Reported maternal styles and substance use: a cross-sectional study among educated Albanian young adults.
The study explored a predictive model of substance use including perceived maternal parenting style, age and gender. Participants were 347 Albanian young adults (144 males and 203 females) aged 18 to 28 years. They completed the Parental Authority Questionnaire and the Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Involvement Scale. Gender, perceived authoritative maternal style, and age predicted a proportion of substance use involvement. Gender and perceived authoritative maternal style also predicted the proportion of young people at risk for substance use or abuse. Implications of the findings and limitations of the study are discussed.
1Department of Psychology, The International Faculty of The University of Sheffield, City College, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Efrosini
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Kalyva
Erika
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Melonashi
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000415:Albania; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult