title: Hope as a Moderator of the Associations between Common Risk Factors and Frequency of Substance Use among Latino Adolescents.
abstract: Ample research suggests that delinquency, depressive symptoms, and peer substance use are common risk factors associated with adolescent substance use. However, the factors that may help to buffer the deleterious effects of these risk factors on adolescent substance use, such as hope, have yet to be examined. The current study evaluated hope as a moderator of the associations between these common risk factors and frequency of substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana) in a sample of Latino high school students (Mage= 16.14years,SD= 1.30; 55% female). Findings indicated that the influence of delinquency on frequency of tobacco and marijuana use depended on levels of hope, with delinquency only positively associated with frequency of use when levels of hope were low. Additionally, hope moderated the association between depressive symptoms and alcohol use, such that depressive symptoms were only positively associated with frequency of alcohol use when levels of hope were low. Results and their implications for intervention are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fite
authors.affiliation: Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
authors.affiliation: Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cooley
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.affiliation: Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frazer
authors.affiliation: Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Sonia L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rubens
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson-Motoyama
keywords: Adolescent Substance Use; Delinquency; Depressive Symptoms; Hope; Peer Use