title: Personal attitudes, perceived social norms, and health-risk behavior among female adolescents with chronic medical conditions.
abstract: To examine whether perceived peer/parent norms or personal beliefs about adolescent substance use influence substance use among female adolescents with chronic medical conditions. Sixty-eight females reported on substance use, personal beliefs, and perceived peer/parent norms. Personal beliefs and perceived peer/parent norms were associated with adolescent's current and future substance use. Although perceived peer norms accounted for variance in current substance use, only personal beliefs accounted for variance in future alcohol use. Targeting perceived peer norms may be effective for intervention efforts among adolescents endorsing current substance use, whereas alcohol use prevention efforts should target personal beliefs.
authors.affiliation: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, USA jennifer.kunz@rosalindfranklin.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.affiliation: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Greenley
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mussatto
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roth-Wojcicki
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Tami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Aurora Health Care, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D066262:Social Norms; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adolescence; chronic illness; drinking behavior; norms; smoking