title: Relationship between School Administrators' Reports of Parental Involvement in School and Students' Substance Use: A National Study.
abstract: This study examines the relationship between student substance use and school-level parental involvement as reported by administrators. Questionnaires were administered to school administrators and 111,652 students in 1,011 U.S. schools. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses conducted on 1998-2003 data from students and administrators indicate significantly lower prevalence of alcohol use among 8th graders in schools where administrators reported high parental involvement. Overall, administrators' reports of high parental involvement were unrelated to prevalence of substance use among 10th graders, and were associated with higher prevalence of alcohol use among 12th-graders. Implications and limitations are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, University of Toledo, and Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, GH5000G, Mail Stop 921, 2810 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio, 43606-3390, Phone# 419-530-2481, Fax # 419-530-8447.
authors.forename: Revathy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for, Social Research, University of Michigan, 2320 ISR, 48109-1248.
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.affiliation: Distinguished Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research and Research, Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 2320 ISR, 48109-1248.
authors.forename: Lloyd D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Johnston