The Longitudinal Relationships between Rural Adolescents' Prosocial Behaviors and Young Adult Substance Use

Autor/inn/en	Carlo, Gustavo; Crockett, Lisa J.; Wilkinson, Jamie L.; Beal, Sarah J.
Titel	The Longitudinal Relationships between Rural Adolescents' Prosocial Behaviors and Young Adult Substance Use
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 9, S.1192-1202 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9588-4
Schlagwörter	Rural Youth; Smoking; Marijuana; Health Behavior; Young Adults; Adolescents; Grade 11; Grade 12; High School Students; Grade 10; Correlation; Substance Abuse; Study Habits; Delinquency; Surveys; Drinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugendalter; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Kriminalität; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Trinken
Abstract	While many adolescents and young adults experiment with substances (e.g., alcohol, cigarette smoking, marijuana), recent research suggests that rural youth and young adults may be more at risk for substance use than their urban counterparts. This study was designed to examine the longitudinal relationships between rural adolescents' prosocial behaviors and substance use in young adulthood. Furthermore, we examined the potential mediating effects of adolescent substance use, academic investment, and delinquency. Rural youth (N = 531; 263 girls) were surveyed in grades 10-12 (Time 1; M age = 16.17; SD = 0.91) and again in early adulthood (Time 2). Measures of prosocial behaviors, substance use, academic investment, and deviant activities were assessed at Time 1. At Time 2, measures of marijuana use, cigarette smoking, and getting drunk were administered. Overall, the findings showed that rural adolescents who frequently exhibit prosocial behaviors are less likely to engage in substance use in young adulthood than those who exhibit relatively low levels of prosocial behaviors. These findings indicate that prosocial behaviors may have positive health consequences, establishing behavioral trajectories that lead to lower levels of risky health behaviors in adulthood in rural populations. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10