| Autor: |
Kawabata Y; Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam., Dalisay F; Division of Communication, Media and Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam., Pokhrel P; Population Sciences Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse [J Ethn Subst Abuse] 2024 Jan 11, pp. 1-19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 11. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/15332640.2023.2295933 |
| Abstrakt: |
The present study examined the relationships between resistance to peer influence and cigarette and betel nut use, as well as the potential mediating role of friends who use cigarettes and betel nut, among boys and girls in Guam. This study included 673 ethnically diverse students (49% female; M age = 12.7, SD = 0.89) from eight public middle schools. The mediation analysis demonstrated that higher resistance to peer influence for both cigarette and betel nut use was associated with lower cigarette and betel nut use directly and that this association was mediated by friends who used cigarette and betel nut products. That is, low resistance to peer influence for both cigarette and betel nut use was associated with a greater number of friends who smoke and use betel nut, which was linked with more cigarette and betel nut use. The moderated mediation analysis revealed no gender difference in the indirect effect (i.e., the mediation of friends who used cigarettes and betel nut). These findings can be used to inform the design and implementation of intervention and prevention programs for at-risk youth, regardless of gender, who are vulnerable to substance use in the Pacific. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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