Emotion-focused coping as a mediator of maternal cocaine abuse and antisocial behavior.
A great deal of data implicate parental drug use as a potential risk factor for child abuse; however, theories for understanding the links between maternal drug use and antisocial behavior have yet to be examined empirically. This case-control study investigated correlates of adult antisocial behavior among 279 inner-city mothers in 3 comparison groups: drug abusers (n = 112), depressed mothers (n = 73), and nonsubstance abusing controls (n = 94). Using hierarchical regression techniques and mediational analyses controlling for ethnicity, current depression, and family history of substance abuse, support was provided for an emotion-focused coping style as a link between addictive and antisocial behavior. These results highlight the importance of focusing on emotion regulation models in the prevention and treatment of violence in drug-abusing women.
Hien
Denise A
DA
School of Social Work, Columbia University and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025, USA. dhien@chpnet.org
Miele
Gloria M
GM
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*