Common predictors of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, aggression, and delinquency among inner-city minority youth

Psychosocial predictors of nicotine dependence in Black and Puerto Rican adults: A longitudinal study

“…Although modeling is often cited as the reason for the observed link between smoking among family members, genetic effects may also be at play (Boomsma, Koopmans, Van Doornen, & Orlebeke, 1994;Maes et al, 1999). In addition, having friends who smoke or use illegal drugs greatly increases the likelihood of regular smoking in adolescence, continuing through to adulthood (Chassin et al, 2000;Flay, d'Avernas, Best, Kersell, & Ryan, 1983;Griffin, Botvin, Scheier, Doyle, & Williams, 2003;Orlando et al, 2004;Palmer, 1970;Robinson, Klesges, Zbikowski, & Glaser, 1997).…”

Parental Monitoring Sources, Ethnicity, and Child Problem Behaviors

“…It was hypothesized that the relationships between disclosure and aggression and rule-breaking would be stronger for White American parents, while the relationships between control and child aggression and rule-breaking would be stronger for African American parents. Somewhat consistent with the hypothesis and previous research on parenting and ethnicity, we found that Understanding Parental Monitoring Sources #+" disclosure/solicitation was negatively related to rule-breaking for White American parents, but not associated with rule breaking for African Americans (Dishion et al, 1991;Griffin et al, 2003;Thorlindsson & Bernburg, 2006). This was the only instance in which ethnicity served as a significant moderator between parental monitoring sources and child outcomes.…”

“…Effective parental monitoring can influence youth to choose friends who do not exhibit risky behaviors and to organize positive social networks and activity outlets (Griffin et al, 2003;Thorlindsson & Bernburg, 2006;Warr, 1993 …”

“…Parental monitoring can be a protective factor for common aggressive behaviors such as yelling, hitting, or pushing/shoving (Griffin et al, 2003 monitoring and rule-breaking, but also suggest that it is important to examine different sources of parental monitoring such as parental solicitation or control, as youth may attempt to conceal information from parents by not disclosing negative behavior.…”

Adolescents’ Self-Esteem, School Anger and Life Satisfaction as Predictors of Their School Attachment

“…Diğer taraftan, zorba davranışlar gösteren öğrencilerin okula bağlanma düzeylerinin daha düşük olduğu (Duy ve Yıldız, 2014); problem davranışların (Simons-Morton, Crump, Haynie ve Saylor, 1999), şiddet ve suça yönelik davranışların daha fazla görüldüğü (Griffin, Gilbert, Lawrence, Doyle ve Williams, 2003); okula ait olma duygusu ve okula bağlanma arasında ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Okula bağlanma düzeyi düşük öğrencilerde okula ve okul etkinliklerine ilgi daha düşük olup, bu öğrencilerin duygusal ve sosyal uyumlarının da azaldığı belirlenmiştir (Vanderbilt ve Augustyn, 2010).…”