Substance Abuse in Parents and Their Adolescent Offspring: The Role of Sexual Maturation and Sensation Seeking.

Kirillova, Galina P.; Vanyukov, Michael M.; Gavaler, Judith S.; Pajer, Kathleen; Dunn, Marija; Tarter, Ralph E.

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ERIC Number: EJ674243

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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Substance Abuse in Parents and Their Adolescent Offspring: The Role of Sexual Maturation and Sensation Seeking.

Kirillova, Galina P.; Vanyukov, Michael M.; Gavaler, Judith S.; Pajer, Kathleen; Dunn, Marija; Tarter, Ralph E.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v10 n4 p77-89 2001

Tests a theory positing a role of sexual maturation and behavioral self-regulation in the development of early onset substance use disorders. The rate of maturation in adolescent males across three timepoints was found to be associated with parental substance use disorder (SUD). Parental, especially maternal, SUD was related to the sons' SUD. (Contains 26 references, 2 tables, and 3 figures.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Etiology, Maturity (Individuals), Parent Child Relationship, Sexuality, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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