Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-6-2017
Abstract
This current study identifies distinct parent prevention communication profiles and examines whether youth with different parental communication profiles have varying substance use trajectories over time. Eleven schools in two rural school districts in the Midwestern United States were selected, and 784 students were surveyed at three time points from the beginning of 7th grade to the end of 8th grade. A series of latent profile analyses were performed to identify discrete profiles/subgroups of substance-specific prevention communication (SSPC). The results revealed a 4-profile model of SSPC: Active-Open, Passive-Open, Active-Silent, and Passive-Silent. A growth curve model revealed different rates of lifetime substance use depending on the youth’s SSPC profile. These findings have implications for parenting interventions and tailoring messages for parents to fit specific SSPC profiles.
Recommended Citation
Choi, H. J., Miller-Day, M., Shin, Y., Hecht, M. L., Pettigrew, J., et al. (2017). Parent prevention communication profiles and adolescent substance use: A latent profile analysis and growth curve model. Journal of Family Communication, 17(1), 15–32. doi: 10.1080/15267431.2016.1251920
Copyright
Taylor & Francis
Included in
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons, Other Communication Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Journal of Family Communication, volume 17, issue 1, in 2017, available online at DOI: 10.1080/15267431.2016.1251920. It may differ slightly from the final version of record.