TY - JOUR
T1 - Father's absence and African American adolescent drug use
AU - Mandara, Jelani
AU - Murray, Carolyn B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Jelani Mandara, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Program in Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2120 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 (E-mail: [email protected]). Carolyn B. Murray, PhD, is Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 (E-mail: [email protected]). Address correspondence to: Jelani Mandara or Carolyn B. Murray at the above addresss. This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Health (HD30614-02).
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This study assessed the effects of father's absence on drug use among 86 African American adolescents. No differences between father-present and father-absent girls' self-reported drug usage were found.The results did reveal, however, that father-absent boys were much more likely than father-present boys or either group of girls to use drugs. These findings persisted even when background factors such as SES, extent of neighborhood crime, parental monitoring, and degree of peer drug usage were controlled. Friends' drug use was the main predictor of drug use for girls, while father's absence was for boys. It was concluded that father-absent African American boys might be at risk for drug use problems relative to other African American adolescents. Implications for after-school programs were also discussed.
AB - This study assessed the effects of father's absence on drug use among 86 African American adolescents. No differences between father-present and father-absent girls' self-reported drug usage were found.The results did reveal, however, that father-absent boys were much more likely than father-present boys or either group of girls to use drugs. These findings persisted even when background factors such as SES, extent of neighborhood crime, parental monitoring, and degree of peer drug usage were controlled. Friends' drug use was the main predictor of drug use for girls, while father's absence was for boys. It was concluded that father-absent African American boys might be at risk for drug use problems relative to other African American adolescents. Implications for after-school programs were also discussed.
KW - African American
KW - Drug use
KW - Family structure
KW - Father's absence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749509732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33749509732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J087v46n01_01
DO - 10.1300/J087v46n01_01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33749509732
SN - 1050-2556
VL - 46
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
JF - Journal of Divorce and Remarriage
IS - 1-2
ER -
