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ArticleJournal of youth and adolescence2018

Developmental Pathways from Parental Socioeconomic Status to Adolescent Substance Use: Alternative and Complementary Reinforcement.

Jungeun Olivia Lee, Junhan Cho, Yoewon Yoon, Mariel S Bello, Rubin Khoddam, Adam M Leventhal

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Article in Journal of youth and adolescence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Jungeun Olivia LeeSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA. lee363@usc.edu.
Junhan ChoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.
Yoewon YoonSuzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.
Mariel S BelloDepartment of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.
Rubin KhoddamDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.
Adam M LeventhalDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.

Funding

Anhedonia as a Risk Factor and Consequence of Substance UseR01DA033296 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI LEVENTHAL, ADAM MATTHEW · 2012 to 2016
$3.4M
Substance Use and Problem Behavior Trajectories across AdolescenceF31DA039708 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KHODDAM, RUBIN · 2015 to 2017
$102k
NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA039708NIDA NIH HHS F31-DA039708NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA033296NIDA NIH HHS R01-DA033296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although lower socioeconomic status has been linked to increased youth substance use, much less research has determined potential mechanisms explaining the association. The current longitudinal study tested whether alternative (i.e., pleasure gained from activities without any concurrent use of substances) and complementary (i.e., pleasure gained from activities in tandem with substance use) reinforcement mediate the link between lower socioeconomic status and youth substance use. Further, we tested whether alternative and complementary reinforcement and youth substance use gradually unfold over time and then intersect with one another in a cascading manner. Potential sex differences are also examined. Data were drawn from a longitudinal survey of substance use and mental health among high school students in Los Angeles. Data collection involved four semiannual assessment waves beginning in fall 2013 (N = 3395; M baseline age = 14.1; 47% Hispanic, 16.2% Asian, 16.1% multiethnic, 15.7% White, and 5% Black; 53.4% female). The results from a negative binomial path model suggested that lower parental socioeconomic status (i.e., lower parental education) was significantly related to an increased number of substances used by youth. The final path model revealed that the inverse association was statistically mediated by adolescents' diminished engagement in pleasurable substance-free activities (i.e., alternative reinforcers) and elevated engagement in pleasurable activities paired with substance use (i.e., complementary reinforcers). The direct effect of lower parental education on adolescent substance use was not statistically significant after accounting for the hypothesized mediating mechanisms. No sex differences were detected. Increasing access to and engagement in pleasant activities of high quality that do not need a reinforcement enhancer, such as substances, may be useful in interrupting the link between lower parental socioeconomic status and youth substance use.

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ParentsReinforcement, PsychologySocial ClassAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorFemaleHuman ActivitiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesLos AngelesMaleModels, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentsBehavioral economicsCascade modelHealth disparitiesSocioeconomic statusSubstance use

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PMID29188410
PMCPMC5790622

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