title: Parental Messages about Substance Use in Early Adolescence: Extending a Model of Drug-Talk Styles.
abstract: This study extends a typology of parent-offspring drug talk styles to early adolescents and investigates associations with adolescent substance use. Data come from a self-report survey associated with a school-based, 7th grade drug prevention curriculum. Mixed methods were used to collect data across four measurement occasions spanning 30 months. Findings highlight the frequencies of various drug-talk styles over time (i.e., situated direct, ongoing direct, situated indirect, ongoing indirect, never talked), messages adolescents hear from parents, and comparisons of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use by drug-talk style. This study advances an understanding of parent-adolescent communication about substances and holds practical implications for drug prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Arts & Sciences , The Pennsylvania State University.|b Hugh Downs School of Human Communication , Arizona State University.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7938-784X
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Arts & Sciences , The Pennsylvania State University.|c Department of Communication Studies , Chapman University.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3248-6095
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller-Day
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Arts & Sciences , The Pennsylvania State University.|b Hugh Downs School of Human Communication , Arizona State University.
authors.forename: YoungJu
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6751-8064
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: d College of Journalism and Communications , University of Florida.
authors.forename: Janice L
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9950-9170
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Arts & Sciences , The Pennsylvania State University.|e REAL Prevention, LLC.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.affiliation: e REAL Prevention, LLC.|f Department of Biobehavioral Health , The Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002188:Cannabis / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000066608:Underage Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control