Risk and protective factors for alcohol use among pregnant African-American, Hispanic, and white adolescents: the influence of peers, sexual partners, family members, and mentors.
Factors affecting the drinking patterns of 183 pregnant, African-American, Hispanic, and White adolescents were investigated, including the influence of peers, sexual partners, family members, and mentors. Among participants who drank alcohol prior to their pregnancies, 87% quit or cut back on their drinking behaviors. Those adolescents who lived in environments where their partners, peers, and relatives were drinking and using drugs were more likely to have consumed alcohol in the previous month, while adolescents who identified mentors and/or parents who provided high levels of support were less likely to have consumed alcohol. Finally, distinct patterns of both drinking and life circumstances among the African-American, Hispanic, White adolescents were revealed. The implications of these findings for future research and intervention with pregnant adolescents are discussed.
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign 61820.
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Smith
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012944:Social Support; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*