use beyond the effect of parental substance use.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…However, a few studies using traditional analytic approaches with child welfare-involved youth have not found these associations (Cheng & Lo, 2011;Wall & Kohl, 2007).…”

Section: Parental Substance Usementioning

confidence: 94%

“…Drawing from the general literature, risk factors associated with substance use include: physical abuse (Snyder & Monroe, 2013;Widom & Hiller-Sturmhofel, 2001;Widom, Marmorstein, & Raskin White, 2006), parental substance abuse (Hawkins, Catalano, & Miller, 1992;Kilpatrick et al, 2000), depression (Lo & Cheng, 2007;Repetto, Zimmerman, & Caldwell, 2008;Snyder & Rubenstein, 2014), male gender (Aarons et al, 2008;Orton, Riggs, & Libby, 2009), White racial identity, and being older (Kilpatrick et al, 2000;Wallace et al 2003). Among child welfare-involved youth a key protective factor that buffers against substance use is living with biological parents (Cheng & Lo, 2011;Heneghan et al, 2013;Traube et al, 2012). The next section details the 2 S. M. SNYDER AND R. E. SMITH theoretical framework that justifies using these factors to understand polysubstance-use among youth in child welfare.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Do Physical Abuse, Depression, and Parental Substance Use Influence Patterns of Substance Use Among Child Welfare Involved Youth? Substance Use Misuse

Snyder

Smith

2014

Substance Use & Misuse

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To date studies have not explored patterns of substance use exclusively among youth in the child welfare system. Consequently, little is known about polysubstance use among child welfare-involved youth. This study aimed to explore whether physical abuse, parental substance use, depression, and demographic characteristics predict distinct patterns of substance use among child welfare-involved youth using latent class analysis (LCA). The sample included 822 11-17 year olds who participated in the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II) study between March 2008 and September 2009. We found the following three classes: (1) polysubstance use, (2) alcohol and marijuana use, and (3) low use. Older youth and youth who experienced physical abuse were at greater risk of being in the polysubstance use class, while living with a biological parent reduced the likelihood of polysubstance use class membership. Youth in the alcohol and marijuana use class were more likely to be older and depressed. Results from this study illuminate important targets for interventions.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…However, a few studies using traditional analytic approaches with child welfare-involved youth have not found these associations (Cheng & Lo, 2011;Wall & Kohl, 2007).…”

Section: Parental Substance Usementioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Do Physical Abuse, Depression, and Parental Substance Use Influence Patterns of Substance Use Among Child Welfare Involved Youth? Substance Use Misuse

Snyder

Smith

2014

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Past research has often asserted that the lack of positive family support (Reilly, 2003) and inability to build lasting relationships due to disruptive placements (Biehal et al, 1995) reduce the likelihood of a positive transition to adulthood. While helping birth parents to reestablish bonding could reduce young people's drug use, Cheng and Lo (2011) have argued that inadequate supervision/affectional bonds of birth parents could pose lingering negative impacts on young people's development, including drug use. This may explain the current finding on the association between regular contact with birth family members and greater drug use among former foster youth.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…A U.S. longitudinal study found that poor quality foster care that included weak bonding, and a lack of supervision from caregivers were risk factors that resulted in increased drug use among young people in the care system (Cheng & Lo, 2011). Interestingly, although this study hypothesised an association between pre-care child maltreatment (risk factor) and drug use, this was not confirmed in its findings.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Foster youth and drug use: Exploring risk and protective factors

Barn

Tan

2015

Children and Youth Services Review

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The Influence of Caregiver Depression on Children in Non-relative Foster Care Versus Kinship Care Placements

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Matern Child Health J

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Little is known about how the challenges faced by caregivers influence the variation in social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) outcomes of youth placed in kinship versus non-relative foster care. This study examined SEB symptoms among youth in kinship and non-relative foster care settings, hypothesizing that changes in caregiver depression would modify children's change in behavior over time. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) assessments of 199 children placed with kinship and non-relative foster care providers in a Mid-Atlantic city were conducted at time of placement and 6-12 months post-placement. Linear regression estimated CBCL change scores for youth across placement type and caregiver depression trajectories. Kinship caregivers were more likely to become depressed or remained depressed than non-relative foster caregivers. Youth in kinship care always exhibited better change in SEB outcomes than youth in non-relative foster care, but these positive outcomes were principally observed among families where caregivers demonstrated a reduction in depression over time or were never depressed. Adjusted change scores for non-relative foster care youth were always negative, with the most negative scores among youth whose caregivers became depressed over time. Caregiver well-being may modify the influence of placement setting on SEB outcomes for youth placed into out-of-home care. Findings lend to policy relevance for child welfare systems that seek kinship settings as a panacea to the challenges faced by youth, without allocating resources to address caregiver needs.

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A longitudinal analysis of some risk and protective factors in marijuana use by adolescents receiving child welfare services

Cited by 32 publications

References 21 publications

Do Physical Abuse, Depression, and Parental Substance Use Influence Patterns of Substance Use Among Child Welfare Involved Youth? Substance Use Misuse

Do Physical Abuse, Depression, and Parental Substance Use Influence Patterns of Substance Use Among Child Welfare Involved Youth? Substance Use Misuse

Foster youth and drug use: Exploring risk and protective factors

The Influence of Caregiver Depression on Children in Non-relative Foster Care Versus Kinship Care Placements

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