How Does Parental Monitoring Reduce Adolescent Substance Use? Preliminary Tests of Two Potential Mechanisms.
William E PelhamSusan F TapertMarybel R GonzalezUzoma AhiarakweHerry PatelIsabella S DavisAlejandro D MerueloAmandine M Van RinsveldAndrew T MarshallAnthony Steven DickMathieu GuillaumeGayathri J DowlingArielle Baskin-SommersSandra A BrownPublished in: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs (2024)
In this community-based sample of teens, we failed to support prior punishment-centric theories of how monitoring might reduce teen substance use. Rather, monitoring may directly discourage teens from using substances regardless of whether it increases parents' awareness of substance use or results in more punishment. Replication in other samples and contexts is needed.
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