1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The present study extends our understanding of these processes by examining the following predictors of individual substance use: substance co-use with friends, parents’ rules that facilitate monitoring, and peer activity contexts. The focus of this work is on considering peer activity contexts and parent monitoring rules, in terms of mediation and moderation of risk factors associated with adolescent substance use. » (p. 530)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« For the Italian sample, two middle schools participated, with a total of
[...] 152 students (62% of all potential participants). Of these, 69 (45%) were girls and 83 (55%) were boys. [...] For the French Canadian sample, two middle schools participated, with a total of [...] 151 students [...]. Of these, 90 (60%) were girls and 61 (40%) were boys. » (p. 535)

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« The results presented in this study show a clear pattern indicating that the effects of parental monitoring rules on youth substance use are mediated through substance-use opportunities with friends. Moreover, results also demonstrated that parental monitoring rules and peer activity context moderate the association between substance co-use with friends and individual substance use. Specifically, insufficient parental monitoring rules and spending time with friends in the street/park settings were both associated with a stronger relation between substance co-use and individual use. » (p. 550)